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refinishing guns
i know alot of S&W purists and collectors reside in the forum and thats cool, but ive seen alot of amazing work being done by cerakote artists out there, recently ive spent some time looking at some of thier work and am somehow drawn to try it, ive got a smith and wesson j-frame 637 that to my amazement was painted from the factory, and not a very durable paint at that, a simple lead remover cloth actualy took some finish off removing fouling around the forcing cone.
and so i decided to refinish the gun as i wasnt satisfied with the durability of the factory finish and learn on my own to use cerakote, the following image is my first attempt with it.
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08-30-2015, 07:49 AM
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Hey that's nice! I like it. I've been working with Cerakote for a little while myself and I like the product. I started with a couple of ARs and more recently did a revolver. One thing I've discovered is that Cerakote will start to ablate at the ends of the chambers on the cylinder from the super hot gasses and ejecta (is that a word?) at the B/C gap. The underside of the top strap forces that burn right at the cylinder tip. I've discussed this with professional applicators and they tell me this is typical/normal, etc. I would be curious to hear how yours holds up. I found mine starting to show after about 200 rounds.
Despite this little annoyance I like the product and it does open up a lot of possibilities in design and colors.
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08-30-2015, 08:42 AM
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That looks nice.
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Some I would refinish and some I wouldn't; in this case a refinish seems reasonable. Works for me.
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08-30-2015, 12:57 PM
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Great job! I'll bet that S&W discontinues the Wyatt Special. Rich Wyatt's Felony case in Jefferson County, Colorado is not good publicity.
The concept of the piece is sound. Again, great job on your refinishing!!!
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Nice contrast......
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It makes the gun look as though it is made of plastic.
Very nice photography, especially the lighting.
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08-30-2015, 06:47 PM
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I wonder if it shoots plastic bullets? I'll bet..........NOT!! 
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It makes the gun look as though it is made of plastic.
Very nice photography, especially the lighting.
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A number of folks out there have M642's with complaints about the finish. I think another alternative would be to paint the frame gray (as in the OP) or some other color, but leave the trigger, stainless steel barrel, cylinder, thumb latch, etc. as they are. Perhaps polish the stainless parts, if needed. There would be no burn rings or other finish damage on the cylinder from firing, holstering, etc.
I would imagine this has been done already. Any pics???
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08-31-2015, 07:57 AM
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You did a very nice job on that J.
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thanks guys i love it, just did the slide and the controls of my shield 9mm in titanium too : )
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08-31-2015, 09:11 AM
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nutter side, showing polished barrel and ejector.
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I did my 642 with KG guncoat. Very happy with the results. I didn't spray the barrel or cylinder because I was worried about those areas holding up.
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I generally don't care for painted revolvers, but in the case of some of the J frames that have fragile finishes from the factory it seems to make good sense.
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