Looking for a new coating/paint for my beat up rem 870
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Greenhorse six
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Why not watch a few youtube videos and do it yourself?
i dont mind doing it myself i just wanna know which paints or coatings i can use without having to bake them on in my oven(dont want my food tasting like 
indefinetly) any help or suggestions would be appreciated and no youtube doesnt count as an answer
indefinetly) any help or suggestions would be appreciated and no youtube doesnt count as an answer
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I've baked pistols and small components in the kitchen oven and have not been aware of any transfer to the taste of our food, but from a practical point of view, a dedicated oven is better if for no other reason than being able to bake full length long guns. I use KG GunKote and have a cabinet sandblaster, without the sandblaster your results will not be optimal. I suppose you could get the old finish off as best you can with chemical strippers and XX fine steel wool, but you won't be able to hide the scratches, unless you really build up the thickness of the finish.
I've Tremcladed the external surfaces (not the trigger groups) of a couple of guns here for folks not wanting to pay for GunKote. The Tremclad doesn't need to be baked, but I bake it anyway, whether this makes any difference good or bad I don't know. The Tremclad is thick enough when applied with a primer it hides minor imperfections, its easy to apply and easy to fix runs, just rub off the run with steel wool and re-shoot the spot. Its cheap, so if you find spots wearing through, its easy to touch them up. When first done the results look acceptable, but how long it will stand up depends on how heavily the gun is used, and to what cleaning agents it is exposed to. Naturally the muzzle, action bars, and magazine tube of a pump shotgun show wear first. I will tell you though, rust paint has little tolerance for bug dope, so if the gun is going to be used in the early part of the summer, pick another product, or be prepared to refinish it annually.
I've Tremcladed the external surfaces (not the trigger groups) of a couple of guns here for folks not wanting to pay for GunKote. The Tremclad doesn't need to be baked, but I bake it anyway, whether this makes any difference good or bad I don't know. The Tremclad is thick enough when applied with a primer it hides minor imperfections, its easy to apply and easy to fix runs, just rub off the run with steel wool and re-shoot the spot. Its cheap, so if you find spots wearing through, its easy to touch them up. When first done the results look acceptable, but how long it will stand up depends on how heavily the gun is used, and to what cleaning agents it is exposed to. Naturally the muzzle, action bars, and magazine tube of a pump shotgun show wear first. I will tell you though, rust paint has little tolerance for bug dope, so if the gun is going to be used in the early part of the summer, pick another product, or be prepared to refinish it annually.
