I tried doing this on a AR lower that hadn't been anodized, worked great till I shot it and started cleaning it. The rem oil rubbed it right off, not sure if I had bad results because of it not being anodized or what
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The frame on my kimber is aluminum also. I never had any issues with it coming off. Did you have it media blasted or sand it down and degrease it prior to spraying it?
Did you use exactly the same stuff? Prep it correctly? Bake it 3 different times?
Just a good sand and degrease. Pretty odd because I used the technique that others had great success with
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Exact everything, I use the same stuff on the headers on my truck.
Hmm that sucks. I've used frog lube, remoil spray and hoppes oil. None have had any problems nor removed any material
So, BGolden, I used something a little different on my slide. I wanted a gloss finish, and the High heat stuff didn't come in gloss.
The silver is what I did the frame with, just like you(and your Dad) suggested. The black is what I did the slide with, not ceramic, just their Epoxy paint. I oven cured it with the frame except for the last HOT cycle and it turned out HARD! I dinged it a few times putting the extractor pin back in, so I am going to wait about a week, and re-coat it. A solid hit with a brass hammer within an hour of the oven, and all it did was knock the shine off of it. No chips or cracks, but it bothers me...
The silver is what I did the frame with, just like you(and your Dad) suggested. The black is what I did the slide with, not ceramic, just their Epoxy paint. I oven cured it with the frame except for the last HOT cycle and it turned out HARD! I dinged it a few times putting the extractor pin back in, so I am going to wait about a week, and re-coat it. A solid hit with a brass hammer within an hour of the oven, and all it did was knock the shine off of it. No chips or cracks, but it bothers me...
as far as wear on my kimber I have yet to find any.
