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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 405145" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>...but, seriously folks...</p><p> </p><p>Duracoat is very easy to do yourself. I have done several rifles with Duracoat. One thing to be aware of is that Duracoat goes on pretty thick relative to other coatings. It WILL dimensionally alter whatever you apply it to. I wouldn't apply it to any parts of your rifle where tight tolerances are important. If you apply it to your bolt, do so only behind the locking lugs and keep it out of the lug races. I would also highly recommend that Duracoat be applied BEFORE doing any bedding work. AMHIK, go 'head.</p><p> </p><p>I have also used Gunkote from Brownells. This is a bake on finish. I like it better than Duracoat.</p><p> </p><p>It is my understanding that both coatings give better results if applied over a parkerized finish, though that is only relevant to someone using chromemoly steel rather than stainless.</p><p> </p><p>Most folks will recommend bead blasting the metal for surface prep prior to application of your chosen coating. I have always sandblasted mine using fine playground sand from Lowe's and had good results with that.</p><p> </p><p>With any finish that you wish to apply, degreasing is THE most critical part of preparation. I degrease my barrelled actions, wipe them down with a clean rag, then put them in the same homemade oven that I use for bake on finishes. I heat the barrelled action to 200* or so for ten or fifteen minutes. When I do this, it is amazing how much grease boils out of every part of the assembly. I repeat the degrease and heat cycle until grease stops coming out of the assembly. Then, I let everything cool to room temperature and start the finish application process.</p><p> </p><p>I don't touch anything without having latex gloves on. Fingerprints will mess up your finish application just as surely as an incomplete degrease job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 405145, member: 22069"] ...but, seriously folks... Duracoat is very easy to do yourself. I have done several rifles with Duracoat. One thing to be aware of is that Duracoat goes on pretty thick relative to other coatings. It WILL dimensionally alter whatever you apply it to. I wouldn't apply it to any parts of your rifle where tight tolerances are important. If you apply it to your bolt, do so only behind the locking lugs and keep it out of the lug races. I would also highly recommend that Duracoat be applied BEFORE doing any bedding work. AMHIK, go 'head. I have also used Gunkote from Brownells. This is a bake on finish. I like it better than Duracoat. It is my understanding that both coatings give better results if applied over a parkerized finish, though that is only relevant to someone using chromemoly steel rather than stainless. Most folks will recommend bead blasting the metal for surface prep prior to application of your chosen coating. I have always sandblasted mine using fine playground sand from Lowe's and had good results with that. With any finish that you wish to apply, degreasing is THE most critical part of preparation. I degrease my barrelled actions, wipe them down with a clean rag, then put them in the same homemade oven that I use for bake on finishes. I heat the barrelled action to 200* or so for ten or fifteen minutes. When I do this, it is amazing how much grease boils out of every part of the assembly. I repeat the degrease and heat cycle until grease stops coming out of the assembly. Then, I let everything cool to room temperature and start the finish application process. I don't touch anything without having latex gloves on. Fingerprints will mess up your finish application just as surely as an incomplete degrease job. [/QUOTE]
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