How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
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How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
First off, you need to buy the Cerakote C Series as it is an air dry coating that does not require baking. It comes in over 50 colors. It goes on thin, usually only one coat. Just enough to cover the part. I bought a pint of Burnt Bronze that was roughly $100 but will go a long way.
Supplies
Acetone
CERAKOTE "C Series" color of your choice
Harbor Freight 61473 120cc spray gun
Compressor 20gal or bigger is recommended
Lint free paper towels to clean parts and spraygun
CERAKOTE "C Series" color of your choice
Harbor Freight 61473 120cc spray gun
Compressor 20gal or bigger is recommended
Lint free paper towels to clean parts and spraygun
How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
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How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
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Buy a Harbor Freight spray gun item number 61473. Clean it with acetone or lacquer thinner. Take out the strainer that is below the paint cup on the gun. Cerakote might plug that up.
Set the flow, the knob behind the needle. Turn it all the way in. Then back it out 2 full turns.
Set the fan, the know on the left side. Turn it all the way clockwise to fully closed, then open one full Turn.
Crack open the air flow know on bottom of handle 1/2 Turn.
Set the air regulator on the compressor to 50psi.
Set the air regulator on the gun to 40 psi while air is connected and while pulling the trigger.
Set the flow, the knob behind the needle. Turn it all the way in. Then back it out 2 full turns.
Set the fan, the know on the left side. Turn it all the way clockwise to fully closed, then open one full Turn.
Crack open the air flow know on bottom of handle 1/2 Turn.
Set the air regulator on the compressor to 50psi.
Set the air regulator on the gun to 40 psi while air is connected and while pulling the trigger.
How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
Wear a good respirator! The fumes from this cerakote are nasty and bad to breathe. I got the good one from Harbor Freight and it works great.
Clean your parts to be sprayed with acetone and allow to dry. Wear rubber gloves to handle parts or when taping parts off to keep the oils from your hands getting on parts.
The cerakote goes straight into the gun. Use a strainer funnel to stop globs. No reducer. Do a test spray on a cardboard box or something to see that it's spraying a nice wide fan. Then go right to spraying your parts. Move quickly so you don't put down too much and cause a run. Spray part lightly, but just enough to leave a wet appearance, the go around a second time to catch any thin spots or areas you missed. I gave it 10 minutes to set up, while I cleaned gun with acetone. Then carefully peeled off the tape while the cerakote is soft enough so it doesn't peel off with tape. Then I let it cure over night before I touched it. It's fully cured in 5 days. Then it is high temp resistant and fairly scuff proof.
Clean your parts to be sprayed with acetone and allow to dry. Wear rubber gloves to handle parts or when taping parts off to keep the oils from your hands getting on parts.
The cerakote goes straight into the gun. Use a strainer funnel to stop globs. No reducer. Do a test spray on a cardboard box or something to see that it's spraying a nice wide fan. Then go right to spraying your parts. Move quickly so you don't put down too much and cause a run. Spray part lightly, but just enough to leave a wet appearance, the go around a second time to catch any thin spots or areas you missed. I gave it 10 minutes to set up, while I cleaned gun with acetone. Then carefully peeled off the tape while the cerakote is soft enough so it doesn't peel off with tape. Then I let it cure over night before I touched it. It's fully cured in 5 days. Then it is high temp resistant and fairly scuff proof.
How to Setup a Cheap Way to Apply Cerakote to Metal Projects With HF 61473 Spraygun
