Rattlecan or Duracoat?

[GettoPhilosopher]

Alright, I've been searching for about half an hour now and I've yet to find a solid tutorial on how to rattlecan a gun so that it DOESNT scratch right off immediately.

I'm thinking of doing a rattlecan job on some converted S12 parts. An ACE 7.5 stock, possibly a dust cover and/or a Chaos trirail. Can anyone link me to (or recommend) a good tutorial on how to prepare/paint/bake/whatever metal parts so they stay painted?

Or should I just go with a Duracoat shake and spray kit or something? I don't have any air compressors/sprayers/etc. Any baking I did would have to be in an aluminum pan in either my oven or my BBQ.

[wilit]

I just got my airbrush setup for under $25 to Duracoat a bunch of stuff I have. I got away cheap, because I already have a compressor, but all you need extra is the propellant and regulator.

Airbrush (HF copy of a Badger 155 Anthem) - $14.99
Airbrush hose - $8.99
Propellant - $9.69
Regulator - $8.69

[Confusion]

I have a compressor and an airbrush (a Paasche, in a box somewhere) however I have a tiny apartment and cannot really use it here. I am willing to loan them out to folks who want to come to Glendale and pick them up.

[Army]

Do what you can to Duracoat it. You'll be happier in the long run, and your gun will not look like crap in two weeks.

[Full Clip]

I've used Ceramacoat on a couple Enfields. and SKSs. Spraycan and bake-on. No compressor/airbrush needed. The finish is holding up pretty well this far.
Duracoat here as well...

[rareair]

If DuraCoating S/S or Chrome-moly, DuraCoat recommends light blasting with Aluminum Oxide

If painting plastic or Aluminum, you can use a scouring pad to rough up the surface.

Here's my SIG Mosquito I just DuraCoated using a HVLP gun. Since the frame is polymer, I just used the aforementioned scouring pad to prep the surface.