Thread: removeing duracoat (or similar )

have a stunning custom-built long-range that a fellow built, and I brought it off his estate

it has stunning wood stocks and everything, and it's almost like he skipped the last part and painted the thing
It looks like plastic and doesn't suit the rifle at all

I want to do it properly and rust blue it, but I need to get it off
It's not just paint, it's some sort of proper firearm paint like Duracoat

how do I remove without damaging the steel

Not much withstands methylene chloride paint stripper and that won't damage steel.

not firearms coating related but this might help

https://www.reddit.com/r/YetiCoolers...oat/?rdt=34639

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

have a stunning custom-built long-range that a fellow built, and I brought it off his estate

it has stunning wood stocks and everything, and it's almost like he skipped the last part and painted the thing
It looks like plastic and doesn't suit the rifle at all

I want to do it properly and rust blue it, but I need to get it off
It's not just paint, it's some sort of proper firearm paint like Duracoat

how do I remove without damaging the steel

this will sort it

https://www.finlaysltd.co.nz/product-page/trustrip

Yeah start off easy, meths will remove some coatings including etch primers but normally for harder stuff like two packs you will need a decent stripper, just make sure you use plenty of PPE, that shit is like Napalm when it hits ya skin

Buffing wheel

media blasting , maybe . Walnut shell perhaps?

If its painted it was most probably media blasted beforehand. I would madia blast it to remove.

Ill probably start with acetone as that reddit post says
If that doesn’t work ill try something more aggressive

Photos? Before 'n after...

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Ill probably start with acetone as that reddit post says
If that doesn’t work ill try something more aggressive

Just test it under the fore end first

Acetone doesn’t touch it

What’s next to try

I'd say paint stripper or akaroa1s suggestion. Although Bicarb blasting would be the best non chemical method

Originally Posted by Jhon

Photos? Before 'n after...

Before

I will post another when i can work on how to get this shit off

Soda blasting. Or ice blasting - but something that physically abrades the coating will be needed as that duracoat contains ceramics and other products that are designed to make it pretty bloody impervious to life basically.