So for a long time, I've pondered the idea of changing the color of my rifle. I looked into Duracoat but didn't like the fact that it goes on thick so I decided to try out Brownell's Gun-Kote in Matte Dark Earth (matches Magpul FDE very closely).
The piece that I did is parkerized, the ideal surface for this product. Instead of applying it with an airbrush however, I just painted it on with a normal paint brush. Followed the video's instruction and gave it a durability test.
It is much stronger and has more lubricity than parkerizing. Only after I rolled it on pavement and dropped it intentionally on the corner from 6ft did it show sign of wear... Of course the metal piece was deformed so I didn't expect the Gun-Kote to stay on. After the Gun-Kote started to wear, I put CLP on it and rubbed vigirously and then sprayed carb-cleaner on it and rubbed vigiriously to no effect. I'm pretty satisfied with this but haven't decided if I want my rifle to have its color permanently changed.
Crappy cell phone pictures time!!
Below: Matching it with Ergogrip and Magpul rail cover
Below: Lacing the ladder rail cover with the Gun-Koted product
Below: Scratch test between parkerized surface and Gun-Kote surface. No sign of wear on Gun-Kote but parkerized finish wears off and shows aluminum
Below: Corner dropped from 6ft and rolled 4-5 times.
Below: Container of Gun-Kote with the test product
The piece that I did is parkerized, the ideal surface for this product. Instead of applying it with an airbrush however, I just painted it on with a normal paint brush. Followed the video's instruction and gave it a durability test.
It is much stronger and has more lubricity than parkerizing. Only after I rolled it on pavement and dropped it intentionally on the corner from 6ft did it show sign of wear... Of course the metal piece was deformed so I didn't expect the Gun-Kote to stay on. After the Gun-Kote started to wear, I put CLP on it and rubbed vigirously and then sprayed carb-cleaner on it and rubbed vigiriously to no effect. I'm pretty satisfied with this but haven't decided if I want my rifle to have its color permanently changed.
Crappy cell phone pictures time!!
Below: Matching it with Ergogrip and Magpul rail cover
Below: Lacing the ladder rail cover with the Gun-Koted product
Below: Scratch test between parkerized surface and Gun-Kote surface. No sign of wear on Gun-Kote but parkerized finish wears off and shows aluminum
Below: Corner dropped from 6ft and rolled 4-5 times.
Below: Container of Gun-Kote with the test product
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