Posted: 5/21/2010 2:09:10 PM EDT
This is my newest project. I did it for my 16 y/o neice. I think she'll like it...........................
 
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Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate)
The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. |
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Quoted: Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock.  It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.
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Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock. It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.I do live in the KC area. This is a project that wont happen for a while still. And i will def Im you first before I actually do any coloring. and i dont think I would actually paint it with spray paint. i would try to use some GK or Duracoat or something like that first. |
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Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock. It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.You DO realize that KG is Paint right? |
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It is DuraCoat! It is from their flourescent (sp?) collection. Hot Pink, obviously. It does require a base coat of white and a finish clear coat. I wish the clear coat had been more shiny, it turned out way too flat for my tastes. On another note, I took it out in the sun today, and BOY do you need sunglasses to be next to it!!!
I actually bought the gun expecting to refinish it. It was banged up pretty good, looked like it had been drug behind a vehicle for awhile. After I decided to give it to my neice, I suggested pink, and she was thrilled. I decided on the HOT pnk color, I hope she is as happy with it as I am. Brian |
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Whats going to be funny is when she is at the range and pulls it out. I can see the look on the guys face when he pulls out his Kimber and your niece starts blasting her target with that hot pink Hi Point and her target comes back with a smile face :)
HAHHA VERY COOL 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock. It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.You DO realize that KG is Paint right? You spray it to apply it, but it's a far cry from paint. It chemicaly bonds to the surface. Unlike most paints that require a rough surface for adhesion, KG doesn't adhear, it bonds. You know this. It's very similar to Cerikote and you and Duke have both shot lots of that, haven't you? |
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Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock. It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.You DO realize that KG is Paint right? You spray it to apply it, but it's a far cry from paint. It chemicaly bonds to the surface. Unlike most paints that require a rough surface for adhesion, KG doesn't adhear, it bonds. You know this. It's very similar to Cerikote and you and Duke have both shot lots of that, haven't you? What is it made from? It is a polymer material that is heat set (all carrier solvents driven off by heat) then the material is "bonded" We used Moly Resin Duracoat is a PAINT, no matter what the MFR says it is PAINT... Brownell's has sold Gun Kote for a good long time. What is the solvent used for cleanup or reduction? |
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You spray it to apply it, but it's a far cry from paint. It chemicaly bonds to the surface. Unlike most paints that require a rough surface for adhesion, KG doesn't adhear, it bonds. You know this. It's very similar to Cerikote and you and Duke have both shot lots of that, haven't you? You mean like Krylon Fusion? 
(I would be curious to see if the Fusion held up at all on a Glock.) |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Details? What kind of paint? My GF eventually want a Glock 19 with just a pink frame.... nothing to over the top. I think I can make it look good to! Just the Frame and Trigger will be pink the rest of everything else will stay black(pins, slide release, mag release, mag base plate) The only thing Im worried about would be how well the paint/color will bond to the plastic and how durable it will be..... Looks good. Please do not paint a Glock. It will not last. KG coat it. You live in the KC area? PM me if you do.You DO realize that KG is Paint right? You spray it to apply it, but it's a far cry from paint. It chemicaly bonds to the surface. Unlike most paints that require a rough surface for adhesion, KG doesn't adhear, it bonds. You know this. It's very similar to Cerikote and you and Duke have both shot lots of that, haven't you? What is it made from? It is a polymer material that is heat set (all carrier solvents driven off by heat) then the material is "bonded" We used Moly Resin Duracoat is a PAINT, no matter what the MFR says it is PAINT... Brownell's has sold Gun Kote for a good long time. What is the solvent used for cleanup or reduction? It's not Duracoat, and yes, Duracoat is a paint. Yes, it's a moly and teflon base (depending on the color). From evreything I've read and gotten fromt talking to the guys at KG, their black's are Moly base and their colors are Teflon base. It will air dry, and they do make an air cure version for scopes and such things you don't want to cook, but for most firearms applications it will dry at room temp, but will not bond and can still be removed with mineral spirits at any time. Once it's been baked for 1hr at 300 degrees, or two hours at 200 degrees it bonds and won't come of with anything except a media bast. Pretty much just like Cerekote and Moly Resin. |
So, just so I'm clear, DuraCoat is bad, KG is good?? I've used DuraCoat a few times and it seemed to work great, but if there's something better, I'm all ears!
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So, just so I'm clear, DuraCoat is bad, KG is good?? Given proper surface prep prior to painting, all modern coatings/paints are good. Does one really think Duracoat would still be selling if it peeled off of every gun to which it was applied? With the relatively small, tight-knit and highly rumor-mongering communication network of today's shooting enthusiasts? I kinda doubt it.
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Quoted: Quoted: So, just so I'm clear, DuraCoat is bad, KG is good?? Given proper surface prep prior to painting, all modern coatings/paints are good. Does one really think Duracoat would still be selling if it peeled off of every gun to which it was applied? With the relatively small, tight-knit and highly rumor-mongering communication network of today's shooting enthusiasts? I kinda doubt it. Tdowell, Eric has a good point and I honestly always answer that question with "It's not bad when used properly, it's just not the best for firearms IMHO". MOST people don't run their rifles and pistols as hard as they were designed to be run. Coat it properly (manufacturers suggestions) with Duracoat and it'll last a long while. However, coatings like Moly Resin, KG Gunkote and Cerikote are formulated for hard use on firearms. The material reqired to achieve coverage is MUCH thinner with CK and KG, it bonds to the survace and offers (with the use of KG's K-Phos) superior corrosion resistance. K-Phos is the bee's knees. Most firearms I've seen coated with duracoat have odd looking rollmarks and lettering. It's because Duracoat is thicker, like a paint. It'll start to fill the lettering and rollmarks and just looks odd to me. KG is so thin, even after proper coverage that you can still see the mill marks on the reciever. It DOES not fill, it covers. When we first started tinkering with this stuff, as a test we coated an entire m1911, slide, frame rails, extractor, ejector, sear, dissconnect. EVERYTHING. And it went together like nothing had happened. NO tollerance issues at all. The trigger was a little smoother too. Poly and I have both seen Duracoated rifles, that when run hard and put up wet, blister, chip and peel. I've never, ever even heard of anyone complaining of this with CK or KG. I've done at least 20 different firearms in KG and never had anyone bring it back saying it peeled, chipped or blistered. Yes, it'll scratch if you toss it down your driveway and eventually pistols will show some holster wear but if you can find me a coating that doesn't, email me immidiately! I'll make a mint! |
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So, just so I'm clear, DuraCoat is bad, KG is good?? Given proper surface prep prior to painting, all modern coatings/paints are good. Does one really think Duracoat would still be selling if it peeled off of every gun to which it was applied? With the relatively small, tight-knit and highly rumor-mongering communication network of today's shooting enthusiasts? I kinda doubt it.
Tdowell, Eric has a good point and I honestly always answer that question with "It's not bad when used properly, it's just not the best for firearms IMHO". MOST people don't run their rifles and pistols as hard as they were designed to be run. Coat it properly (manufacturers suggestions) with Duracoat and it'll last a long while. However, coatings like Moly Resin, KG Gunkote and Cerikote are formulated for hard use on firearms. The material required to achieve coverage is MUCH thinner with CK and KG, it bonds to the surface and offers (with the use of KG's K-Phos) superior corrosion resistance. K-Phos is the bee's knees. Most firearms I've seen coated with Duracoat have odd looking rollmarks and lettering. It's because Duracoat is thicker, like a paint. It'll start to fill the lettering and rollmarks and just looks odd to me. KG is so thin, even after proper coverage that you can still see the mill marks on the receiver. It DOES not fill, it covers. When we first started tinkering with this stuff, as a test we coated an entire m1911, slide, frame rails, extractor, ejector, sear, disconnect. EVERYTHING. And it went together like nothing had happened. NO tolerance issues at all. The trigger was a little smoother too. Poly and I have both seen Duracoated rifles, that when run hard and put up wet, blister, chip and peel. I've never, ever even heard of anyone complaining of this with CK or KG. I've done at least 20 different firearms in KG and never had anyone bring it back saying it peeled, chipped or blistered. Yes, it'll scratch if you toss it down your driveway and eventually pistols will show some holster wear but if you can find me a coating that doesn't, email me immediately! I'll make a mint! Thanks for the info and I didn't mean to jack the thread, I've used Duracoat several times and I like it, but you're right it lays down thick. I've mostly used it on paintball guns for camo when going to d-day Oklahoma seems they have an overwhelming need to have camo there. I've never had any peel or blister issues, but of course PB markers don't get hot. I was actually thinking of doing a Taurus revolver for my niece in pink, I have one she loves to shoot and she's a great shot with it, I was just worried how the coating would affect the performance of the gun. How hard are the resin/KG/Cerikote's to lay down? Do you have a site with some good info on them? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: So, just so I'm clear, DuraCoat is bad, KG is good?? Given proper surface prep prior to painting, all modern coatings/paints are good. Does one really think Duracoat would still be selling if it peeled off of every gun to which it was applied? With the relatively small, tight-knit and highly rumor-mongering communication network of today's shooting enthusiasts? I kinda doubt it. Tdowell, Eric has a good point and I honestly always answer that question with "It's not bad when used properly, it's just not the best for firearms IMHO". MOST people don't run their rifles and pistols as hard as they were designed to be run. Coat it properly (manufacturers suggestions) with Duracoat and it'll last a long while. However, coatings like Moly Resin, KG Gunkote and Cerikote are formulated for hard use on firearms. The material required to achieve coverage is MUCH thinner with CK and KG, it bonds to the surface and offers (with the use of KG's K-Phos) superior corrosion resistance. K-Phos is the bee's knees. Most firearms I've seen coated with Duracoat have odd looking rollmarks and lettering. It's because Duracoat is thicker, like a paint. It'll start to fill the lettering and rollmarks and just looks odd to me. KG is so thin, even after proper coverage that you can still see the mill marks on the receiver. It DOES not fill, it covers. When we first started tinkering with this stuff, as a test we coated an entire m1911, slide, frame rails, extractor, ejector, sear, disconnect. EVERYTHING. And it went together like nothing had happened. NO tolerance issues at all. The trigger was a little smoother too. Poly and I have both seen Duracoated rifles, that when run hard and put up wet, blister, chip and peel. I've never, ever even heard of anyone complaining of this with CK or KG. I've done at least 20 different firearms in KG and never had anyone bring it back saying it peeled, chipped or blistered. Yes, it'll scratch if you toss it down your driveway and eventually pistols will show some holster wear but if you can find me a coating that doesn't, email me immediately! I'll make a mint! Thanks for the info and I didn't mean to jack the thread, I've used Duracoat several times and I like it, but you're right it lays down thick. I've mostly used it on paintball guns for camo when going to d-day Oklahoma seems they have an overwhelming need to have camo there. I've never had any peel or blister issues, but of course PB markers don't get hot. I was actually thinking of doing a Taurus revolver for my niece in pink, I have one she loves to shoot and she's a great shot with it, I was just worried how the coating would affect the performance of the gun. How hard are the resin/KG/Cerikote's to lay down? Do you have a site with some good info on them? As long as you keep it away from any tolerance sensitive area's, Durakote will do a fine job. For most uses it obviously works great with firearms as well. Where we've seen real problems were several FA weapons. Discoloration and blistering. Poly will agree with me. Resin/KG/Cerikote is extremely hard after it's been cured. Short of media blasting it or scraping it in a big rock you aren't going to get it off. The guys at KG are great. You can call directly and ask them all the questions you'd like. They really are top notch! http://www.kgcoatings.com P.S. I've been to Oklahoma D-Day 3 or 4 times. It's been 6 or so years since I have, but we used to have some fun down there! |
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