Dura Coat?

deerslayer303 · January 12, 2012, 06:35 AM

I'm thinking of having one of these '58's Dura Coated in a Matte Black. Kinda want to mimic the look of the matte finish Uberti puts on the 1873 SAA. Do you guys think Dura Coat will hold up to the soapy scubbing and frequent cleaning and all the residue from firing. Or is Parkerizing the way to go. The blue finish is very pretty, but I plan to have one of these things on my hip every time I go into the woods next year and I don't want a shiny finish. The .50 cal smoke pole with be for 50 plus yards and the '58 with be for 50 (err well maybe 30 lol) and under.

Doc Hoy · January 12, 2012, 07:14 AM

Applied properly (and that is the key) I think DuraCoat is nearly as hard as the finish on a car.

I have always wondered if the matt finish (Millenium) takes stains more readily than the traditional firearm finishes.

That finish does not appeal to me personally but it s merely a person thing and admittedly I don't plan to ever use the pistol that way you plan.

(I baby my pistols pretty much.)

deerslayer303 · January 12, 2012, 07:59 AM

Thanks Doc, I see alot of pics of Dura Coat on the web but have never seen the finish in person. I think the '58 will look cool in that finish but thats just me. Of course I will only do one this way

But you know it would be nice to have a finish to were every time I touch it my firearm OCD doesn't take over and I have to wipe it down like I just commited a crime

Doc Hoy · January 12, 2012, 01:32 PM

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But you know it would be nice to have a finish to were every time I touch it my firearm OCD doesn't take over and I have to wipe it down like I just commited a crime

Truer words were never spoken.

Kadmos · January 12, 2012, 03:41 PM

Just a personal opinion but for some reason duracoat looks much better on the web than in person. There is one guy at the local shows who sells guns done up in it and they look better than most, but most others I see it looks pretty bad.

Doc Hoy · January 12, 2012, 04:06 PM

....I am not a fan of the finish but then I don't use my revolvers in a way that would benefit from the extra protection.

deerslayer303 · January 12, 2012, 04:47 PM

Thanks for the tips guys. I'm going to the gun show Sat Morning so maybe I will see some done up in the finish. There is a shop in Charleston that does parkerizing.

arcticap · January 13, 2012, 11:14 AM

The Duraheat coating withstands temperatures up to 1800 degrees.

http://www.houtsenterprises.net/dur_heat.html

January 12, 2012, 06:35 AM	#1
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,652	Dura Coat? I'm thinking of having one of these '58's Dura Coated in a Matte Black. Kinda want to mimic the look of the matte finish Uberti puts on the 1873 SAA. Do you guys think Dura Coat will hold up to the soapy scubbing and frequent cleaning and all the residue from firing. Or is Parkerizing the way to go. The blue finish is very pretty, but I plan to have one of these things on my hip every time I go into the woods next year and I don't want a shiny finish. The .50 cal smoke pole with be for 50 plus yards and the '58 with be for 50 (err well maybe 30 lol) and under.

January 12, 2012, 07:14 AM	#2
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	DS Applied properly (and that is the key) I think DuraCoat is nearly as hard as the finish on a car. I have always wondered if the matt finish (Millenium) takes stains more readily than the traditional firearm finishes. That finish does not appeal to me personally but it s merely a person thing and admittedly I don't plan to ever use the pistol that way you plan. (I baby my pistols pretty much.) __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

January 12, 2012, 04:06 PM	#6
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Not to be repetitive but... ....I am not a fan of the finish but then I don't use my revolvers in a way that would benefit from the extra protection. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

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January 12, 2012, 07:59 AM	#3
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,652	Thanks Doc, I see alot of pics of Dura Coat on the web but have never seen the finish in person. I think the '58 will look cool in that finish but thats just me. Of course I will only do one this way But you know it would be nice to have a finish to were every time I touch it my firearm OCD doesn't take over and I have to wipe it down like I just commited a crime

January 12, 2012, 03:41 PM	#5
Kadmos Member Join Date: April 27, 2010 Posts: 93	Just a personal opinion but for some reason duracoat looks much better on the web than in person. There is one guy at the local shows who sells guns done up in it and they look better than most, but most others I see it looks pretty bad.

January 12, 2012, 04:47 PM	#7
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,652	Thanks for the tips guys. I'm going to the gun show Sat Morning so maybe I will see some done up in the finish. There is a shop in Charleston that does parkerizing.

January 13, 2012, 11:14 AM	#8
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	The Duraheat coating withstands temperatures up to 1800 degrees. http://www.houtsenterprises.net/dur_heat.html