Cheap and Easy DIY Cerakote

In todays video I wanted to show everyone how I cheaply and easily Cerakote my stuff. I love seeing the dope rattle can builds but with tools most dudes have laying around you can cheaply and easily Cerakote instead adding a layer of protection as-well as a more "professional" look.
I hope this inspires some of you to give it a shot.
Remember it's a Tool and it will be used and abused! If you mess up completely in every way it can always be undone! Plus after the first range trip the wear will hide most imperfections!
Any questions or comments throw them below and I will attempt to answer them. Thanks for tuning in!
FYI The rail I'm Cerakoting today is from JL Billet. Check them out here: jlbillet.com/jl-billet-308-17-... Really dope American made products!

[@morganlangham220]

R.I.P. to your cars paint

[@jakem7838]

White car with dark cerakote over spray? Nice! 😂

[@earlsterling3410]

This was the comment I was looking for lol 😆

[@imSpookyaction]

What did you think all of the recycled acetone was for 😊

[@justinfluegel8502]

Cerakote lungs too

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Was gonna say same!

[@azmikeg]

Make sure you get a lid for the pan! Acetone evaporates fairly quickly especially I'm the summer time, you go through Acetone like crazy! Great video.

[@semperliberi]

Very impressive that you were able to do all this by yourself. Awesome.

[@blueeyeddevil1]

Pretty good vid, overall. But man, you might want to think about getting a respirator. I've sprayed Cerakote under many lighting conditions and you'd be surprise at how large a ball of mist it produces that just hangs in the air for quite a while. You don't notice it unless the lighting is just right, but it's there, especially when you're sheltered overhead and the air is still. Breathing that stuff is super not good. Regarding the shade differences, I've experienced that with parts sprayed at the same time with the same batch of Cerakote and heat cured at the same time in the same oven. They sometimes come out two slightly different shades. It's bizarre, and I don't get it. It makes sense if one part is aluminum and one is polymer, and they're cured at different temps, or if one part is hard-coat anodized and one is bare aluminum, but when they are essentially two identical hunks of aluminum, it doesn't add up. The only thing I can think of is possibly a disparity between coat thicknesses, since that's really the only possible variable.

[@beastiklez1090]

Good stuff man, thanks for the vid!

[@rudyperez937]

Thank you. Was searching to see if I could just bake in my kitchen oven and not need a whole other oven in the garage 👍

[@kennethjameson7574]

get a cheap smoker

[@Jbon2424]

Don’t use your kitchen oven

[@desert_cerakote5662]

No, use your kitchen oven right before thanksgiving, your family will love the new taste

[@deucedeuce1572]

Looks great. Always wanted to do my own Cerakote, but it's not the easiest thing to do. I know it don't have to be as complicated as they make it... but it's still not easy and it's not cheap to pay for screw-ups when trying to learn. Despite it being a far better coating than most others, it's definitely cheaper than them. I think it's ridiculous with some of them they make you buy and destroy an entire can all at once, so if you just want to do a couple parts you have to sacrifice an entire can. Cerakote's a good one for DIY too, because if you just have small parts you can use an airbrush... and that will massively reduce waste, like when you're done and have to clean out your sprayer.

[@Daja_Vu1986]

I think you done good bro. I grew up in a paint and body shop easy process imo

[@tonystewart200000]

Great job!

[@kingchale8429]

I have the same air compressor do you have to let pressure build multiple times just to blast one hand guard fully?

[@tnmtnhm]

I Liked Your video a lot, and learned some new tricks / ideas, from someone younger... I have always given credit, when and where it is due. My only two concerns were; over spray, I saw the car in the garage, and I was also concerned about all the trim work in the immediate vicinity where you were spraying that darker color... Did your wife point out any over spray, that the wind may have circled back to the car or the house? Again, nice video.

[@ThePatriotParadox]

Actually that lower and upper is a nice looking ambi set..... I'm machining a lower out to put in the Aero ambi bolt catch/release

[@ericmartin7127]

Good info constructive criticism if you make more videos be aware of lights inside to outside garage and oven light made it difficult to see at times but overall good stuff man

[@HPmcDoogle]

Nice work. What song did you use at 10:05? That was a real banger.

[@karlschauff7989]

someone said it's a song from the shooting game Escape from Tarkov

[@tactikiller]

What’s your upper and lower receivers?

[@kylethedalek]

I want to do this to Titanium and Stainless, and make them black. How difficult is it to coat the stainless? And the item in question is a knife, but how do I do it without covering the lettering and steel type that’s etched on the blade? Like how Spyderco does the DLC, and compare it to their standard finishes, the logo and etching looks silver? And I’ve seen custom makers do their own coating in Spyderco’s and they even make the usually black etching silver? And is there anything you can use rather than a house oven?

[@brock4629]

If you put your house oven in the backyard does it become a "yard" oven? if yes, I vote go this way.

[@kyleb4151]

I have 1 that's babied. The rest get the rattle can due to ease, time, and effort.

[@Tiebox]

Keep in mind the catalyst to cerakote rate changes based off of the type of cerakote you are using. Pro tips you won't find online: Instead of spray painting your entire firearm in cerakote, use a cerakote E 'elite' or H base and cook that. After that, use krylon "Or similar" and do your paint job. If you want to change that paint job down the road, you can simply use paint thinner and remove it and it will not affect the elite finish. You can also use the base coat as I mentioned, then use krylon and go over it with "cerakote C" in a clear coating which is a much more robust finish, but also removeable. Things cerakote tries to keep on the downlow... You can use regular spray paint consmetically and cover it with their clear finish in elite series or even the h series and cool it over the paint job. It you want it real strong, do it two coats within a 10-minute window at room temerature and take straight to the oven and cook. You can always paint over your clear finish as well and remove anything you don't like with paint thinner etc. Lastly, you can cerakote over hydro dipping.

[@bradentokoly]

Does the Cerakote impart any “flavors” into food baked in the oven after the parts are cured? Also, do you find the convection function helps evenly cure parts? My wife says there’s a time for convection and a time for no convection… food not her AR parts.

[@denismatejcicmata]

EFT soundtrack Noice!

[@suddenlysuzie]

I just watched someone trained by Cerakote. That person warned against using the oven you bake / cook in for this process. Just thought you might want to know.

[@blueeyeddevil1]

Yeah, that's pretty sketchy. Also, spraying without a respirator is a huge no-no with Cerakote.

[@Spiritof_76]

Driving a car is also unsafe, as is drinking alcohol or eating fast food regularly, or owning a swimming pool. Sometimes we just go with what we've got.

[@huntermoore1377]

Love the tarkov audio lol

[@trikstari7687]

That shape and size of pan is most easily found by searching "hotel pan"

[@nickt423]

How do you spray the inside of the handguard? Any tricks to it?

[@LarpingSupply]

It’ll get hit when you make your passes. Just make sure you inspect it before you bake it and hit any spots you miss. Luckily modern hand guards have a lot of holes!

[@TS3-]

Where did you buy your respirator?

[@Bullfighter6262]

Where did you get the stainless baking pan. What are the dimensions? Only found a 16x4x4, I’m thinking I need at least an 18” or possibly a 20”. Thanks

[@joshthomas8087]

It's called a 2/4th pan in restaurant terms. Most restaurant supply places prob have it

[@rigid73able]

Probably just get one that's going to be big enough. Measure the length and order a pan long enough to fit that length in . Not wanting to sound rude but if you can't determine what size of a pan is big enough to put your part in on your own then this project may be above your capabilities

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

Air/oil separator for the compressor. I'm curious would that be a good addition.

[@LarpingSupply]

I have an oil less but a water and oil separator are still required or you will get jam after jam and the moisture will win quickly

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

@@LarpingSupply thanks!

[@TheAcfallejoseph]

@@LarpingSupply I'm looking to get my rifle cerakoted to mimic parkerizing

[@brock4629]

@@LarpingSupply condensation will ruin your work. desiccant air dryers are fairly cheap to add in line.

[@GLDNST8]

Well this was more expensive and more complicated than paying a professional to do it😂

[@TOMASH0925]

Does it not make your oven smell?

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Yes, but after doing this stuff without a respirator for even a little bit you don't notice the smell any more. Your wife will obviously. Also IQ points drop fairly quickly too breathing that stuff in. It's like huffing model glue. They are only brain cells...

[@ThePatriotParadox]

Can I use my small air compressor for tires etc. for my air gun?

[@flyingfish92]

Parts list ?

[@americansupertramp]

It ok to bake chocolate chip cookies & gun parts at the same time?

[@LarpingSupply]

Only one way to find out

[@mr.m2321]

🤘

[@luke-te3sr]

I have a question... I want to sand blast my rail my upper and my lower... do I run any risks with tolerances on the rail and the upper?

[@LarpingSupply]

At 100 PSI no it won’t remove any metal only finish

[@luke-te3sr]

@@LarpingSupply thank you!

[@LarpingSupply]

@@luke-te3sr just make sure to use the correct blasting media!

[@covecityboys]

You can damage your parts regardless of the size of abrasive if you hold it in the same spot. If you just don’t stop moving and don’t run over the exact same spot dozens of time you will be fine.

[@jwristen24]

Can you use sandpaper rather than blasting it?

[@bradleystewart8690]

Do you have the link for the bread pan?

[@LarpingSupply]

I grabbed it off Amazon but can’t seem to find it currently.

[@chadm6805]

That 4oz bottle cerakote sells is enough for one rifle? I was going to use their c series no bake. Mrs will loose her shit on me if she sees me baking gun parts in the oven and not anything else.

[@LarpingSupply]

Yes should be enough

[@shawnzeman129]

What hand gaurd is that ? Where you get it ?

[@rangerprepper8393]

JL billet

[@stephenludlam8268]

Do you have a written step by step process as a reference?

[@daultoncrosswhite1978]

BTW you need a FFL to do this

[@johncrawford9097]

Don't your hooks leave marks?

[@DUBC50]

What rail is that ?

[@rangerprepper8393]

JL billet

[@Mimihagii]

I want the song brother 🥶

[@TheBigman603]

It’s from escape from tarkov

[@TheBigman603]

The tarkov music

[@garyhill9516]

Kraylon paint is awesome.

[@Equalme]

Is that burnt bronze?

[@LarpingSupply]

Yes

[@uvb369]

rip to those who use the oven for foods after this video

[@LarpingSupply]

Lmao no Cerakote is literally ceramic. It smells for a bit but it’s fine like a half hour later. Run your oven on clean if you are concerned

[@a-team65]

It’s fine Julie calm down 🙄

[@gtpro700]

I definitely would not use the oven I cook in especially with a pregnant wife…

[@johncrawford9097]

​@@gtpro700 with a pregnant wife, you should hide all your toys!

[@chuckcribbs3398]

This isn’t easy if we have to buy a sandblaster.

[@Damian_J_Walst]

I've seen videos with a scrub brush

[@jamesvelez9453]

Cerakote in your Turkey is bad. Make sure that you pack it well with stuffing, so that it soaks up all the vapor residue. Hence rendering the turkey less carcinogenic.

[@saint_pyre]

im going to guess Great Pyrrenes

[@mikegillaspy1721]

Rattle can and be done. No time for all this

[@MartymusRex]

lol ballzy af that you're spraying right next to the car with a pregnant mrs in the house!

[@C_oprator89]

Wife napping during the day....All day....everyday. brother I know the struggle.

[@hillspring1826]

I hear ya, man. It’s beyond annoying. Talk about wasting your life away.

[@rigid73able]

What gets me is when she wakes up for the last time before going to bed for the night and realizes the day is wasted and will try to get things done right now. And suddenly I'm garbage for not feeling the same sense of urgency. Or sleeps untill you get home from work and reminds you of how much stuff "WE" need to get done right now! 😅

[@Imakebootysclap]

cheap and easy, if you have a paint gun and air compressor...

[@LarpingSupply]

Paint guns are extremely cheap and air compressors are something any DIYer owns and can be had very in expensive on the small end.

[@JP1AO]

With a white car in the garage.

[@BarbarisII]

Lol did you really steal tarkov music

[@yl3064]

Very nice tutorial, unfortunately i stopped after 10 min when the heavy metal music started

[@60AcresandaDream]

thats a lot of work, id rather just rattle can it.

[@waboom248]

Horrible music starts at 10:15

[@TheBigman603]

It’s a sped up version of escape from tarkov. It’s a vidja game

[@rg7783]

You cook this in the same oven you cook food in, wow. Darwinism at its finest.

[@LarpingSupply]

Cringe and unbased

[@covecityboys]

You just run self clean afterwards or before you cook in there.

[@Batmicheal]

46 seconds in and you have said “umm” no less than a dozen times. No clue what to say? I can’t get anything from this video because I can’t watch it. You’re killing me smalls!

[@TrenchDwellerFBA]

Dude Rip to your lungs. Need a mask when mixing the coat and when applying the coat. That stuff is harsh, especially the catalyst.

[@BradenKoi]

Way too much yapping.

[@colbemugen9932]

good video homie very thorough 🫡 it turned out great

[@jerrydefrancesco9287]

35.00 for 4 ounced of cerakote, what a rip off. Better off painting it.