gunboy69 50 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Anyone ever use Brownells Gunkote bake on finish? I have some questions about it. The catalog says its as easy as wiping your ass, and then I get the can, and its covered with warnings about lead. So I used it last night, and I had a full face resporater,plastic apron, chem resistant gloves. I threw it in a convection/toaster oven,because I was'nt gonna put that shit in my regular oven. The temp kept fluctuating, but I think it held at about 300 degrees. It says minimum 300, and max 325. I'm just wondering how you know its cured properly? The can says if you scrape it off, it will release toxic lead into the air. So I'm not putting the bolt back in until I know its cured. Thanks GB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Guns don't kill people, gon finishes kill people. G O B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunboy69 50 Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 --> QUOTE(G O B @ Mar 7 2006, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Guns don't kill people, gon finishes kill people. G O B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Follow the directions on the can, allow the proper undisturbed curing time it recommends. It should be fine then. The warnings are for sue-happy Californians. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunboy69 50 Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I did'nt blast it first, so the shit just flakes off. It looks really cool though. I will do it again. Fuck those Californians Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vjor 2 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 if you need it to stay on the gun, you will need a bonding agent, like phosphate, to bond the paint to the metal or try or use k-phos after you sand blast the gun. http://www.kgcoatings.com/kphos.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunboy69 50 Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thanks vjor, I check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TWGLADF 0 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 i used brownell's baking lacquer matte black. they say it can be applied right on top of the old finish/bluing without stripping or blasting. i stripped the blueing and applied and baked. came out wonderful and seems to be pretty damn tough. i tried scratching with my thumbnail and it didn't phase it. not stupid enough to put a knife blade to it. believe it was about $18 shipped for a can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
headshot 52 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 I did'nt blast it first, so the shit just flakes off. It looks really cool though. I will do it again. Fuck those Californians It needs to contact the metal. You have to preheat it to 100 degrees to open up the metal, then you spray it. I've used it on magazines. Perhaps you did not "Shake well"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6500rpm 670 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 It's all in the prep work. I blast all my stuff w/silica sand at 55psi, then clean with MEK just prior to painting. Usually hang stuff under my halogen shop lights for a few minutes while painting (keeps the temp up and gives you plenty of light. As a side note, all I use any more is Molyresin-great stuff. I just painted an Enfield with it yesterday and it looks great. I usually spray my AK stuff w/ semi gloss, this time I mixed 2 parts semi gloss to 1 part gloss black and it really turned out great. I'd like to contact Norrells and see if they'll sell it that way as it makes for a blacker black than the semi without being too shiny. If you have any doubts about curing, cook it longer to be sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunboy69 50 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 It chipped off in a couple of contact areas, do you think I should shoot the gun? Or strip it off and try again? I'm a health nut, so Im wondering about lead flakes. Although I have eaten a sandwich after loading butler creek mags with cheap ammo all day Lead fingers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunboy69 50 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I came home today and my evolution 10/22 stock was sitting on my porch,so I threw it all together. The bolt carrier does'nt seem to be scraping it off, so I'll see how it goes. I'll post pics of it in another section. Its the sweetest 22 stock out there, besides the Rhineland arms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IndyArms 10,186 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Its the sweetest 22 stock out there, besides the Rhineland arms. And the factory TNZ stock... LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dinzag 31 Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 I used the KG gunkote on my S-410 and it turned pretty good. A little too glossy for me. I didn't sand/bead blast, but I did sand with 220 and used MEK to clean up before spraying. Holds very good with no flaking. As for the lead warnings, don't eat the chips... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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