At Home Budget Cerakote Spraying for Complete Beginners

This video is part of an end to end project series you can watch here • Precision AR15 Heavy C...
There are a bunch of videos out there on how to Cerakote. However, many are from the perspective of people with amazing equipment. Those that do show work being done with budget setups don't tend to go into nearly as much detail as I wanted. This video fills that gap. I teach you how to spray using a budget setup (see the previous video in the playlist) while also going into a ton of detail so the complete beginner is best set up for success.
Timeline
0:19 Acknowledgments
1:45 Parts Prep
9:49 Degrease Bake
13:13 Mixing Cerakote
16:37 Spraying
35:34 Final Bake
36:14 Results

[@preacher1775]

As the opening line says, this is for complete beginners. Kuddos for him! As a confirmed "gun nut", in accuracy and brand quality, I found myself totally qualified as a "complete beginner" when it comes to cerakoting a firearm! This guy did an excellent job, explaining each and every step, and made it so easily understood to "cerakote freshmen", so as I. I highly recommend this video to any and everybody who wants to "diy" their gun to the toughness and protection offered only from cerakote! Thanks a MIL000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001

[@NotaGuntuber]

Well heck, if that's how you feel about this video you sure are going to love my upcoming battleworn and camo Cerakote instructionals! I will be pointing anyone who down-votes my videos to this comment from hereon out Ha!

[@timgleason2910]

Great video, you have a gift of a good teacher. Thank you

[@NotaGuntuber]

Thanks! I've always enjoyed teaching others new skills. So it is nice to hear when it is actually working out Ha!

[@markneedham752]

We take paint off of the metal, then put it back on on the metal.😊

[@c_wilder]

Great video! Thanks for this

[@Jobe_Island]

Great vid man 🤌

[@lennykibbs260]

Thats really nice!! Great job!!.... Thanks for sharing

[@spacecityryder]

Beautiful work sir. Cerakote is the best coating on the market in my opinion. That lower looks awesome 😎

[@NotaGuntuber]

Thanks. I've always been a crafty guy and with that comes work-piece prep and spraying some sort of finish. I've always hated those two steps until I found cerakote. I agree it's awesome stuff and for some reason I don't hate using it like all other finishes I've played with! Ha!

[@kldahlin]

Just saw that after I left the comment. Thanks

[@NotaGuntuber]

Cool. If you have any more questions my email is on my channel's page description.

[@levilivingston982]

I’ve been doing my polymer parts at 200 for 30 minutes with great results. Other then that about the same process.

[@paulroskosch6892]

Great stuff. I need to try it ,whats the color names you did?

[@NotaGuntuber]

The barrel nut was tungsten. The receiver was a custom mix of matte armor clear with Pearlex Interference Blue mica powder.

[@evofab]

Hello, thank you for the superb video, Question, the size of the nozzle of the 1.5 or 1.3 paint gun? Thank you have a good day

[@NotaGuntuber]

I did not change the nozzle size on the spray gun from harbor freight. So it is whatever that gun comes with. I remember that it is not exactly what cerakote recommends. But I assure you if gets the job done.

[@evofab]

Hello, thank you for your response. Have a nice day

[@kldahlin]

Where did you get that lower?

[@NotaGuntuber]

I made it. Go watch the rest of the playlist. I walk you through how, what tools, I used, everything.

[@flyingRich]

Now you need a hex mag for that!

[@NotaGuntuber]

Ha! I do have one. Went with a gray one. You'll see it in the final assembly videos.

[@flyingrichfirearms]

@@NotaGuntuber I really appreciate your videos!

[@wood-wheel-wizard]

I’m thinking bout doing the air cure they offer.

[@NotaGuntuber]

Do as you please. But I have to ask why? From my reading you have to have all the same equipment to do air cure that you have to have to do H series. The only difference being the oven isn't used for the cure and therefore you're not putting painted parts into an oven. If you're using your kitchen I guess I could see only putting degreased metal parts into your oven being better than putting painted parts. I'd still say if you're doing more than 1-2 projects, just build an oven or buy a cheap used one on craigslist and go full bore with oven cure.

[@bstrong5008]

​@NotaGuntuber I was told by them this morning is the air cure is best for gasoline and heated parts on a motorcycle

[@chrisnorfolk9715]

Is that a home made overn?

[@NotaGuntuber]

You bet your ass it is! That is how we roll around here. My video released right after this one called "Budget DIY Cerakote Setup and Equipment" talks through building it, PID settings, and all that fun nerdy stuff.