Thread: Painting a barrel

Have many of you done this and had a too result in appearance and paint staying on I've got a second hand rifle that the bluing has worn off the barrel so its either re blue it or try and do a good paint job on it thinking clean it really well etch prime and matt black it

Gun works re-blued my Tika for a good price but you should certainly consider cerakoat. Normal paint wont like the heat at all but maybe BBQ paint if it is a cheap gun?

what about powdercoat? personally i would have it re blued though, or phosphate finish is damned good. i dont know much about cerakoat

Just did one with engine enamel. 3 coats and washed the barrel with brakeclean first.
Looks very good.

If you know a car spray painter get them to do it with a good etch primer and a thin coating of whatever colour you want in two-pack paint. I've done a few over the years looked good and as long as your not real rough the finish lasts good

Cheers Antz

Wattyl Super Etch in black. 2-3 coats does the job if you prep it right.

Cerakote bro

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Gun works re-blued my Tika for a good price but you should certainly consider cerakoat. Normal paint wont like the heat at all but maybe BBQ paint if it is a cheap gun?

Was thinking engine paint

Originally Posted by northdude

Was thinking engine paint

hahaha let me know how it goes! thinking of painting a suppressor in exhaust or engine paint.

Ive done a couple of mine with dulux flat black like brian used brakeclean first lasts ok looks good cheap couple of coats all good dosnt like high wear areas like mag floor plates etc but easy to respray

Wonder how that black paint used on pot belly stoves would go?

Yea normal pair should be up to it my barrels wouldn't get hot enough to worry it

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...tml#post511193

100% cerakote mate... here's a link of my rifle! give victor a ring as he does an amazing job.

OK that looks good is it a ceramic coating will it fill small imperfections like small rust pits etc

Many years ago I painted a few of my rifles. Etched primed them first then a Matt black. Just one of the spray can ones. Still painted now some near 20 years later

Did try engine block paint for the supposed heat but it never dried properly and was always tacky. I figured it was because it didn't get baked.

Would now just get a bluing job done or cerakote.