Coating Breakthrough: Two-Part DuraCoat® in One Rattle Can
Wouldn’t it be great if you could apply a durable, two-part, commercial-grade coating on gun parts, with the ease of “rattle can” spraying. Until recently, you had to have some pro-grade equipment to apply multi-stage coatings. Now that has changed thanks to a new “can-in-a-can” developed in Europe. DuraCoat® can now be applied, in your choice of nine colors, from a single, convenient rattle can. The secret is the new type of twin-chamber can construction. An inner chamber holds the DuraCoat hardener (catalyst), while an outer chamber contains the DuraCoat color coating liquid.
The “can-in-a-can” design keeps the two elements completely separate until you are ready to apply the coating. It’s really quite ingenious. Duracoat’s owner, Steve Lauer, found this innovative dual-chamber aerosol can design in Europe. We believe his company, Lauer Custom Weaponry is the first to introduce this spray can technology in the American gun coating market.
Video Shows How to Apply DuraCoat with New Twin-Chamber Aerosol Can
DuraCoat is a two-part coating system. Once the DuraCoat is mixed with the hardener, a chemical reaction occurs. That is why the two fluids must be kept separated until it’s time to coat a project. When you’re ready, you mix the two products by pushing a plunger in the bottom of the can. This is done by attaching a red button to the bottom of the can. Push down on the can and you’ll here a “pop” that indicates the hardener can migrate into the main chamber. Shake the can for a couple minutes and you are good to go (provided the product to be coated has been prepped properly.)
DuraCoat is Versatile
Duracoat can be used on carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, metal alloys, wood, plastic and many other surfaces. No baking or pre-heating is required. DuraCoat is not just a thin cosmetic layer like conventional paint. When properly applied, DuraCoat offers good abrasion resistance and very effective protection against corrosion. DuraCoat Aerosol is currently offered in nine (9) popular colors: Matte Black, Woodland Green, Parkerized Gray, OD Green, White, Combat Gray, Pink Lady, Magpul Flat Dark Earth, and Blackhawk Coyote Tan. View DuraCoat Color Chart.
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I have no doubt that the product is a good one. However, during the film clip there was NO discussion of personal protection against solvents on the skin or breathing protection. Based on 30 years in industry, solvents that clean that well and coatings that protect that well generally have components that are not supposed to be on the skin nor inhaled or come in contact with the eyes. I strongly suggest that if one is going to use the product that you read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and find out what necessary protective measures are required. — TA
Editor: Tom, thank you for your very valid and important comment. As we watched the video we were quite surprised when rubber gloves were not employed when using the degreaser. And then later not even a simple painter’s paper breathing filter was used when spraying.
I agree that more protection would have been appropriate. One thing that should be pointed out is that based on what I could see, the spraying was done in some sort of side draft exhaust enclosure, as indicated by the filter. It may have been turned off for the video, so that recording of his voice would come out better. Any time that you are working with sprayed materials, I think that it is a good idea to take the extra step of wearing a cartridge filter mask, with the proper filter(s) for your application.
Hi,
will this two part system need to be baked on once it is sprayed on my parts?
will baking it on help the process ? And if baking it on will make the product work better , what temperature and how long should it be cured in oven?
Thank you