Silver slide on a Glock, another duracoat job...

[MemphisMechanic]

Broke out the airbrush again. This gun probably hates it when I get bored...

http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=871197

Whaddya think?

[molonlabetn]

That looks pretty good. Polymer guns look good in two-tone.

[Smith]

That's a heck of a relief cut! nice job BTW

[TGO David]

Saw that thread on Glocktalk earlier and actually replied to it. Had no idea who you were over there.

[robin48]

Looks good. I have to shower since I was at Glocktalk. JK:D

[Guest aBRG2far]

Turned out better than I thought it would.

[Guest db99wj]

Looks good. I have to shower since I was at Glocktalk. JK:D

:shudders: Me too! Ok i'm back, nice finish!

[R1100R]

Very nice.

[deerslayer]

Another "Evan had too much free time" thread.

Another job well done.

Wish I had your talent.

[Guest jam]

I'm going to ask a dumb question but I'm assuming that you remove parts like the sights and the external extractor? or do you somehow tape them up?

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

Very nice

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Very nice

+1

Awesome job.

[Guest flyfishtn]

That looks really nice.

[strickj]

Nice

Looks good. I have to shower since I was at Glocktalk. JK:D

Is that all....I had to cremate my keyboard

[MemphisMechanic]

I'm going to ask a dumb question but I'm assuming that you remove parts like the sights and the external extractor? or do you somehow tape them up?

Yes. Strip the sights off and detail-strip the slide.

Mask. Sandblast (aluminum oxide, actually) the slide.

Degrease like crazy with acetone. Mask again, handling only with gloves.

Mix the duracoat and hardener at a 12:1 ratio.

Spray. Let sit 20 minutes. Spray second coat. Then a third. (On a color like Titanium, it needs to be clearcoated afterwards. OD Green did not).

Let it sit for about an hour, then toss it into the oven overnight at 200 degrees. You can skip this step, but it will take longer to cure. Most people only toss it in the oven for an hour, but I sprayed it on Wednesday, and have an IPSC match to shoot tomorrow.

If the gun in question is your baby, I'd wait a week before reassembly and sight installation. Shooting it will be fine at this point. Keep it away from Kydex holsters for at least 2 weeks, though. After that, you're good to go.

[Guest Hooker]

Nice job.

Makes the glock look a little more sophisticated.

A friend had one that had been chromed, we called it his ghetto glock.

[Magiccarpetrides]

Thats a very nice job you did there. Im not a big Glock-aholic but that does make her look much nicer....you could probably sell your services if thats any indication.

[Guest 2HOW]

Not a big fan of any kind of shiny carry gun, although its purty.

[Punisher84]

Now I know what you do when you're not shooting IDPA Evan! Painting Glocks!!!

[mac12]

[Ernest.T.Bass]

Yes. Strip the sights off and detail-strip the slide.

Mask. Sandblast (aluminum oxide, actually) the slide.

Degrease like crazy with acetone. Mask again, handling only with gloves.

Mix the duracoat and hardener at a 12:1 ratio.

Spray. Let sit 20 minutes. Spray second coat. Then a third. (On a color like Titanium, it needs to be clearcoated afterwards. OD Green did not).

Let it sit for about an hour, then toss it into the oven overnight at 200 degrees. You can skip this step, but it will take longer to cure. Most people only toss it in the oven for an hour, but I sprayed it on Wednesday, and have an IPSC match to shoot tomorrow.

If the gun in question is your baby, I'd wait a week before reassembly and sight installation. Shooting it will be fine at this point. Keep it away from Kydex holsters for at least 2 weeks, though. After that, you're good to go.

What kind of airbrush did you use? Will a HVLP rig work?

[MemphisMechanic]

What kind of airbrush did you use? Will a HVLP rig work?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47791

No, I'm not kidding. A $6 airbrush.

Duracoat is thick. Through a gun or a *good* airbrush, you'll need to buy some reducer to thin it. The cheap airbrush will spray it just fine while it's nice and thick, just turn the regulator up to about 40 PSI.

Acetone works great as a thinner/remover until Duracoat dries. And it's cheap.

Here's a quick "how to" I did on the orginial ODGreen finish I applied to this gun:

http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=786852&highlight=duracoat

[Guest moreland281]

Looks good in tutone