Rem 870 finish

[hardyshooter]

Hey guys, I am not sure if this is the right forum or if something similar has been discussed, but I could not find anything using the search.

I have an older 870 Wingmaster I am bringing back to life for my bird gun. Am currently refinishing the stock, and ordered a matte vent rib barrel. The receiver is gloss blued. I want the receiver to match the rest of the gun, so I want to refinish it matte or satin black. I know using just rattle can won't give me a super durable finish, but would work. Should I look in to cerakote or something similar? Or is a rattle can sufficient for what I will be doing?

Let me know!

Andrew

 

[1300_stainless]

Canadian tire sells VHT roll cage and chassis paint in a rattle can. It's epoxy based, self priming and slowly cures over a week. Gloss or flat black available. Great affordable option for the DIYer who does not have a lot of equipment. I used it on a rifle as an experimant and was quite happy with the results. Seems as durable as advertised. It is however thick and requires careful control on tight tolerance parts. I had to sand excess paint off a few areas during assembly.

Cerakote or Gun-Kote would be a much better option, but it also requires you to have the equipment to do it (sand blasting equipment, compressed air, paint gun), or to pay someone else to.

 

[sunray]

Tremclad(It's made for steel) comes in flat black too. Suggest you use engine paint.
Cerakote doesn't take much more than your oven. Gun-Kote and Duracoat can be DIY too.

 

[hardyshooter]

Canadian tire sells VHT roll cage and chassis paint in a rattle can. It's epoxy based, self priming and slowly cures over a week. Gloss or flat black available. Great affordable option for the DIYer who does not have a lot of equipment. I used it on a rifle as an experimant and was quite happy with the results. Seems as durable as advertised. It is however thick and requires careful control on tight tolerance parts. I had to sand excess paint off a few areas during assembly.

Cerakote or Gun-Kote would be a much better option, but it also requires you to have the equipment to do it (sand blasting equipment, compressed air, paint gun), or to pay someone else to.

Tremclad(It's made for steel) comes in flat black too. Suggest you use engine paint.
Cerakote doesn't take much more than your oven. Gun-Kote and Duracoat can be DIY too.

Thanks for the suggestions guys; will look into both!