Buddy is trying a can of Duracoat on an SPS M700.
What you see took a whole can.

Pretty cool. I have a beater slug gun I coated last year on a whim. I am not lying when I say the results have been really impressive! Massive and fastidious surface prep are an absolute must, but I was able to coat the entire slug gun, a Ruger 22/45, some other random gun parts, and a machete blade with an entire can. Probably two coats on everything, too. Hey, for the $30 it costs, it's hard to go wrong.

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Try Brownells Alumihyde; it is air cure and takes a few days to cure but it is pretty durable for a low cost.

Richj, what preps do you use on the scope tube, aluminum, I presume, to promote adhesion?

Wet Sanded everything. The Leupold finish is very tough. There were a few spots on the stock that weren't perfect. My buddy is OCD, he went back and sanded the stock and metal for another coat.

He runs a collision shop and is a very good painter.

Hijack:

DCPD:
How does the alumihyde stuff work on steel?
I have a can, but, used it on aluminum and haven't tried it on steel.

Thanks,
George

Alumihyde will take very well to steel. Bead blast it, or rough it up with sanding. Have done several rifles with it. It can take a beating, and stands up to aggressive bore cleaners as well. Takes about a week of 90 degrees temp to fully cure. Good stuff !!

I'm 90% sure the scope is alumihyde. I did it many years ago.

Duracoat is tough stuff when applied properly. You should let it cure for a couple of weeks if possible.

I don't know why they are called alumihyde because of course, all these products are just paint; and will stick to any properly prepared surface, steel, wood, aluminum. Trick is to get the surface oil free and as rough as you can. Blasting with aluminum oxide is best. The bake on types can be use immediately whilst the air dry ones take days to cure,, as stated above. I have used most all of them from the old Gun Coat, to Duracoat, Cerakote, Alumihyde one and two.

Done. All duracoat paint 2 colors. theres a lot going on in there.


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