Cerakote durability on selector, mag catch, mag release, charging handle etc,.

[thefitter]

Companion question to my previous post...

Thinking of having a upper and lower cerakoted and I'm not sure I want to leave these parts black. How well will they cerakote and last?


Thanks

 

[g3ninfinite]

its coming off if you use your guns with any degree of regularity. Just spray them and know that they will wear. No safe queens allowed.

 

[jasonfaz]

That's a good question, and it's also an effective way to show wear rates relative to different prep methods. It ultimately depends on how the parts are prepped. Here's an example using charging handles, clearly a part that gets the grind pretty often.

6 charging handles. 3 with factory type 3 HA, one AXTS (light grey) that was prepped using 120 grit AO at 120 PSI, and two (far left, AXTS, POF 308) that were prepped using 80 grit at 140 psi. It's NIGHT & DAY difference in wear patterns. All of them have 2000+ through and take similar abuse. The HA and the 120 AO prepped CH are about the same, the 80 AOs are phenomenal. Needless to say, I use 80 grit AO @ 140 psi on everything now. I'm not disappointed...


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[thefitter]

That's a good question, and it's also an effective way to show wear rates relative to different prep methods. It ultimately depends on how the parts are prepped. Here's an example using charging handles, clearly a part that gets the grind pretty often.

6 charging handles. 3 with factory type 3 HA, one AXTS (light grey) that was prepped using 120 grit AO at 120 PSI, and two (far left, AXTS, POF 308) that were prepped using 80 grit at 140 psi. It's NIGHT & DAY difference in wear patterns. All of them have 2000+ through and take similar abuse. The HA and the 120 AO prepped CH are about the same, the 80 AOs are phenomenal. Needless to say, I use 80 grit AO @ 140 psi on everything now. I'm not disappointed...


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Thanks for the help. I'm now wondering how GAP has it done.