I now Cerakote and Duracote in my spare time. I have many thousands invested in my hardware. The main thing is the prep work. I mostly media blast projects with 80-120 grit aluminum oxide. That gives the best surface I have found for either to adhere. The main thing is make sure your oven you use is big enough for the job. I use a hand built cabinet with a lazy susan to go from the pain side to the oven. I will even go as far to bake Duracote on a low temp just to dry faster.
I sometimes use a DeVilbiss trim gun, but most are done with a DeVilbiss airbrush. The major expense was my air compressor. I wanted enough to run the blast cabinet. The rule when working with any gun coating, is prep work, prep work, prep work. The more time you take preparing the firearm, the better it usually turns out.
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