Cerakote Air Dry Vs Oven Cure

Now with that said to address the part about prep.

Cerakote air dry vs oven cure.

Cerakote comes in two basic forms air dry and heat cure. Until this point the coating is still wet so take care to not bump or touch the parts. Shop industry leading finishes in durability hardness scratch resistance flexibility and chemical resistance. Cerakote can also ruin a gun if you don t know what you.

Parts will be tack free after approximately 35 minutes. This does raise the requirements significantly. I ve used it on knives in my shop and then used those knives after full cure to create holes in acetone cans to dry them out and the cerakote didn t really wear until i had been doing it for about 4 months on cans boxes paper etc. Parts will be partially cured after 24 hours and fully cured 5 days after application.

Apply with your airbrush or hvlp touch up gun for a smooth finish. You ll also need a paint gun and air compressor to apply the coating. Day two started with continued hands on in the booth as well as some new skill sets. I was very interested in learning how to apply air dry to a fiberglass stock that was already bedded and not a good candidate for the oven and spraying optics.

Air dry requires no baking and is tack free in 40 minutes completely dry in 24 hours and fully cured in 5 days. Finished goods may be shipped after 24 hours when the coating is partially cured. Cerakote is the world leader in thin film ceramic coating technology. It requires an oven for curing the parts.