CERAKOTE

16 November 2009, 17:27

BISCUT

CERAKOTE

Anyone know if Cerakote is safe for baking in an oven that also cooks food for human consumption?

Sounds wacky but I get nervous with chemicals!!!

17 November 2009, 17:46

Mike in Michigan

After I use the kitchen oven to bake finishes, I take and clean can, or other disposable container, dump in some baking soda, fill with water, and put it in the still hot oven. Leave it there for about 1/2 hour or until the water evaporates. The oven will smell better than before you "cooked" your gun parts.

Mike Ryan - Gunsmith

17 November 2009, 23:04

CAS II

I wouldn't, if you like your family.

You may not have any problems, but why take the chance when it comes to your family's health.

19 November 2009, 02:46

Doc224/375

Isn't your oven vented and self cleaning ?.

I've cooked far more obnoxious chemicals in ours and according to my Doctor the only foreseeable problems

facing the wife and I are ; Gov. run health care BS !.

If it's not self cleaning than an oven spray on cleaner preferably with a citrus base

( makes it smell and clean better ) is going to make cooking in it more appetizing .

Fumes are what your concerns should be focused upon , no gun cleaning or coating materials baked in an

oven ever won the Betty Crocker good house keeping seal . Do as you will .

My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.

19 November 2009, 03:21

CAS II

Cerakote Part A contains Benzene, a carcinogen. If you want that in your home, around your family, more power to you.

Don't believe me, here are the MSDS:

http://www.nicindustries.com/i...eries%20Part%20A.pdf

http://www.nicindustries.com/i...eries%20Part%20B.pdf

19 November 2009, 03:40

Oday450

Benzene is a volatile hydrocarbon. The heat would vaporize the benzene and it would be vented out of the oven. I expect there would be negligible amounts remaining in the oven.

The air in the kitchen would be contaminated to some extent but again if the room is vented especially if vented with an exhaust fan the risk should be minimal.

"Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult."

19 November 2009, 03:47

TC1

Yeah, but still. I'm with CAS, better safe than sorry.

I use to change motorcycle case bearing with my house oven. Then I met a woman that told me that's not what those are made for.

Terry

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19 November 2009, 04:07

CAS II

Like I said, it would probably be ok, but why take the chance when it comes to your family?

19 November 2009, 04:08

Oday450

quote:
Originally posted by TC1:
Yeah, but still. I'm with CAS, better safe than sorry.

I use to change motorcycle case bearing with my house oven. Then I met a woman that told me that's not what those are made for.

Terry

Yes - I didn't address that - the wife will certainly be more dangerous than the fumes.

"Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult."

19 November 2009, 09:47

RogerR

If you look at most oven cleaners, they are just Sodium hydroxide. That is safe for both the oven and the kitchen air. I don't know the volume of solvents or amounts of heavy metals (cadmium) vaporized above the flash point of ~172F if you bake Cerakote, but I don't want to breath those in my house. A junk yard oven in the garage with a fan and the door open is the best place for that kind of stuff. Like most things, you will get away with it for a time, but I worry about the cumulative effects.

20 November 2009, 18:58

Don Slater

Why don't you build your own oven for baking gun finishes? The KG Gunkote site used to have instructions for doing that.

From what I remember, it was both easy to build and cheap.

http://www.rb-treasures.com/KG...ts/Gun_Kote_Oven.htm

20 November 2009, 18:58

McCray

For small parts,(actions, bolts, floorplates, etc.) a five dollar toaster oven from a yard sale works great.

For barrels and other long parts, you can make an oven out of duct work and a hot plate.

The baking isn't the important part compared to surface prep and blasting.

21 November 2009, 06:02

ar corey

Don't try it.

Birds die when their cage is placed next to a teflon coated pan, meant for food!

If by chance you get some obscure chemical reaction that severely harms someone, well...

Jason

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