First shot at duracoating

[A-J]

To make a long story short, I was not happy with the overall situation with the guy who was going to duracoat the wife's Kimber. So I went to Houts and got the all in one applicator kits. I was happy with the color and the result, but ended up having to do a lot of clean up and unfortunately remove a lot of color from some friction areas to get the slide to operate freely. At the end of the day I'm glad I did it, and the wife is happy she has a pink gun. Here are some pics:

Base coat in white is required for pink.







And final color:

[valley82]

Looks good, I can't let the wife see this or I'll end up with a pink AK. LOL
How difficult was it to get even?

[A-J]

It really wasn't that hard to get even, but then again, I have a lot of past experience painting motorcycle parts (fairings etc.) so I have some practice in. I wouldn't do this is you've never done any painting before, unless you are really really good at reading and following the instructions.

[TRod1222]

What were you thinking... It's a Kimber!

[monorailboy]

Hmm..I still see uneveness and areas that were missed ?? Why didn't you get it done professionally ?

[monorailboy]

you ruined it !

[chiz]

Honestly it looks horrible. it looks like you tried to put it together before the paint was completly dry.

[wtactraining]

I would strip it and try again.

[xoutxkastx]

Need to do it over again. Take your time on the new round. Not sure if the Pink and Black combo looks good. How about a stainless slide and pink receiver. Who cares if its pink. If the wifey lets you buy more firearms or give you less flack about it then by all means give her the pink gun she wants.

[Bobby Hated]

i just ordered a CADPAT pack for one of my AR's. im only going to paint non-moving surfaces though.

im hesitant about getting it on external springs pins screws, etc. and there's no way id put it on parts that cycle through the action of a gun like a slide or bolt.

i also agree the pink doesnt look very consistent, but thats proabably alot harder to get even than a camo pattern.

[A-J]

Hmm..I still see uneveness and areas that were missed ?? Why didn't you get it done professionally ?

As I stated in the OP, I was not happy with the overall situation that was originally arranged. I'm not going int ofurther detail because I don't want to "out" anyone on the forums.

Honestly it looks horrible. it looks like you tried to put it together before the paint was completly dry.

you ruined it !

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. The wife is happy with it, and that's what counts.

i just ordered a CADPAT pack for one of my AR's. im only going to paint non-moving surfaces though.

im hesitant about getting it on external springs pins screws, etc. and there's no way id put it on parts that cycle through the action of a gun like a slide or bolt.

i also agree the pink doesnt look very consistent, but thats proabably alot harder to get even than a camo pattern.

The color is surprisingly consistent, but I'm not a skilled photog, so it doesn't show as well in the pics as it does IRL. You're def right about doing non moving surfaces. I had to remove a lot of paint just to get the slide to go onto the frame. And then a lot more to get it to function. The wife was adamnat that she wanted the slide done, so the slide got done.

[beatstanfurd]

Happy wife = happy life

[jingerale]

Happy wife = happy life

QFT. I'm not digging the paint job,personally, I'd much prefer Cerakote, but it ain't my gun. Your wife's happy, that's all it matters.

P.S. I have nothing against the color pink.