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Re: How Long Does CERAKOTE Last
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:04 pm
by AJSully421
Abraham wrote:Glocks come with a tenifer coating, tough stuff, so why remove it?
Tennifer is not the black coating that you see on the outside, it is a coating underneath that that you do not see. If a slide is cerakoted, the black coating will be removed, not the tennifer, and then the cerakote will be applied over it.
Re: How Long Does CERAKOTE Last
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:55 pm
by Abraham
AJSully421,
Thanks!
I was really curious about that.
Re: How Long Does CERAKOTE Last
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:53 am
by rm9792
When I have made mistakes in Cerakoting I have had a hard time removing it. I dont have a sandblaster and it takes a while to wire wheel off. It is very tough stuff when cured properly.
Re: How Long Does CERAKOTE Last
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:28 am
by Excaliber
AndyC wrote:It's still paint - don't expect miracles.
I had a 1911 done professionally and it showed holster wear at the front of the slide and contact point wear at several points in about a year.
Overall it still looked pretty good but I was disappointed that it wasn't more durable.
If I had to do it over, I would use a finish that penetrates the metal.