Would you cerakote an older weapon to hide a bluing defect? Would it affect the value? Need some ideas, I have a small area on a slide of an older (no longer made) pistol and bugs the crap out of me.

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Originally posted by kcl1960:
Would you cerakote an older weapon to hide a bluing defect? Would it affect the value? Need some ideas, I have a small area on a slide of an older (no longer made) pistol and bugs the crap out of me.

You most certainly will lower its value, if you have any plans of selling it in the future. If not, why does it matter?

I wouldn't. YMMV.

Depending on your goal you could touch up with cold blue or re-blue altogether.
A new blue job or Cerakote will entail a complete strip down.
IF the pistol is really old/valuable then leave it alone regardless of the condition.
All depends on the value now, if not expensive do as you please.

I was talking to a guy this past weekend at a gunshow, who does both Cerakote and Duracoat. I have a Springfield GI model 1911 with some of the Parkerizing worn off. I was thinking of refinishing it in a coating in a color to mimic Parkerizing. He recommended the Cerakote over Duracoat, I believe because of its effect on tolerances.

It is is a defect in the bluing and it is not exposing bare metal that could rust I would leave it alone.

If the substrate has been exposed try cold blue if it is a small spot.What you want to do is keep it from rusting.

Cerakote would be just like taking a can of cheap spray paint to it

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Cerakote over Duracoat

Yeah, I don't think so.
Either one or the other with Cerakote being a FAR superior coating.
Cerakote needs to be applied over sandblasted metal. YMMV

PS It may not be as good as CCR's custom coating but it is certainly not a "cheap spray paint" unless you prep and apply improperly.
The look on both (blue vs coating) is quite different though and I admit I like bluing a LOT.

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Originally posted by kcl1960:
Would you cerakote an older weapon to hide a bluing defect?

Hell no. That would be like spray-painting your classic car to cover a scratch or chip on the door. Yeah, you wouldn't notice the scratch any more, but the entire thing would look worse afterwards, and the car's value would take a hit.

Besides, if a small spot of worn bluing bothers you, how will you feel when the Cerakote inevitably scratches and wears?

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Originally posted by smschulz:
[QUOTE]Cerakote over Duracoat

I suppose it depends on what he meant by that statement.

I took "cerakote over duracoat" to mean that Cerakote is superior to Duracoat. As to it's corrosion resistance, maybe. As to it's durability, Cerakotd is far superior. I've blasted off plenty of each and Cerakote is much harder to abrasive blast away.

If by "Cerakote over Duracoat", he meant apply Duracoat, then apply Cerakote over Duracoat. Well, that wouldn't do at all!

My steel products get zinc phosphate parkerized and then Cerakoted. The zinc phosphate gives a nice toothy rough texture which soaks up the cerakote quite well. For aluminum, I like a rough non-dyed anodize and then Cerakote.

Cerakote rarely adds value to a weapon, unless the item was already cerakoted from the factory as new and is being correctly restored.

I dislike any spray on coating. It’s bluing or plating for me. I don’t think anything looks as good or distinguished as wearing on a blued gun. It just gives character.

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Originally posted by kcl1960:
Would you cerakote an older weapon...

Vague question is vague.
Need more info.