Duracoating a Flashlight?????

[TheChrisWilliams]

Has anyone tried to duracoat there flashlight? I have seen some backwoods people do it on youtube but it look very hacked, and rushed has anyone on here tired it. If so how has it held up? I have more than a few lights that can use some sprucing up. My old Surefire 6p would look sick with a fresh coat of coyote brown. Also can anyone think of reasons to not do it????

 

[archimedes]

Cerakote has become popular for flashlights over the past year or so ....

Durability appears to depend significantly on the quality of surface prep and application technique.

A search of the forums will turn up quite a few relevant threads :)

EDIT - I have not specifically seen DuraCoat used for lights, however.

 

[eg1977]

I would use Brownells Aluma-Hyde II. It does take about 2 weeks to cure.

 

[TheFraz]

I used GunKote (which as I understand is similar to DuraCoat) on this light:

I am very pleased with the results. The corners are gonna be the wear points.

 

[ragweed]

Wow! That looks great. Nice job!

 

[gsr]

The quality of any finish largely depends on the surface preperation. I've gotten good results with DuraCoat, and Brownell's AlumaHyde II, on firearms. I see no reason why they would not work equally well on a flashlight.

 

[davyro]

+1 on gsr's comment,i'm a painter & like all paint work the finish totally depends on the preparation.The best advice i could give regarding a flashlight would be to strip all of the original coating if possible,then apply a aluminum primer by spray can.
The instructions on the spray can would tell you how long to let the primer dry.Then apply a couple of coats by spray can again in the finish of your choice (a metal paint ofcourse).

 

[nbp]

Lots of Cerakote in this thread; you might find it interesting.