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DIY gun coating jobs? Lets see your work.

I Was hoping to see actuall blueing and/or nickle plating.
We need a thread where people have done that.

These look ok, dont get me wrong. Just not my cup of tea.
Guns arent meant to be 'painted' , leave that for cars/bikes. :becky:
 
I Was hoping to see actuall blueing and/or nickle plating.
We need a thread where people have done that.

These look ok, dont get me wrong. Just not my cup of tea.
Guns arent meant to be 'painted' , leave that for cars/bikes. :becky:

What did you use?
Spray paint, nail polish, Duracoat, testors model paint etc etc
Pictures and how durable is the finish?

I don't think OP meant just Cerakote.
 
What did you use?
Spray paint, nail polish, Duracoat, testors model paint etc etc
Pictures and how durable is the finish?

I don't think OP meant just Cerakote.

I am looking for ideas to put a finish on an AR I have and wanted to see what had already been done. Nobody close that does the higher priced coatings down here in South East BFE
 
I am looking for ideas to put a finish on an AR I have and wanted to see what had already been done. Nobody close that does the higher priced coatings down here in South East BFE
Depends on what you want in the end, I guess. I, after a long hesitation, decided to spraypaint my AR, as it's a cheap PSA/Anderson setup and it will be a working/truck/trunk/beater/take-it-everywhere gun. Cheap to do and I can change it on a whim. FWIW, I don't think I could ever bring myself to do this to a "nicer" gun. For a showpiece, CeraKote would probably be the way to go.

I'm sure paint is not nearly as durable as a "real" gun coating but it seems pretty tough. I think prep and CURING TIME is key to a spraypaint job though. I degreased the heck out of it twice with non-chlorinated brake cleaner and blew it dry with air. I then let it dry/cure for about a week, running a heat gun over it a couple of times a day. Just because paint is dry does not mean it's CURED.
 
I Was hoping to see actuall blueing and/or nickle plating.
We need a thread where people have done that.

These look ok, dont get me wrong. Just not my cup of tea.
Guns arent meant to be 'painted' , leave that for cars/bikes. :becky:


Search Sharps40 threads. The man is a master!
 
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