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Posted: 10/11/2012 9:03:34 PM EDT
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Just ordered some gunkote to finish knives with.
I tend to stick with high carbon steels and as you guys know they rust easily. Since I now have a small sandblasting setup I finally decided to try some gunkote on some knives. I am going to experiment with a few of my personal knives first. I ordered the cleaner and surface prep that was recommended. I guess my questions are does anybody have any experince with using it on knives or anything for that matter. The knife must be preheated to around 120 F and cured for an hour at 325 F. Does anyone have any experience using this? I can't seem to find much about its application on knives. Just looking for pointers before I dive in. Thanks. 
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I use it. Nothing is perfect. Even titanium nitride at rockwell 70 comes off. Dura coat is much easier to use as well. I also use K&G Gun Kote. Dura coat and ceracote are both epoxy based but ceracoat has nano ceramic particles and you must also bake it.
Most important thing is proper prep work. |
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You ordered Gun Kote first then made this thread to ask if was a good idea? Is this an advertisement or question thread? I think paint on custom knives looks cheap and just covers up machining marks that the maker doesn't want to spend the time to sand out. Par for course.. |
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You ordered Gun Kote first then made this thread to ask if was a good idea? Is this an advertisement or question thread? I think paint on custom knives looks cheap and just covers up machining marks that the maker doesn't want to spend the time to sand out. Par for course.. I'm not asking if its a good idea. If you would go back and read my post you would see that I am asking for details on the application and tips from anybody that has used it. I will be testing it regardless, I just thought I would check to see if there was anything I might want to do that the instructions don't cover. I take my knives to 400 grit and then sandblast so the machining marks are not issue. I am just wanting to have it as another finish option. If you think it looks cheap then you are welcome to not purchase or use it but some people like it for its subdued look and rust protection. To the members who actually have something useful to add. Thank you. I will be trying out cerakote as well, and maybe durakote. Some of the replies I have been seeing lately make me feel like I am in the general discussion forum. 
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Quoted: Quoted: You ordered Gun Kote first then made this thread to ask if was a good idea? Is this an advertisement or question thread? I think paint on custom knives looks cheap and just covers up machining marks that the maker doesn't want to spend the time to sand out. Par for course.. I'm not asking if its a good idea. If you would go back and read my post you would see that I am asking for details on the application and tips from anybody that has used it. I will be testing it regardless, I just thought I would check to see if there was anything I might want to do that the instructions don't cover. I take my knives to 400 grit and then sandblast so the machining marks are not issue. I am just wanting to have it as another finish option. If you think it looks cheap then you are welcome to not purchase or use it but some people like it for its subdued look and rust protection. To the members who actually have something useful to add. Thank you. I will be trying out cerakote as well, and maybe durakote. Some of the replies I have been seeing lately make me feel like I am in the general discussion forum. By all means paint your knives I was only trying to help.  I've never had to heat parts before I sprayed them. An airbrush works really well at getting the parts evenly coated. I try to let the Gun Kote dry before I bake it.
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You ordered Gun Kote first then made this thread to ask if was a good idea? Is this an advertisement or question thread? I think paint on custom knives looks cheap and just covers up machining marks that the maker doesn't want to spend the time to sand out. Par for course.. I'm not asking if its a good idea. If you would go back and read my post you would see that I am asking for details on the application and tips from anybody that has used it. I will be testing it regardless, I just thought I would check to see if there was anything I might want to do that the instructions don't cover. I take my knives to 400 grit and then sandblast so the machining marks are not issue. I am just wanting to have it as another finish option. If you think it looks cheap then you are welcome to not purchase or use it but some people like it for its subdued look and rust protection. To the members who actually have something useful to add. Thank you. I will be trying out cerakote as well, and maybe durakote. Some of the replies I have been seeing lately make me feel like I am in the general discussion forum. By all means paint your knives I was only trying to help. I've never had to heat parts before I sprayed them. An airbrush works really well at getting the parts evenly coated. I try to let the Gun Kote dry before I bake it.Now thats some good pointers and thats why I like arfcom. I read somewhere on the net that gunkote did best when the part was preheated to 120 F before coating and then heated for about a half hour at 325 F after coating. Cerakote requires the same treatment also but with lower heat from what i have read. I have a single action airbrush and a small airbrush compressor so i think i got that covered. The main reason I want it is because I really like the high carbon steels and the only downside to them is the rust factor. If this stuff is all its cracked up to be, it will just alleviate the only downside to my favorite steel. I am sure I will get creative with it and try to get some style points with the paint but to me its not gimmicky if it serves a purpose. Thanks. |
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