| Cerakoted Contender in SOCOM Blue - I like it a lot! [message #42881] |
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cajuntec
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Registered: November 2009
Location: Williamsburg, VA
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I had a Contender frame that was pretty scuffed up. It was in need of a refinishing job, and I just wanted to try something different. I've applied Duracoat before, but I've been more of a Cerakote fan in recent years. I'm a bit disabled at the moment, but wanted to get it done, so I decided to find an applicator to do it for me. After a brief search, I found Roman Arms Gun Company in San Antonio, very close to my house. Compared to buying the Cerakote and doing it myself, considering the time, effort and cost of materials, it's actually a better deal to go through them, so I did.
I'm extremely pleased with the results. I'm putting it all back together today, and adding a .44 Magnum carbine length barrel to it. I have to make a hammer pin, which I'll be tackling here in a few minutes. Just getting up the motivation (and coffee intake) before cutting, forming, and fitting that new pin from bar stock.
Here's the frame, all prettied up from the Cerakote applicator:
All the best,
Glenn
If at first you don't succeed... buy newer / better equipment!
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| Re: Cerakoted Contender in SOCOM Blue - I like it a lot! [message #42888 is a reply to message #42886] |
Sat, 15 April 2017 22:40  |
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cajuntec
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I de-greased it and bead blasted it with 80/90 Aluminum Oxide, and then smoothed the flat areas on the outside by quickly going over the bead blasted finish with XXXX steel wool.
They charged me $40 initially, but then gave me an additional discount for being retired military.
All the best,
Glenn
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