CeraKote Before and After

[thefirstndsecond]

Pennsy, I was eyeing that up at the pick nick.

Something for me to think about when I get the SR1911.

[SCBaldr]

I don't know that you would want to try to tighten up the slide to rail fit by just using CerKote. Although it may work, I would rather tightenit up by adjusting the slide fit (they have tools to squeeze or expand the slide for tighter/looser fits) over putting a thick coat of something on.

The guns that have been coated are tighter, but that is to be expected, you are putting on a coating, it doesn't get absorbed by the metal, so it will make things thicker. I haven't seen any guns "fixed" that way (with CeraKote on the rails for a long period of time) so I don't really know how it wears. That said, I just finished a RIA .45 and will evaluate it over a period of time and let people know how it does wear on the rails over a period of time and the round count.

If you follow the directions, it's not real hard to do.

Okay, thanks. I'll keep an eye out for that report.

[Brian Ahearn]

If your slide is just a little loose the cerakote on the slide and frame will tighten it up , if you spread the rails to bring it back to specs you can also have a new problem after coating not being able to fit the 2 parts back together. The coating adds .003 t0 .005 of an inch when the parts are properly coated. When coating 1911's that are closely fitted you have to get a nice even coating 1 to 2 applications or you may have fitting problems. Also everyone considering cerakote should be aware that it will wear on the rails and were parts contact each other just like any original finish will do. Also I have found that coating revolver cylinders just does not work,I have not found any coating-ceramic- cerakote,gunkote or duracoat that my youngest son-my tester- can't burn off the cylinder from shooting.

[Xringshooter]

Brian, I tend to agree with the coating of the revolver cylinders. In the cases that I have done so far though, they are mainly CC guns and don't get fired much. The customers wanted the wearability factor (both the wear on the finish and the resistance to corrosion).

[Brian Ahearn]

Xringshooter I agree with you 100% percent and I always do what the customer wants as well, I was just looking for a coating that I could apply in my shop that my son could not burn off his revolver, he's a heavy shooter averages about 200 to 250 rounds of 38 special in his snub nose every time we go to the range. The frame on his is actually matte black duracoat it was one of the first firearms that I coated 2 years ago-frame looks like new and now the cylinder has changed coatings 2 more times since then and is currently O.D. green cerakote which has held up twice as good compared to gunkote or duracoat.

[Xringshooter]

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