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MemphisMechanic

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Turned out better than I thought it would.

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Looks good. I have to shower since I was at Glocktalk. JK:D

:shudders: Me too! Ok i'm back, nice finish!

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I'm going to ask a dumb question but I'm assuming that you remove parts like the sights and the external extractor? or do you somehow tape them up?

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Very nice :(

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Awesome job. :D

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That looks really nice. :(

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Nice :(

Looks good. I have to shower since I was at Glocktalk. JK:D

Is that all....I had to cremate my keyboard :D

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I'm going to ask a dumb question but I'm assuming that you remove parts like the sights and the external extractor? or do you somehow tape them up?

Yes. Strip the sights off and detail-strip the slide.

Mask. Sandblast (aluminum oxide, actually) the slide.

Degrease like crazy with acetone. Mask again, handling only with gloves.

Mix the duracoat and hardener at a 12:1 ratio.

Spray. Let sit 20 minutes. Spray second coat. Then a third. (On a color like Titanium, it needs to be clearcoated afterwards. OD Green did not).

Let it sit for about an hour, then toss it into the oven overnight at 200 degrees. You can skip this step, but it will take longer to cure. Most people only toss it in the oven for an hour, but I sprayed it on Wednesday, and have an IPSC match to shoot tomorrow.

If the gun in question is your baby, I'd wait a week before reassembly and sight installation. Shooting it will be fine at this point. Keep it away from Kydex holsters for at least 2 weeks, though. After that, you're good to go. :)

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Nice job.

Makes the glock look a little more sophisticated.

A friend had one that had been chromed, we called it his ghetto glock.

Guest 2HOW

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Not a big fan of any kind of shiny carry gun, although its purty.:)

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Yes. Strip the sights off and detail-strip the slide.

Mask. Sandblast (aluminum oxide, actually) the slide.

Degrease like crazy with acetone. Mask again, handling only with gloves.

Mix the duracoat and hardener at a 12:1 ratio.

Spray. Let sit 20 minutes. Spray second coat. Then a third. (On a color like Titanium, it needs to be clearcoated afterwards. OD Green did not).

Let it sit for about an hour, then toss it into the oven overnight at 200 degrees. You can skip this step, but it will take longer to cure. Most people only toss it in the oven for an hour, but I sprayed it on Wednesday, and have an IPSC match to shoot tomorrow.

If the gun in question is your baby, I'd wait a week before reassembly and sight installation. Shooting it will be fine at this point. Keep it away from Kydex holsters for at least 2 weeks, though. After that, you're good to go. :D

What kind of airbrush did you use? Will a HVLP rig work?

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What kind of airbrush did you use? Will a HVLP rig work?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47791

No, I'm not kidding. A $6 airbrush.

Duracoat is thick. Through a gun or a *good* airbrush, you'll need to buy some reducer to thin it. The cheap airbrush will spray it just fine while it's nice and thick, just turn the regulator up to about 40 PSI.

Acetone works great as a thinner/remover until Duracoat dries. And it's cheap.

Here's a quick "how to" I did on the orginial ODGreen finish I applied to this gun:

http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=786852&highlight=duracoat

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Looks good in tutone

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