XD Talk

jtkratzer · 01-07-2008, 01:23 PM

I like how part of the front sight was done...looks very good. I'd like to see someone Duracoat the barrel...

jigman586 · 01-07-2008, 04:07 PM

you can do it yourself.i havent done it yet, i been scared of mucking up.My bro swears if you mix it right and use correct air pressure its easy.
I did my slide because it was getting some of the finish rubbed off from carrying it frequently;there fore it rusted easy.if it wears off now all i have to do is touch it up.and no more rust!

jigman586 · 01-07-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill in San Jose

It looks like he dis-assembled the slide, 'masked off' the sights and sprayed tit with Duracoat. Then did the heat treatment in the oven.

Nice job, looks unique.

No heat required just takes a couple of weeks to fully cure.

jigman586 · 01-07-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaboom

What color Duracote was that?

OD Green. My bro did a guys Ar in this finish when he did mine ill post a link so you guys can it.Its close to the bottom of the page so scroll down to it.

http://www.oa2.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7141&start=75

Archer1945 · 01-07-2008, 04:20 PM

Canyon Creek doesn't do Duracoat. They use KG Gun-Kote which, I believe, is a baked on finish.

danish · 01-07-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jtkratzer

I like how part of the front sight was done...looks very good. I'd like to see someone Duracoat the barrel...

Duracoat doesn't work good on barrels, I tried. It's just thick enough to cause the the barrel not to lock up into the slide when the slide is forward. Plus it wears off fairly quick...it does look nice when it's done though...Here's mine...I completely disassembled and look the sights off....

jdavionic · 01-07-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jigman586

you can do it yourself.i havent done it yet, i been scared of mucking up.My bro swears if you mix it right and use correct air pressure its easy.
I did my slide because it was getting some of the finish rubbed off from carrying it frequently;there fore it rusted easy.if it wears off now all i have to do is touch it up.and no more rust!

Does it wear off easily?

jigman586 · 01-07-2008, 10:12 PM

i dont think so.my bro used some mags he painted in a week long SWAT course and they look like they did when he painted them.

Myk9noseknows · 01-07-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jdavionic

Does it wear off easily?

I would not say EASILY, but holsters that get sand/dirt/grit trapped in them will cause the color to scratch or wear off. If it's not mixed, applied or cured correctly, you can find chipping or cracking. However, if it's done correclty, it's pretty dang durable.

I prefer a bake on finish any day of the week. However, you can't bake the polymer parts of the pistol (duracoat is great for polymers). But if it's metal, you want a bake on cure like KG GunKote or Moly Resin

Every one of these I do for customers, I do everything in my power to go for a bake on finish for metal, (and they have all turned out superb)