Can you paint over bluing?

[Guest bkelm18]

I have a gun that I would like to paint with DuraCoat most likely but it has a blued finish. Would I be able to paint over it? What kind of prepping would need to be done? I assume I would need to rough it up some. Thanks for any help.

[Farman]

I think you would have to scuff the surfaces you want to paint. This would give the paint a good surface to adhere to. This guy's article was interesting.

tobystactical.com: DuraCoat rifle paint

[Guest jwp]

To get the optimum covering you're going to need to blast the bluing off and then coat it.

Ya can't really coat over bluing effectively.

[Donnie]

Joe (HERO GEAR) put a good coat of duracoat on my son's handi rifle. It's held up good for 3 years so far. We sanded down the barrel, reciever, and stocks proir to the duracoat. He put a camo pattern on the rifle and it really looks good.

[Guest Moss88hunter]

I painted my mossberg 500 with a rustoleum textured paint. All that I did to prep it was wipe it down with acetone to get the oil off from my handling it. Then I taped off the areas that I didn't want to paint and then started painting. It has held up just fine.

Evan

[Guest bkelm18]

Ok, thanks for the info.

[poak]

Is this your P228 you're considering doing bkelm?

[Guest bkelm18]

Is this your P228 you're considering doing bkelm?

Oh no. I love that gun too much to paint it . Besides its stainless and not blued. I actually don't have it yet but I'm thinking of picking up a beat up used Mossy 500 on the cheap and refinishing the metal and the wood myself.

[poak]

Oh no. I love that gun too much to paint it . Besides its stainless and not blued. I actually don't have it yet but I'm thinking of picking up a beat up used Mossy 500 on the cheap and refinishing the metal and the wood myself.

Hahaha, cool. Shottys w/ wood fore ends kill zombies better!

[Guest bkelm18]

Hahaha, cool. Shottys w/ wood fore ends kill zombies better!

Precisely.

[Mousegun]

According to this site, they say to apply directly over bluing.

DuraCoat Firearm Finishes Quick Guide

But I don't buy that for a second. If you carefully sand the surface with 600 grit wet and dry to rough it up a bit and hit all the areas, you should be good.

That is what I did on a shotgun receiver and it worked beautifully. The finish, after applying some clear coat, came out just as I wanted it to and it is sticking like it was glue.

You do need to spray it on, no brushing allowed.