Hey there everyone, I'm not new to this forum but I'm a long time lurker first time posting. I've got a couple of questions about duracoat and if anyone has experiences with it their input would be greatly appritiated. Well the firearm thats in question is an old enfield. Not sure the model but it was made in 1916. Found it at a guns show for a price i couldn't pass up so i took it home. Well someone tried to sportorize it and must of got lazy and moved on to other projects. They had the barrel cut down to a tad under 17 inches, recrowned the muzzle, removed the top handgaurd, cut the bottom handgaurd down considerable, drilled and tapped for a scope with the mounts included, and they added their own personal touch to it by embedding a canadian quarter in the stock. The bore is fairly decent with minimum pitting and it shoots fairly well were I can roll a coffee can at a hundred yards regularly. But the metal and wood work leave something left to be desired. The rifle looks like the previous owner left it in a creek bed the whole winter and picked it back up in the spring. The metal is all pitted and the stock has a million dents and dings in it.
So this brings me to what I was going to ask. What would you think about refinishing it with duracoat? On the website it says that its good for all kinds of metal and wood finishes. How well does it actually stick to wood? im probably going to buy all of the things that I need and get to work on it in the near future. The website also says that it's pretty easy to do and that you don't need any special equipment. Is this true too? I think that I'll have to go with a couple of coats on the metal because of all of the wear, but I hope it will turn out all right. Well that about it, anything that anyone has to say is greatly appriciated.
So this brings me to what I was going to ask. What would you think about refinishing it with duracoat? On the website it says that its good for all kinds of metal and wood finishes. How well does it actually stick to wood? im probably going to buy all of the things that I need and get to work on it in the near future. The website also says that it's pretty easy to do and that you don't need any special equipment. Is this true too? I think that I'll have to go with a couple of coats on the metal because of all of the wear, but I hope it will turn out all right. Well that about it, anything that anyone has to say is greatly appriciated.