Msowa
Lil-Rokslider
Sowastrong Industries is my side gig, FFL 01/SOT Class3, factory trained at NIC Industries in cerakote application, and fully vetted by trial and error! lol
Anyway, here's a quick run down on this project.
The "shattered glass" pattern(can you say trademark?) Avery wanted wasn't a problem, but the direction he wanted it to go was a bit wide open...put some monster green in it he says. Baked the stock at a very low temp which affects the sheen of the final product so afterwards i applied a matte finish clear coat as well which ultimately helps the subdued colors pop.
The bbl action was prepped, cooked off residual oils, taped off and blasted with 100grit AO. I decided to coat the bolt body and inside of the action with Microslick( C-series, air cure) to promote corrosion resistance and limit any clearance issues standard H-series(oven cure) cerakote may cause; the MS is half as thick as the H-series cerakote but only comes in one color, a blue grey color. Cool thing about the Microslick is even as parts burnish/wear against each other the MS is well imbedded in the metal and still offers protection and lubricity.
The MS needs 5 days to fully cure but can be handled without issue within a day. Masked off the inside of the action, the ms coated part, as well as the bolt body, leaving the handle exposed for the Graphite black i sprayed next. Bake time was increased due to a lower bake temperature.
I get questions about cooking certain types of products like scopes or stocks etc...I'm not going to steer any DIYer's down a bad path, call the manufactures and ask what temps they use for curing their product. And also the ability of your oven to circulate and maintain consistent temperatures is hugely important to the appearance as well as the integrity of your project. please ask if you have any Cerakote questions or send me a PM, if i dont know the answer i've got a great network of industry folks that do.
The LONE PEAK action coupled with the Christensen Arms bbl and Ti brake weighed next to nothing, gonna be an awesome stick. Matt
Anyway, here's a quick run down on this project.
The "shattered glass" pattern(can you say trademark?) Avery wanted wasn't a problem, but the direction he wanted it to go was a bit wide open...put some monster green in it he says. Baked the stock at a very low temp which affects the sheen of the final product so afterwards i applied a matte finish clear coat as well which ultimately helps the subdued colors pop.
The bbl action was prepped, cooked off residual oils, taped off and blasted with 100grit AO. I decided to coat the bolt body and inside of the action with Microslick( C-series, air cure) to promote corrosion resistance and limit any clearance issues standard H-series(oven cure) cerakote may cause; the MS is half as thick as the H-series cerakote but only comes in one color, a blue grey color. Cool thing about the Microslick is even as parts burnish/wear against each other the MS is well imbedded in the metal and still offers protection and lubricity.
The MS needs 5 days to fully cure but can be handled without issue within a day. Masked off the inside of the action, the ms coated part, as well as the bolt body, leaving the handle exposed for the Graphite black i sprayed next. Bake time was increased due to a lower bake temperature.
I get questions about cooking certain types of products like scopes or stocks etc...I'm not going to steer any DIYer's down a bad path, call the manufactures and ask what temps they use for curing their product. And also the ability of your oven to circulate and maintain consistent temperatures is hugely important to the appearance as well as the integrity of your project. please ask if you have any Cerakote questions or send me a PM, if i dont know the answer i've got a great network of industry folks that do.
The LONE PEAK action coupled with the Christensen Arms bbl and Ti brake weighed next to nothing, gonna be an awesome stick. Matt
