Newly Duracoated Remington 870 Tactical

[macliver]

Over the weekend I took on my first Duracoat project. I did three separate weapons: Remington 870 Tactical, Glock 36 and my most recent AR build which is not quite finished. I used their new all-in-one aerosol can in Magpul Flat Dark Earth color.

In addition to the duracoat, I added a Nordic Components 1 shot extension to my 870. Love the look and the added capacity. Now I get 7 in the magazine tube! Check out the Duracoat job. Thanks for looking.

Before I added the sidesaddle and Nordic Components extension...


After adding the above mentioned...


And a few more angles/shots...










And I'm not sure if it is okay to show a non-870 photo but I love the way the Glock turned out!


And my current unfinished AR build...


Mac

[Ace of Spades]

Amazing job! Did you have to sandblast first? This is what has held me back from duracoating or cerakoting my 870.

[macliver]

Thanks! It was a pretty simple process, just a matter of patience and preparation.

To answer your question, I did NOT sandblast anything, not even the polymer Glock frame. What I did do was rough sand all parts dry first. On the 870, I used 300 grit sandpaper to essentially remove the parkerized finished. Just take your time. It doesn't have to be down to the bare metal but there is a note I will make here: when you get to the next step with whatever agent you use for stripping/degreasing, don't go crazy over what appears to be dirt on it everytime you spray it on. While it may look dirty, it's actually clean enough. What you will see is more of the parkerization coming off. That's all. Let it flash dry.

Then, when you hang the parts to paint them, hit them one more time with the stripper/degreaser while hanging and soak them. Let it drop off and air dry on their own. What I did was buy a Shorty Wardrobe box from Uhaul with the metal bar that goes across and used that as my staging area for spraying and drying. I actually took out one part at a time to spray and then put it back.

That was it. I'll add some photos when I get home later which will show my setup. I was actually concerned about the same thing you were when I started. I would say that if you had a buttstock you wanted to paint which had a lot of little spaces on it, then sandblasting may be best so you can get in the tight spaces but most flat and rounded surfaces I think you can get away with the process I utilized.

You can also strip/clean them, dry sand them one last time and blow off with an air gun. Actually, Lauer Weaponry said I could do that if no sandblasting was available. If you look on line you will see so many different ways people have duracoated. It's amazing some actually work when I see what they do.

You should be good with this way. Hit me up with any further questions. I'd be glad to help and best of luck. Go for it!

[macliver]

As promised, here is my very cost efficient staging area for Duracoating...

[Vitaly]

Fantastic! Rem 870, Glock and AR-15 look great in new color!

[Synchronizor]

Nice looking guns, and I love your painting setup, that wardrobe box seems perfect for that. If you wanted to keep fumes down, I bet attaching a shop-vac hose to the bottom of the box would be a nice touch.