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RDevigne said:
Anglinfool, very nice job on the shotty. Im curious how much armacoat product you needed to coat it twice. If my slide turns out as good in stainless as yours did in camo pattern, ill be very happy. Did you cure the finish in the oven for 30 minutes as they recommend or wait out the 29 days at room temperature? ( im thinking you would have needed a big oven:redface: ). Also, how is the end result? does the coating feel good and resistant? The thought of also buying their clear coat to add even another layer of protection had crossed my mind but they say their product is very tough and wont scratch, fade or wear off easily over time.
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It didn't take much at all. We used matte black for the base coat. I'm pretty sure we used only 4 tablespoons, maybe a little more. After letting it dry for a day or two, we applied the stencils. This was the hard part as each black stripe was an individual sticker. For the olive green coat, we used a little less, maybe 3 tablespoons. My buddy did the measurements, so I'm not 100% positive.

We did the painting outside in 30+C and in direct sunlight. It didn't take long for it to dry. I didn't putting it in the oven since it was so hot out, but left it in my friends' basement for a few days. I brought it home and it sat in my safe for a week or so before taking it out last Sunday. It's definitely a tough finish. I dinged it a few times and it didn't leave a mark.

I didn't clear coat it because it will be used to hunt. Don't want any reflection. If you are going for the stainless look, it might work well.

I'm doing another rifle sometime before hunting season in woodland. Hopefully it turns out as good as this one did.
 
RDevigne said:
ah crap:( , Im planning on doing the whole slide project this upcoming weekend. Ill post details on how it went. Hope the Stainless product doesnt dry in differnt shades like your Matte did. This time, i have no choice but to use the Prevail. IF it turns out horrbile, ill blast the finbish off and have it redone.

Thanks again for all the input. Got myself an expensive mask and a good pair of goggles. Im gonne try and get my hands on some sort of cabinet i can work with but chances are ill end up having to blast in the yard. I bought 3 containers of Aluminum Oxide 220 grit. ( Princess Auto has them for a 1.99$ each :) ) Im not to concerned about loosing the grit as i am concerned with the final turn out at this point. Once its done, ill post how it went with pics.

Cheers
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Arma-Coat will dry to a very smooth sheen when applied evenly on a firearm, which is specified in the instructions. If you spray heavy amounts in one area and very little in others you will have two different sheen levels. So when spraying try to keep consistent passes throughout firearm.And if you really botch it up you can always go over it lightly with some more Arma-Coat to even things out.
 
If you are going to bake it after you're done, then you might want to bake it before you blast it. That will sweat any oil out of all the "invisible" places.
Nothing sucks more then taking your freshly refinished part out of the oven and finding spots that oil sweated out and ruined the finish. BTDT..a few times.
I bake any parts I'm doing at 325 degrees for an hour either before or after I blast them. I wipe them down with solvent before I blast them in an attempt to not contaminate my media.
 
Striker said:
If you are going to bake it after you're done, then you might want to bake it before you blast it. That will sweat any oil out of all the "invisible" places.
Nothing sucks more then taking your freshly refinished part out of the oven and finding spots that oil sweated out and ruined the finish. BTDT..a few times.
I bake any parts I'm doing at 325 degrees for an hour either before or after I blast them. I wipe them down with solvent before I blast them in an attempt to not contaminate my media.
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Good call !! I will make sure i do that. Although, seeing how succesful Aglinfool's was without baking i might just wait it out. I have other boomsticks to keep me busy while i wait ;)

With all the tips I've now been given. It sure will be embarrasing if I screw up :redface:

Cheers
 
I have done LOT of stainless and never have different shade, i use HVLP and Airbrush for firearm. Also, use tiny sand blast gun from paasche for small spot.
Also, don't forget to use Air Dryer Air Dryer and Air Dryer, very important device.
Here is 3 i have done
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BTW Barret, finally got the permit from the town, after 2 year fight. the concrete slab of my shop is done, i'am building the wall now, they will be up during the weekend. i should be in full operation by the end of september so expect a huge order from me, my stock are running low now and i have a LOT of job delayed until my shop is finished...

Sendero
 
And don't forget to degrease your hangers..once they go in the oven hanging the part,oil can seep out of them onto your project
 
I've used Armacoat various times over the last
couple years on all different kinds of surfaces.
Barret is correct when he says that a blasted finish
is best for proper adhesion. However, in my experience,
his product is better than it makes out to be.
I've been in a pinch and sprayed armacoat rite over
the slippery, smooth tenifer finish of a Glock.
I gave it a quick wipe with brakekleen (any degreaser)
then painted it. That was just over two years ago and
the only place the paint has vanished is one of the front
corners. But that was my fault, I stuffed it in its holster
before allowing the paint to completely cure.

Yes, I try to blast as much as I can before painting.
but, if I can't, some fine emery paper (400 then 600)
and a little bit of Scotch Brite works just fine. Even
on plastics.
I also put a 'tad' more hardener in my mixes than
required, wether that helps, I'm not sure, but I've
had great results with this product.

Oh, a quick side note FYI. I painted a glock 22 frame,
turned out fine. Changed my mind later and wanted it black
again so I blasted off that first coat of paint. . . . .
it wouldn't blast off! That sh!t STICKS like crazy. And
I tried for a good 10 mins. so I had no choice but to paint
over it. Again, no issues.
A 5 star product IMO.
 
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