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SouthFLSonic
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Did you get a chance to look over the testing and see how durable it was>
Cerakote Coatings: Testing
Cerakote Coatings: Testing
ahtoxa
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Got the gun back. I went with black. Considered OD green and coyote brown but had some reservations. I guess I am a traditionalist and it's function over form for me.
The pitting was quite severe and no way to hide that unless I were to sandlast the slide.
Very happy with the job. Hoping that cerakote will last.
The pitting was quite severe and no way to hide that unless I were to sandlast the slide.
Very happy with the job. Hoping that cerakote will last.
ahtoxa
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Here is the cerakoated slide. You can see the pits better in this pic. As you see, they are deep enough that a thin finish like cerakote cannot cover them, which I don't have an issue with as it was expected. Function over form - my goal was to stop the corrosion.
Edit. Pardon the lint and smudges. I was carrying it after I picked it up.
Edit. Pardon the lint and smudges. I was carrying it after I picked it up.
attrapereves
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I've heard of M&P rusting. Have you contacted S&W? They have excellent CS.
ahtoxa
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I use an undershirt in certain cases but it gets grenched. Soaked to the point where I can wring it out.
Now, I do wear the holster when I'm out with the dog. That means walking for just over 3 miles during the afternoon heat at a pace of right around 3.5 mph. So, yeah, I get sweaty.
Now, I do wear the holster when I'm out with the dog. That means walking for just over 3 miles during the afternoon heat at a pace of right around 3.5 mph. So, yeah, I get sweaty.
SouthFLSonic
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To be honest with you there shouldn't be any pitting visible at all because when they do it they need to sandblast the original finish off. If he took the original finish off to raw metal then it should be smooth after cerakoting it.
My gun had even more than yours which is why I sent it in and it came back smooth as can be.
My gun had even more than yours which is why I sent it in and it came back smooth as can be.
SouthFLSonic
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Here is an application manual from the manufacturer showing it as a required step.
http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/resources/files/H Series 2014 Training Manual.pdf
http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/resources/files/H Series 2014 Training Manual.pdf
ahtoxa
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That depends. I talked to the guy about this. Not sure about the finish on the kel tec but he explained to me that on harder finishes like melonite the gun is not taken to bare metal before it is cerakoated.
When S&W re-finishes with melinite under warranty, they do not go down to bate metal either. I learned that when reading online, where people would get their guns back with the pits present.
When S&W re-finishes with melinite under warranty, they do not go down to bate metal either. I learned that when reading online, where people would get their guns back with the pits present.
SouthFLSonic
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We can agree to disagree but knowing what I know about any kind of finish if you apply a new one over a bad failing one the new will fail also. Then you will say it was the cerakote failing when it was the application process.
I hope I am wrong because no one wants something to turn out bad. Taking mine out for the first time this weekend and can't wait to see how it does or if it will hold up.
I hope I am wrong because no one wants something to turn out bad. Taking mine out for the first time this weekend and can't wait to see how it does or if it will hold up.
ahtoxa
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SFLS,
The key point here is that Melonite is NOT a spray-on or bake-on process. It is a chemical treatment of metal. It penetrates metal.
It isn't like cerakote is applied on top of another layer of 'paint'. That wouldn't work at all.
Melonite is media blasted to surface prep but retains chemical properties because it isn't a spray-on finish.
The key point here is that Melonite is NOT a spray-on or bake-on process. It is a chemical treatment of metal. It penetrates metal.
It isn't like cerakote is applied on top of another layer of 'paint'. That wouldn't work at all.
Melonite is media blasted to surface prep but retains chemical properties because it isn't a spray-on finish.
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