I have an older kylon'ed hipoint 995 carbine. I also have some leftover duracoat I want to use and am curious if anyone has ever tried duracoating directly over krylon without removing it first. I'd strip it, but I don't know how acetone or MEK would affect the plastic parts. Granted, it is a hipoint, so if the finish doesn't turn out perfect, well it wasn't perfect to begin with.
Gunsmithing Duracoat over krylon
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Re: Duracoat over krylon
Citristrip shouldn't harm the plastic, and it will take the Krylon off. Duracoating on top of Krylon is not recommended, you don't want to put a strong finish on top of a weak one, if anything, you can duracoat first, then Krylon over that once duracoat cures.
Citristrip shouldn't harm the plastic, and it will take the Krylon off. Duracoating on top of Krylon is not recommended, you don't want to put a strong finish on top of a weak one, if anything, you can duracoat first, then Krylon over that once duracoat cures.
Re: Duracoat over krylon
Thanks for the reply, SCP. Just in case anyone else had the same question, I ended up calling Larue too, and they told me that the wet duracoat will actually react with krylon and cause a bubbled finish. So like SCP said, not a good idea.
Thanks for the reply, SCP. Just in case anyone else had the same question, I ended up calling Larue too, and they told me that the wet duracoat will actually react with krylon and cause a bubbled finish. So like SCP said, not a good idea.
Re: Duracoat over krylon
cb, I believe you meant to say you called Lauer, not Larue, right? Larue makes great scope mounts, where Lauer makes Duracoat.
cb, I believe you meant to say you called Lauer, not Larue, right? Larue makes great scope mounts, where Lauer makes Duracoat.
