TONY R Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Sat in the reeds rubing the rain off my Ancient MP153 this morning watching daybreak slowly arive, had me thinking i have to do something with this guns barrel finnish its blueing or lack of it anymore rust and reflection is a problem. So i supose its home find some spherex engine paint or even a can of blacboard paint cover it up. Then i remembered Teflon coating it used to be available in green or black i saw a 870 on an american forum done in it , it looked ok, but opinions varied as to suitability durability long term. Then i though a bit closer to home , What about Ceramic coating like you would on a motorcycle exhaust, its pretty tough its black or more a grey slate acctualy its not expensive i think about 15 20 quid should cover a barrel coating job. Any thoughts on this opinions either way re good or bad idea, Need only be coated on not tolerance sensitive areas of the barrel so assembly of the gun stock eetc is not compromised in any way at all. Just thought it would be far tougher than paint at only slightly more money. Well.? Never used these but here is a firm offering Ceramic coating http://www.performance1coatings.com/ceramic-coating-exhaust/motorcycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) What about ceracoat, it's dead easy to apply if you know anyone with a paint Shop! The process starts with blasting with 120 grit Ali oxide which will sort your corrosion out straight away! Edited October 16, 2016 by johnnytheboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 What about ceracoat, it's dead easy to apply if you know anyone with a paint Shop! The process starts with blasting with 120 grit Ali oxide which will sort your corrosion out straight away! I heard about it, but never seen it, I know what ceramics like from Exhasys i have had done and seen, its pretty hard and thats why i thought of it. But corocote could be better still i dont know. Any more imput on it. how hard is it will it scratch chip or lift. the ceramic sticks real well its oblivious to heat salt oil etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Good quality auto wax will protect quite well . Then again an aerosol of black paint can give a good long lasting finish and is easy to strip off if you want to .Plus its cheap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDS Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 +1 with the black enamel paint...good enough for the old BSA Meteors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Good quality auto wax will protect quite well . Then again an aerosol of black paint can give a good long lasting finish and is easy to strip off if you want to .Plus its cheap . I use this simoniz, but guns over a decade of hard yards it needs covereing up, paint is the obvious one, but just thought about the ceramic coating, its only 15 to 20 quid to get done, i had some front pipes done i extended to run with no silencers on an old XS650 they cost 34 quid the pair to have done, I cant see a barrel being any more than half price even less, paint will be 5 quid probably closer to ten just to buy the paint, and i got to do it, drop it in leave it with them for another tenner sounds ok to me. Think ill try it see what happens , got to be an improvement on bare mettal and patchy thin bluing it has now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Ceracoat is the best option self lubricating ceramic coating hard as nails and cleaning product proofed. another cheaper diy option duracoat spray cans dry in air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Tony i looked into ceracoating the other year, think i got quoted not alot over £100 to do my 11-87, never had it done at the time. Was going to look into it again to do the barrels of a aya matador, as they can do one which looks very much like blueing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Corokote sounds great, but looking at it practicaly i have a 200 perhaps 250 quid 10 or 12 year old Baikal here, to put another 100 quid into it is probably feasable but is it practical, I do a lot with custom bikes the ceramic coating i have had done is pretty tough, it takes knocks etc unscathed, i think it will do for my needs and be under a fith the price of corokoting. Yet far tougher than any paint i think im dead set on getting it coated ill post up the pictures, its a show quality finnish this ceramic and they look good years latter and get hotter than any gun barrel . thanks for the input though appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Best and cheapest option on a gun of the worth you say is matt black powder coating. Drop it into your local powder coating place and ask them to do it next time they run the oven. Shouldn't be more than £20.00 I'd be surprised if they charged you more than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Best and cheapest option on a gun of the worth you say is matt black powder coating. Drop it into your local powder coating place and ask them to do it next time they run the oven. Shouldn't be more than £20.00 I'd be surprised if they charged you more than this. Ceramic coating is no more expensive than powder coating figgy thats my point and its tougher but dont look quite as shiney but its not a motorcycle frame its a wildfowling barrel matt finnish is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Try this Tony just wiped Barrel and Action with Meths prim with grey primer of same make then spray with chosen Matt or Satin Colours Will take minutes lasts for YEARS I've done several shotgun and Rifles it will cost between £16- £20 for BOTH tins your be able to do several Guns buy from B&Q Homebase or likes of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Now that looks more like it 6.55 i seen a Browning 10 auto done over on That D C forum in rustoleum. Recons to be good, i did not know you could get it over here. Ill try that first suposed to be tougher paint than normal car paint from what i read. Thanks for that man appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Now that looks more like it 6.55 i seen a Browning 10 auto done over on That D C forum in rustoleum. Recons to be good, i did not know you could get it over here. Ill try that first suposed to be tougher paint than normal car paint from what i read. Thanks for that man appreciated. No problem Tony. Like yourself my Fowling Guns get used and abused. I wiped my barrels as mentioned sprayed 11years later i got some Nitromores put on with a Toothbrush cleaned up . Sold the gun and Gunshop thought I'd had the gun reblued before selling . Any problems let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Ceracote is dead easy, any paint shop that has a blaster could do it, we did two of my gun barrels and they worked out spot on Blast the barrel with 120 grit, soak in thinners to degrease, spray with ceracot and bake If you can't reach the high temps of the ceracote website you just prelong the bake, there is matrix on ceracote website to say how long it needs to bake for! No need for £100 the ceracote itself is dead cheap from rifle craft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 I have used barbecue paint on motorcycle exhaust with good effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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