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    Do any of you regularly coat guns?

    I have a 1911 receiver (no slide) that I'm planning to do with black epoxy.

    What would you charge?

    Thanks.


    Jay

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    hummm.good ? . i have some one asking me about a carbin m-1

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    • #3
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      is it completely disassembled? the trigger and associated springs and safetys could possibly malfunction or worse yet fail.those springs won't take to well to the heat.Especially an old military issue piece.I had to rebuild one for a customer,not a big problem.I charged him $75 but I did the slide also.

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        It is completely disassembled. I do some work for a friend that is a Gunsmith. I should have mentioned that it will be blasted already also.

        Nice thing about the 1911 is how easy it comes apart - no pins to drive out, pretty much no tools required at all.

        John Browning was a genius.


        Jay

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        • #5
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          You'll have to watch your film build pretty closely and keep to a minimum or when you reassemble it, you may have fitment problems with the slide release and hammer safety. Of course you'd mask off the mating surfaces for the trigger mechanism, slide, and grip safety, so you don't interfere with their movement. Ditto on removing all the internal components. Don't leave any moving parts, pins, or springs in place. There are better options out there for coating firearms, but it would certainly work.

          (Edited) If you're doing work for a gunsmith, I'm sure he'll point out the areas you need to pay attention to. I have 3 1911's of various models myself, plus an old military version converted to a Co2 pellet pistol. I love my Colts! (never leave the house without at least one of em' strapped on!)
          Dan
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          I carry a gun because I'm too young to die, and too old to take an ass-whoopin'!

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            Originally posted by wiseguyz
            You'll have to watch your film build pretty closely and keep to a minimum or when you reassemble it, you may have fitment problems with the slide release and hammer safety. Of course you'd mask off the mating surfaces for the trigger mechanism, slide, and grip safety, so you don't interfere with their movement. Ditto on removing all the internal components. Don't leave any moving parts, pins, or springs in place. There are better options out there for coating firearms, but it would certainly work.

            (Edited) If you're doing work for a gunsmith, I'm sure he'll point out the areas you need to pay attention to. I have 3 1911's of various models myself, plus an old military version converted to a Co2 pellet pistol. I love my Colts! (never leave the house without at least one of em' strapped on!)
            Thanks Dan,

            Around here, if I left the house with one strapped on I wouldn't be back for 3-5...years.

            Rub it in will ya!


            Jay

            P.S. What would be better?

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            • #7
              Re: Coating a firearm

              Check Brownell's online. They have some different finishes that are like Parkerizing in different colors that are made specifically for firearms, and like ceramics, are applied in very thin coats (wet spray, not powder) and baked. NIC also has some firearm-specific finishes that are very similar. I am going to do the frame of the old military Colt one day to match the black pellet conversion slide. I'm going to use powder on that one because the slide release is now just for looks.
              Dan
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              I carry a gun because I'm too young to die, and too old to take an ass-whoopin'!

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              • #8
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                most people prefer teflon coating for firearms. I have a friend that use to work for a place down the road that does most if not all the teflon coating for the government (ATF,military, secret service,and who knows what else) He did a glock for me. it's sprayed wet, then cured. and i think on steel parts, they parkerize them first, then spray the teflon.

                But, powder coat if done correctly would be pretty cool i think. Hey, candy coated glocks would sell nice around here

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                • #9
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                  I have an older double barrel shotgun that I am going to coat the barrel with powder this next week. Going to be interesting I think.

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                  • #10
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                    I did a shotgun last summer in Olive Drab. Looked fantastic. It will change clearances if you coat the wrong areas, but is easily cleaned to fit. I'm not much of a gun nut,..... don't need one really often. If i had one I might not get to use it but once before they took me away for several years. I ain't wingin' anybody if I can help it. If I need to shoot,.... I'm afraid I'd shoot to kill.

                    See pics at my Photobucket page - http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg6/terrellster/

                    Look for the pictures of Mossberg stuff - and the rest of my powder stuff is there too.

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                    • #11
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                      Hey thats pretty cool Scottrods. Looks like you did a nice job. I did a 870 youth model, just the barrel in olive drab.

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                      • #12
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                        Nice looking stuff there guy. You do nice looking work.

                        Originally posted by SCOTTRODS
                        I did a shotgun last summer in Olive Drab. Looked fantastic. It will change clearances if you coat the wrong areas, but is easily cleaned to fit. I'm not much of a gun nut,..... don't need one really often. If i had one I might not get to use it but once before they took me away for several years. I ain't wingin' anybody if I can help it. If I need to shoot,.... I'm afraid I'd shoot to kill.

                        See pics at my Photobucket page - http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg6/terrellster/

                        Look for the pictures of Mossberg stuff - and the rest of my powder stuff is there too.

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