Cerakote

[reb]

I would like to try Cerakote but don't know where to find it in Canada.
Any ideas?

 

[Bustercluck]

Order it from cerakote in the states. They were very easy to deal with, I sent them an email requesting a shipping quote and they got back to me the next day. I can't remember exactly what the shipping was, but it was reasonable. I bought the kit that came with the gun, six colours and mixing stuff and I added some of their masking tape to my order.

 

[badboybeeson]

Yes you have to buying direct.
You will need a very good spray gun. As its fussy stuff as its so thin. But it's the beat there is

 

[Garden Gnome]

Dont do it yourself. You just dont spray it on..... You neeed to degrease then take a layer off by sandblasting and also bake the cerakote on at high temps.

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

Well, you can try it yourself if you have have access to a blasting chamber and an oven that'll fit whatever you're looking to do. The degreasing is just a soak in acetone - you can buy that at Home Depot.

I see no reason why a talented and patient craftsman, or an auto body guy, couldn't do it.

I bought some to make some sample colors direct from Cerakote. They're great to deal with, minimal shipping charges, very helpful if you have Q's.

-J.

 

[Bustercluck]

They also make an air dry version if you don't have access to an oven. It's not a big deal to do it yourself. If you have a compressor, a regulator, a cheap sand blaster and some way to make sure your compressor air is dry. The directions on their website are very thorough. I'd just start with something you don't care too much about before you paint something expensive that you have to look at every day. That being said, it's probably cheaper to have someone else do it for you if you only plan on doing one rifle.