Some questions regarding Duracoat

[supraneurotoxin]

I have a 10/22 that I'd like to duracoat a matte black. the pic below is more or less the effect I'm trying to achieve. my question is, do I want matte black, tactical black, or combat black?
and since I don't own a compressor, I'll have to use the aerosol sprayer. is the aerosol thing okay, or would it be in my best interest to try and borrow a compressor?

 

[rero360]

addin to toxin's question, how far do you guys disasemble the firearm to be painted/duracoated? I'm looking at doing my AR and am curious if I need to take all the buttons and levers off and tape everything up.

 

[Cannonball888]

I'm hopping on the DuraCoat questions bandwagon. I'm wondering about the aerosol can myself. I also heard Norrell's finish is a lot harder than DuraCoat. Anyone had experiences with both?

 

[jakk280rem]

never used duracoat. i sprayed the slide of a feg with brownells teflon/moly bake on coating. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/st...=1145&title=TEFLON/MOLY OVEN CURE, GUN FINISH works great. yes u have to detail strip any part u coat. also this question might be better listed in the gunsmithing/repairs forum. this forum is populated by a wide assortment of both garage gunsmiths and consumate professionals who have colectively tried about every modification anyone would care to doto a gun. http://www.thehighroad.org/forumdisplay.php?f=16

 

[jhansman]

I briefly considered doing it myself to a once-owned pistol. Then I thought the better of it and paid $50 to have a pro do it. No regrets.

 

[Henry Bowman]

I have only minimal experience with Duracoat, but liked it. The air cans will work fine, but... they will get cold. frost up, and loose pressure. But the can in a pan of room temp water to warm it up. A compressor will run about $100. Buy one more can of air than you think you will need for your first time using it -- saves making a trip to the store in the middle of the job.

The more coats (of matte finish) you put on, the more luster it will have. Many thin coats are better than one think one. It only take a few minutes to "flash off" between coats.

It is not as thick as you might think, so there's really no need to mask for that reason. I would completely disassemble, mainly because you must get rid of ALL oil or it won't stick.

 

[mnrivrat]

I vote for the complete dis-assembly as well and make real sure you degrease well before applying the coat.

The air cans will work fine, but... they will get cold. frost up, and loose pressure.

Absolutely !! best is find a compressor , if using the cans have an extra on hand if you want to keep spraying or you will get a few minutes into the task and have a frosted can with no air pressure. I haven't tried keeping one in a pan of warm water to correct this problem but will take the posters word that it works.

I've sprayed other products for guncoating but not duracoat yet - next project ! I would guess they all spray about the same and I used an air brush for the work I have done previously.

 

[Cannonball888]

I believe Laurel sells an airbrush kit with a can of compressed gas for those that don't have a compressor.

 

[supraneurotoxin]

so, I'm thinking it's in my best interests to borrow a compressor. now I just need to figure out which black I need for the the effect I want.

 

[dewage83]

PLEASE post final pics no matter which way you end up applying the paint. I am also intrested in buying some brand of paint and spraying my new AR, but with the cost of the gun I'm hesitant.