A little fun with Cerokote

[kcstott]

HAd some work to do so may as well recolor the USP


FDE and OD green taught myself how to two tone.



Slide for the USP in FDE




Glock slide in Tungsten






Ar lower in Tunsten.



1911 22lr in tungsten looks better with a new spray gun and better technique.
Now to be able to do the two tone you have to mask off the area that you don't want top paint. that means a partial bake of the frame to set but not cure the finish. If your cure cerokote then try to recoat it will not stick. the stuff become very slick.
so you pop it in the oven at 150˚ F for about twenty minutes or until it's no longer tacky then break out the blue smooth edge painter tape and go to town. spray you second color as usual then bake the whole thing for three hours.
very time consuming but well worth it.

[Squirly]

Was all that cerekote!

[AUstate]

Looks very good!

[valley82]

The tungsten is killer!

[SunsetIE]

Love the tungsten! Had my 1911 done TG/graphite black a couple months ago.

[kcstott]

Was all that cerekote!

Yep, every color Cerokote. I will not Duracoat, alumahide, or rattle can a gun.

Cerokote is the chit

The tungsten needs some practice. The metal flake came out a little heavy and needs some adjustment on the gun

[kcstott]

After all the little bits an pieces are back in.

[00Medic]

That's some mighty fine work there sir.

[TruEdge]

After all the little bits an pieces are back in.

That looks great I'm going to try my hand in some cerakote one of these day.

[kalibeltfeeder]

That's awesome work... it has me thinking, I have several projects that I need to finish and I was leaning towards parkerizing, but now I'm debating. Do you prefer the cerokote over parkerizing and blueing?

[kcstott]

That's awesome work... it has me thinking, I have several projects that I need to finish and I was leaning towards parkerizing, but now I'm debating. Do you prefer the cerokote over parkerizing and blueing?

Nope. Each has it's place and purpose. I would never Cerokote a rifle or shotgun that should be blued. nor would I Blue anything that should be parkerized.

Cerokote is just another coating that has a niche in certain areas. it is not a replacement for other systems or techniques. it does off some very good advantages over bluing and parkerizing though.

[Iminocca]

Those look great! I love the tungsten...What type of sprayer are you using?

[kcstott]

Those look great! I love the tungsten...What type of sprayer are you using?

Cheep arse Harbor freight touch up gun




Works good, Not as good as My Binks M1G but I can spray small stuff with the Binks. And I'm not in business to shoot cerokote so I'm not going to spend a few hundred bucks on a spray gun that will only get used occasionally.

I started out with just a Paasche airbrush. and that worked quite well it just took a while to cover the whole part.

You don't need anything fancy thats for sure.

[Iminocca]

Cool! I gotta give that a try...I've been experimenting with Gunkote using a cheap airbrush and I'm not very happy with the results. I'm using flat black and finding it really difficult to get a finish with an even flat sheen without rough spots or shiny spots. I drive by HF (3 of them in fact) every day and have an abundant supply of 20-25% off coupons so I think one of those will be in my future...that and a can of Cerakote

[kcstott]

20-25% of a $14.99 spray gun will be cheep then the replacement warranty is $5

the only issue is the oven. You need an oven to bake this stuff.

Drive down with a part and I'll give you a lesson. for a small fee