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bellavite1
04-21-2019, 20:02
I just got me a great deal on a Savage 11 Scout.
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/images/hiRes/97914_1.jpg
Love the concept, love the rifle, the color...not so much.
I am definitely NOT an FDE guy.
Call me boring, but I want to get the stock painted black.
I believe Duracoat would be the way to go, but I know myself enough to know that I should get somebody to do it professionally.
Anybody in the Metro Area?
What can I expect to spend?

whitewalrus
04-21-2019, 21:42
You could get it cerakoted. I think more shops do that than the other coatings on guns.

thvigil11
04-21-2019, 21:49
Rit dye might do the trick as well.

00tec
04-21-2019, 21:51
Cerakote. Not the cheapest option, but comes out way better than Duracoat.

whitewalrus
04-21-2019, 21:57
Rit dye might do the trick as well.

I?ve had decent results with rattle can camo paint, but maybe I will try dye next time I need to do something cheap :)

bellavite1
04-21-2019, 23:56
Cerakote. Not the cheapest option, but comes out way better than Duracoat.

Doesn't cerakote require baking?
We are talking about a plastic rifle stock after all...

ray1970
04-22-2019, 05:24
It wouldn?t be any different than cerakoting a polymer handgun frame and they do those all the time.

The rit dye would be a great way to go. Problem is it works best when the water is boiling or near boiling. I?ve done smaller parts in a pot on the stove. Not sure about finding a container to fit for the stock or how to go about heating it.

00tec
04-22-2019, 06:33
Doesn't cerakote require baking?
We are talking about a plastic rifle stock after all...

Did a plastic stock off a Remington 597 last weekend. 180 degrees for 2 hours.

There is also air cure cerakote.