Any DuraCoat experience?

[Texan2]

I saw a gun someone duracoated and it looks good, but the serial # was almost invisible after covering it in that thick coating.

I was kicking around the idea of doing one but dont want to fill in the serial # with duracoat.

 

[San Antone RR]

I've seen it both ways: had a Para P12 done and it looks like it came from Canadia like that and a friend had an old 380 done that looked like the guy used a sponge soaked in black tar to do the job. Depends on the person doing the job.

 

[WadeP]

Duracoat does tend to go on thick.

 

[MR Redneck]

I saw a gun someone duracoated and it looks good, but the serial # was almost invisible after covering it in that thick coating.

I was kicking around the idea of doing one but dont want to fill in the serial # with duracoat.

Why would you care if the Sn. is covered?

 

[Texan2]

ummm...i need to be able to see it if I want to identify it or have someone else do so.

 

[MR Redneck]

I dont know of many any coatings that wont flow out in the serial numbers. Ceramic coating and moly graphite are the only two that apply thin enough but that aint for guns.
The new method of engraving Sn. doesnt go as deep as the old stamp method.
You might try putting your serial number on paper and store them. You can also use a lift method on the Sn. when coating the parts to keep it thin in that area.

 

[CanTex]

I have done a number of guns and none are hard to read the serial numbers on. In fact I have a few examples that show where I have used gold lettering to highlight the number, name etc on the gun(s) which requires that you fill the depression with the gold. Only two ways that I could envision making the serial number hard to read would be 1. multiple coats, (ie digital camo) or 2. laying it on too thick.

 

[Texan2]

That shotgun looks great. I suppose the one I saw must have just had it put on too thick. I could see the first few numbers and then they faded out.