Last night, I quickly and easily removed Duracoat from my P11 slide. It was a GoldenLoki duracoat job so it was done right. Don did a great job and gave me exactly what I asked for, but I've had it for several years and it was beginning to wear in the expected places. So I decided I needed
yet another project (because I'm crazy). I decided to try my hand at Rust Bluing.
Of course, this presented a problem. I have to get the Duracoat off of the slide first. And it's very tough stuff. Luckily for me, the solution is simple and effective. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a spray can of
Klean-Strip Premium Paint Stripper. It was about $8, ims.
Duracoat is an epoxy coating so I had to make sure I got a stripper rated for epoxy.
I sprayed it on and gave it, per directions, 5-15 min. to work (I went closer to the 5 min.) and then went to work with a stainless steel wire brush. Took the Duracoat right off. I got 95% of the Duracoat off right away. Lather, rinse, repeat. Total of 3 trips through the stripper and it was scoured clean of the Duracoat. No muss, no fuss. I did it outside so I didn't have to worry about ventilation.
One word of caution. Notice how the item description specifically mentioned "latex?" Well, I either didn't notice or forgot because I put on latex gloves to handle the parts I was working with, like I usually do. It dissolved them. Says right there on the can to "use chemical resistant gloves." :P
Bottom line, Klean-Strip is cheap, readily available, easy to use, and flat out works.
I now have a slide, in the white, soaking in 3-in-1 until my bottle of Mark Lee's #1 gets delivered.
I wonder if Klean-Strip works well as a degreaser too? ;)
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
