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Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:45 pm
by lamrith
Hoping some of you with Cerakoting experience can help me choose.
I am having some lowers koted in black. According to Cerakote the Graphite black is the best seller. I had them send me samples and the Armor black seems to match all my current guns better? The graphite is a bit glossy and the Armor Black has a flat finish that seems to match the uppers and lowers I have better? I have uppers from Redx, Cero, Hardened arms, Primary Arms, all seem to have teh same flat black as does the troy and YHM rails I have.
Can anyone offer any incite on that? I am looking to coat a couple bare 80% lowers so they match my current uppers.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:32 pm
by golddigger14s
It's a G..U..N...! Not a dress, and handbag. Does it go bang? Then who cares what color it is.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:33 pm
by Mediumrarechicken
If you are going to do it yourself why not do all your guns, they would have a stronger finish so that's a plus too .
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:33 pm
by UpDog
why would you cerakote an 80% black....what a waste.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:42 pm
by Mediumrarechicken
How is that a waste?
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:49 pm
by lamrith
Mediumrarechicken wrote:If you are going to do it yourself why not do all your guns, they would have a stronger finish so that's a plus too .
I wuld but honestly, not looking to strip down 4 different uppers and buy all the extra coating to do receivers and handguards for all of them.
Yes I am coating a 80%, because it is bare alum and the external finish is not very appealing in appearance. If they were billet sure maybe leave bare, but these are not.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:52 pm
by lunacite
I think he means that if you're going to cerakote them anyway, black is a little boring.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:54 pm
by cycle61
Or if you're going to machine them anyway, why not do the cerakoting afterwards?
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:17 pm
by UpDog
lunacite wrote:I think he means that if you're going to cerakote them anyway, black is a little boring.
wow so wow.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:09 pm
by cmica
Rorschach test hmmm what is that the state of WA
as far as your colors go No clue.
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:19 am
by lamrith
cycle61 wrote:Or if you're going to machine them anyway, why not do the cerakoting afterwards?
I am. I will be done machining soon and time to start looking at coating....
In regards to color, Golddigger said it best:
It's a G..U..N...! Not a dress, and handbag.
Yeah Updogs picture is pretty boring if you ask me...
Re: Cerakote color matching
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:31 am
by Soldier_Citizen
Rattle can