Update: Colt Agent Project

[doc540]

Rough Agent getting the DuraCoat treatment, Tyler T, and hammer bob




Blasted and painted today...hammer's gone to the Master Bobber

blasted


painted (touched up my other carry Agent)



quick baked (LOW heat for less than an hour)

(that little fleck of oven crud didn't stick)

stay tuned!

 

[rich636]

Looks great! I like the matte black. Did the duracoat come as an aerosol or do you have a spray gun?

 

[doc540]

That little red thing on the bench is an airbrush. Compressor's on the far side of the bench.

 

[SwampWolf]

I like it. You've got yourself one of the greatest carry snubs ever made-and a very nice looking one to boot.

 

[Colt Smith]

Looks great just bead blasted. What is that orange spot in one of the cylinder flutes?

 

[Colt Smith]

Nevermind, just saw the line about oven crud. Nice job!

 

[doc540]

Got my fingers crossed and hope it comes out as nice as my last one, a shrouded Agent. I'm carrying this one.

 

[GrandmasterB]

Nice! I'm gonna have to start looking for inexpensive Colts with lots of finish wear and follow in your footsteps!

 

[NCBeagle]

Doc...like I said on the other forum (Prosecutor here)...more pics please.

I like what you did with your carry piece. Do you bead blast yourself? I saw a bead blast box at Harbor Freight and may have a reason to buy it now.

 

[doc540]

I just used one that a friend has, but I need to buy an inexpensive, simple blaster from Harbor Freight.

With limited garage space I'm not sure I'll used it often enough to justify the expense though.

I don't work on old cars as much as I used to, and that's where I would maximize its use.

 

[Texas Colt]

Lookin good Doc. You'll have your hammer back in a couple days. Attached is a picture of your bobbed and checkered hammer.

 

[doc540]

Thanks, you're a miracle worker! I didn't expect it to run out that nice.

How did you remove all that pitting?

 

[Texas Colt]

Very carefully

 

[opr1945]

1. DuraCoat? is that the aerosol cans I see at the hardware store?

2. How does it hold up, holster wear and all?

3. Looks like a do it yourself project in the basement??????

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Nice looking Colts. I've never really considered "painting" a gun with one of those wonder coatings. How well does the finish hold up?

I'd also be afraid I'd never get all those little parts back inside the gun right.

 

[doc540]

I used an airbrush to apply it, but my gunsmith did the disassembly and reassembly.

That's my workbench in the garage and works ok for small projects like this.

Like any finish, it will wear on the sharp edges if worn daily.

Otherwise, I think it holds up well, and it's easy to touch up if necessary.

The keys seem to be the prep and mixing properly.

 

[Glock Holiday]

Turned out very nice.