Stripped Henry Receiver Durability

[Big_Bullet]

If I strip, polish and clear coat my aluminum reciever, how long should I expect a quality clear coat to last with normal, careful use?

[Dfariswheel]

Depends totally on WHAT clear coat, how much you handle it, how you handle it, and the quality of preparation and application.

Lauer Duracoat makes a tough clear coating for guns in several levels of gloss to flat:

http://www.lauerweaponry.com/item-detail.cfm?ID=DC262&storeid=1&image=dccl1.gif&CFID=48761736&CFTOKEN=85402597

[guncrank]

As DF said it depends on useage.
Duracoat is tough but can scratch as any applied finiish can.
I have had a Duracoat finish last about ten years now
In fact customer is looking to change color.
CEW