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J-S 
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 Posted: 17 Nov 2020 at 9:36am |
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The frame is back from CerakoteNZ.
Looks like they have done a great job with a nice even finish. The pin holes were plugged so they shouldn’t gone a problem to reassemble, and the inside of the frame is also coated which is great as some will be visible when cocking. A quick dress up with the hogue grip, with the frame cutouts it will be tricky to fit them without any visible gaps, but we shall see.. can always make some rimu grips; the warmth of the Tungsten colour will suit it nicely, 
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dvlnme
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Posted: 17 Nov 2020 at 10:02am |
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looks great,know nothing bout this coating so what can you tell me bout it??is it hard wearing?? who does it??what does it cost ??
cheers mike
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J-S
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Posted: 17 Nov 2020 at 4:16pm |
"Cerakote is a Polymer-Ceramic coating that can be
applied to metals, plastics, polymers and wood. The unique formulation
used for Cerakote ceramic coating enhances a number of physical
performance properties including abrasion/wear resistance, corrosion
resistance, chemical resistance, impact strength, and hardness.
Cerakote can protect steel 50 times better than competitive firearm coatings. Cerakote salt spray testing is performed using a steel substrate, to simulate real world application, instead of using aluminum or Parkerizing Cerakote offers some distinct advantages over other
finishes. First, the material has a good degree of lubricity, acting as a
lubricant once the finish has been applied. A lot of users have found
they need to use far less lubricant (if any) once their gun has been
coated. Compared to other lubricants, Cerakote attracts far less in
terms of dirt, dust and other particles, keeping the gun cleaner and
ensuring better operation." It
is a spray finish that is then baked to harden, available is a heap of
different colours so popular with those that want to customise their
guns / car & motorbikes etc. The
part needs to be cleaned & degreased, bead blasted to remove or
rough the current finish, then sprayed and baked to harden. Given the
proceedure, it is pretty pricey. I got quotes up to $150-$200 for this single
piece, but ended up being $80 from CerakoteNZ. So that price was less
than the hassle it would have been for me to do any other coating. The bead blasting and adding a layer does soften details ever so slightly as you can expect, example the warning wording, serial number and 'HW45' are no long / barely visible, but on these they are very shallow engraved so that wasnt a surprise. This
is the first cerakote i have seen / touched / done, so I also know very
little about how it wears so time will tell. This pistol has very
little parts that rub so it should be ok. There are a few guys that do it in NZ; Greystone Guns, CerakoteNZ, Spartanz, Armaworx. Have a look here for some inspiration: https://www.cerakote.com/project-gallery
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Posted: 18 Nov 2020 at 7:52am |
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thanx for that info,dont think will be suitable for what i want,parts too precisely fitted together for adding a paint finish to each part individually,nothing would go back together again as it should,looks like will need to anodise etc,did start making an anodising plant,so will proberly now go ahead with that now did some anodising but test pieces didnt take the dye i was using to colour parts etc,and need get some titanium wire to hang parts into anodising solution,as allinium wire anodises can only be used once as once anodised the wire wont give an electrical connection,unless anodising stripped off again,bit a learning curve for me doing my own anodising.
cheers mike
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Posted: 18 Nov 2020 at 9:05am |
Hmm maybe not. though it is claimed to be 1-2mil thickness (0.001-0.002 inch) so may be ok for main body parts etc - should have better wear resistance than anodising.. Also good if you are making with mixed metals and need an even finish but experimenting with your own anodising does sound interesting too!
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Posted: 18 Nov 2020 at 12:07pm |
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sounda bout same thickness as anodising,maybe just little thicker,but could possibly work if i can remove it on contact surfaces,like the idea of the finish tho,what is range of colours??main priorty for me is to get harder wearing surface on allinium surfaces,preferably in a satin black colour and for everything to fit back together correctly.
cheers mike
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Posted: 20 Nov 2020 at 1:45pm |
If you go to their website you can see all their colours but they have a huge range. Flat black, "Midnight" which is their attempt at getting a coating similar to blued steel, there are metallic colours, tactical colours and bright colours. Basically anything. My piece was a single piece coated, but I imagine lots of small pieces would be a little more expensive due to the work involved.. might be worth a look, otherwise anodising would still be a great option.
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Posted: 20 Nov 2020 at 9:21pm |
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Nice
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2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014
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Posted: 23 Nov 2020 at 2:41pm |
Cheers. I currently have it left with Ron Young to install the spring kit.. I wasn’t game enough to do it myself on this occasion. They run near coil bound so there is a lot of preload which has a tendency to buckle the spring when installing. I have re-assembled the trigger mechanism etc so will hopefully be good to shoot in a week or so.. 
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Posted: 23 Nov 2020 at 3:28pm |
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Well done Jono, that's been a good project, and it looks sweeet!
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