I have an old but great Rem. 700 that I want to have all the metalwork "weatherproofed".....
Something like a "dip" or spray on lining that will give me a nice smooth matte black finish and prevent rust as good if not better than stainless steel.
Any feedback would be appreciated.

Schoolcraft

http://www.duracoat-firearm-finishes.com/

Dura-coat is some good stuff. Its epoxy based and is a very tough finish that you can do at home.

I'm thinking about doing my next AR that I'm building right now in this pattern: http://www.houtsenterprises.net/dur_wildernessmirageflage.html

http://www.ultracoatingsinc.com/

(913)-764-7707

Ask for Doug, he's a friend of mine and won't do you wrong.

Ask him about Cerekote, and Ultra Bore Coat, best move you could make........

Any other ideas?

I'm looking for something that when applied would be impervious to moisture and would be tough/thick enough to resist scratching/chipping if it gets dinged up.

Any other ideas or should I just go with something stainless????


SCHOOLCRAFT

Tough baked onceramic coating....Cerekote.

Rust preventative treatment of the bore and internals, with side benifit of less fouling....UBC.

Win/win if not going with stainless........

I once had a recipe for a do-it-yourself job.

It was used on a hunters barn .22 and his foul weather shotgun, so you may prefer a coating more professional....

But, it was basically flat black auto-primer that was thinned with mineral spirits and then applied in as many as 6-7 coats, allowing full drying in between coats. Then, finally, several coats of "Brite" floor polish were applied followed by smearing on paste wax and leaving the wax coating unpolished.

I myself never used this process but kept the article figuring I'd have a cabin or truck beater .22 or shotgun someday.

If I can dig out the article I'll scan it and post it here.

Is that Cerakote the one that scratches really easily then can't be removed?

I was looking at all the different coatings/possibilities.....the guy showed how if you just touch it with a ring from your hand/fingers, itll scuff and won't come out.

He didn't lay into it either, just swiped his hand on it.

I know they make some teflon coatings....and many others, I think I'd stay away from any coating that would scratch super easily.

Cerekote is tougher than woodpecker lips..........

Your probably referring to Teflon which is not all that great in retrospect...I would like to see a hard ceramic surface get scratched easily.

Your best option in my opinion is just going with stainless and a weather resistant stock like laminated wood or fiberglass. Hogue makes some really nice rifle stocks as do several other companies.

Impossible in my opinion. Any coating can scratch or chip if abused. And keep in mind that any coating may protect the metal to a degree, but it still can still corrode underneath the coating. And you can't really efficiently coat the internals of the gun, but you can make them out of stainless. Especially the inside of the barrel. Coating a barrel and action may protect the outside of it, but it won't do much for the inside.

And if stainless does get scratched or something it is much easier to touch up and fix than any coating would be. As long as the scratch isn't too deep.

My opinions anyway.

Paul