duracoat on stainless?

Big Toe · December 03, 2005, 20:52

Will duracoat stick to stainless steel? I want to cover my AR 10T barrel with something without taking the gun apart, it shoots to good to mess with it.

Jerod · December 03, 2005, 21:31

Big hairy toe, A company sells a cold applied finish that will darken Stainless.
[Liquid type].I have never used it and cant comment on how it works. To get the duracoat and other coatings to stick you must ruff up the surface to get the finish to adhere. A light blasting of Alum.oxide with a low PSI is how I would start. I also would not use Duracoat as it is a thicker finish. It is best to stick with Gunkote or Norrels because they are a thinner and will hold up better in the long run. I recently did a "Darken the stainless" finish job on my buddies stainless M1A NM barrel and it looked factory. I used Norrels "Flat black" and did two finish/baking cycles. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, Jerod

VAFisher · December 04, 2005, 07:10

The only stainless that is a problem is the 300 type stainless. All other are okay.

December 03, 2005, 20:52	#1
Big Toe Registered FALaholic #: 15747 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 146	duracoat on stainless? Will duracoat stick to stainless steel? I want to cover my AR 10T barrel with something without taking the gun apart, it shoots to good to mess with it.

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December 03, 2005, 21:31	#2
Jerod Registered User FALaholic #: 277 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Superior, WI 54880 Posts: 512	Big hairy toe, A company sells a cold applied finish that will darken Stainless. [Liquid type].I have never used it and cant comment on how it works. To get the duracoat and other coatings to stick you must ruff up the surface to get the finish to adhere. A light blasting of Alum.oxide with a low PSI is how I would start. I also would not use Duracoat as it is a thicker finish. It is best to stick with Gunkote or Norrels because they are a thinner and will hold up better in the long run. I recently did a "Darken the stainless" finish job on my buddies stainless M1A NM barrel and it looked factory. I used Norrels "Flat black" and did two finish/baking cycles. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, Jerod

December 04, 2005, 07:10	#3
VAFisher Registered FALaholic #: 18135 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 483	The only stainless that is a problem is the 300 type stainless. All other are okay.