Duracoating?

jmccracken1214

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Looking at possibly doing my action and barrel myself. I'm good with a spray can so I thought I'd get a cheap airbrush and some duracoat and attempt the job myself.

Have a few questions

Will a 4oz kit be enough for what I want to do?

After spraying, do I just let it air dry? I don't have a way to bake my barrel

Best way to rinse the spray gun for cleaning ?
 
4oz will be plenty

box With a heat lamp bulb in it will cure the finish. Can be made pretty easy

Acetone should clean it up
 
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Residue free brake cleaner from Wally World (about $1-2 per can) and one can will be plenty...

It’s not hard to do yourself, but if you want it to be a masterpiece it does take time, and practice.

As far as curing goes, items can be held for more coats of spray after 20 min to an hour, items can be handled in about 24 hours.
Anything that is going to rub you will want to let it cure for a while.
I am a bit extreme and put each item away in the safe for 6 weeks after coating.
I have never had any chip, peel or crack and have put thousands of rounds thru, and fairly harsh training conditions.


I did a few weapons and cans a few years ago, came out decent.
Now I have a guy I Fayettville that does AMAZING work. Decent prices too.
He does all of my weapons.
Seriously, I do not have a single black rifle in the bunch
 
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Shake & Bake...never tried it.
The problem with shake and bake stuff is you have no control over it. The airbrush gives you more options such as controling the amount of gloss and the application rate. Plus there is a lot less waste. 4oz will easily do 1 long gun and multiple handguns, then you can save the left overs for future projects or multi color applications.
 
I have not ready anything else in this thread....

I did my 3 Gun rifle a couple years ago using a Duracoat kit that came with it's own aerosol can. You mix up the color, attach the aerosol can and have at it. I did minimal prep work - just degreased and wiped down.

Hung all the parts on a clothes line and started spraying. Let them hang on the clothesline in the sun for a while, then transferred to a line in the garage because of rain coming in. I let them hang for a couple days (lazy and busy, not necessarily letting it all cure).

My results were more than satisfactory and have held up well over a couple (maybe 3 now?) years of regular 3 gun match action.
 
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