RONALD HENSLEY
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As ive mentioned in other posts i was interested in learning basic cerkakoting, ive seen lots of really cool stuff cerakote artists are doing, im one of those hands on peeps ive just got to learn it myself, so i ordered all the stuff, small blast cabinette, paasch air brush, cerakote in seven colors, i already had a little compressor so i figured i was good go.
first total diassemble of the firearm, i recommend taking pictures as you go, just in case upon reassembly something baffles you.
next is degrease and flashing the parts in your oven, i used my regular household oven and it works great, although limited in size itll do handguns just fine, you gotta train yourself not to touch anything with your bare hands once its degreased!
oh, by the way the sandblaster killed the compressor within a day so off to lowes for a new, larger air compressor.
now mixing your cerakote, i found cerakote to hardener mixing ratio to be fairly forgiving, make sure you mix enough for the project in one mix, better to have too much than not enough, mixing more to finish a job wont work, youll wind up with a different matte/gloss look in your second mix(dont ask me how i know). next is spraying the cerakote, heres a tip, buy some cheap paint and practice with your gun before you atempt to spray any gun parts, you dont need a 500.00 gun to spray cerakote, my 25.00 paasch works great. your better of having some practice and know how the gun works.
keep the gun clean, a simple rinse with acetone is not enough, tear that puppy down an detail clean, do not soak the rubber o-rings in acetone(dont ask me how i know). a clogged gun with spit, sputter and act a fool as well as blow clumps of partly dried cerakote on your project.
theres a whole lot more info id like to share with yall but i dont think i can do it in this space, if you have questions about my weeks vacation learning to cerakote extravaganza feel free to pm me!
first total diassemble of the firearm, i recommend taking pictures as you go, just in case upon reassembly something baffles you.
next is degrease and flashing the parts in your oven, i used my regular household oven and it works great, although limited in size itll do handguns just fine, you gotta train yourself not to touch anything with your bare hands once its degreased!
oh, by the way the sandblaster killed the compressor within a day so off to lowes for a new, larger air compressor.
now mixing your cerakote, i found cerakote to hardener mixing ratio to be fairly forgiving, make sure you mix enough for the project in one mix, better to have too much than not enough, mixing more to finish a job wont work, youll wind up with a different matte/gloss look in your second mix(dont ask me how i know). next is spraying the cerakote, heres a tip, buy some cheap paint and practice with your gun before you atempt to spray any gun parts, you dont need a 500.00 gun to spray cerakote, my 25.00 paasch works great. your better of having some practice and know how the gun works.
keep the gun clean, a simple rinse with acetone is not enough, tear that puppy down an detail clean, do not soak the rubber o-rings in acetone(dont ask me how i know). a clogged gun with spit, sputter and act a fool as well as blow clumps of partly dried cerakote on your project.
theres a whole lot more info id like to share with yall but i dont think i can do it in this space, if you have questions about my weeks vacation learning to cerakote extravaganza feel free to pm me!
