An example of this would be any plastic, polymer, or rubber that is soft or too flexible for the coating to fully harden and remain durable. What are the pros and cons of nickel plating, bluing, nitriding, parkerizing, cerakoting or duracoating a firearm? There is no simple answer to this and depends immensely on the application for the firearm or parts being coated.
Nickel boron or nibx coatings are primarily used on low friction contact points such as bolts, bolt carriers, charging handles, trigger groups and anywhere a slippery almost polished contact surface is needed.
Nickel plating has been used a long time on some firearms where a unique look is desired, engravings, or better corrosion resistance than steel is needed. Bluing is one of the oldest methods of firearms protection.
It looks great, and has plenty of applications. However it offers little abrasion resistance, and can be chemically sensitive, moisture sensitive, and needs periodic maintenance to keep its corrosion resistance. This makes for a very durable, hard wearing, and corrosion resistant treatment. The applications are usually limited to small hard wearing parts that see a lot of contact or friction. Search Advanced….
New posts. Forum list. Media New media New comments Search media. Install the app. Gunsmithing Cerakote Sensitivity Questions. Thread starter buds Start date Sep 12, Forums The Armory. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Full Member. May 30, 0 37 Utah. I am looking at coating a friend's AR in pink, and have a few question on how all the experts determine whether they can bake parts or not.
Basically, are there any plastics or general pieces of firearms that cannot handle the modified baking lengths of Cerakote? Parts that you come across regularly and just know to treat specially?
My understanding is that a car in a desert climate can easily reach degrees. However I am unsure whether there are parts that fail when being baked with cerakote. Also what parts do people treat as gently as possible? AKA springs, connectors, and those sort of pieces.
Are there sensitive connection parts that require some sensitive handling, or do you just bake them as normal as long as it's not a polymer or plastic part? Any insight will be very much appreciated, and thanks for your time. Mar 28, 1, 3 58 Parrish, Fl. Straight Shooter Sergeant Full Member. Feb 23, 4 North Bend, OR www. Re: Cerakote Sensitivity Questions Cerakote typically cures at for 2 hours or for one hour.
It's true the inside of a vehicle has been measured by me in excess of and that is here in Oregon in a silver vehicle. I suspect in Arizona and further south it will go much higher in a dark colored car. When I was trained at Cerakote your very question is asked frequently.
They have found that the polymer in Glock and other polymer guns would resist degree for 2 hours. Cerakote is not. Once cured, if a rubber item flexes, the Cerakote will crack and spiderweb. Although it is possible to Cerakote wood, the quality of the results is too intermittent to make it worthwhile.
And finally, glass-filled nylon rifle stocks are a hard no. Glass filled stocks will split at temps over degrees F.
We do still have the option of using C series ambient cure Cerakote on glass filled stocks though. Here at Coastal Cerakote we believe in the products we use. But it has happened a handful of times out of thousands of applications over the past 5 years. And each time we made it right and the customer left happy. Our reputation is our most valuable commodity. Your email address will not be published. Why should I Cerakote my guns? Highly used in the gun industry for part protection, Cerakote provides a robust and strong shield against the elements for gun owners as well many other parts.
Cerakote is a ceramic based finish that can be applied to metals, plastics, polymers and wood.
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