Anyone know of a good reliable shop that can fully strip, prep (chemical and bead blast,) and cerakote?
Don’t mind shipping or paying a few more bucks to get the job done correctly. Would rather not roll the dice with the quality of the job with unknown local guy working out of his garage, you know?
C&B does PSA’s non-inhouse work.
I went to the site GG posted…looks liks they do good work…Macon GA area so fairly close to you. I was gonna mention someone l know near me but you would have to ship. He does good work out of his shop and that’s all he does. Right now automotive parts is keeping him busy.
@Don_Keedix
Like I said, I don’t mind shipping if the guy has an FFL and can receive serialized parts.
This will be for a revolver and cylinder, sans hammer and trigger.
C&B looks like good option with reasonable pricing.
They do all the colored dagger frames.
Brother please share after you make that wheelgun project happen! Love to see it.
It’s for a GP100 that the blued finish was too worn on and developed surface rust. I sanded all the rust off and attempted to chemically remove the rest of the bluing, but I accidentally acid etched a bunch of random marks into the steel itself.
Learning experience.
I was going to nickel it, but I figured with the marks (which don’t actually look half bad, it’s kind of cool in a battleworn sort of way,) and it being a heavily used utilitarian gun and not a showpiece, why not go a little wild and try something out of the ordinary? I spent some hours researching cerakote colors and whatnot, now I’m thinking a graphite black base with midnight bronze tiger stripe camo pattern. Something outrageous like you’d see on a Desert Eagle.
If not that, then maybe the elite blackout all around. The trigger and hammer are silver so it would have a bit of contrast still.
Undecided.
Do it yourself @Don_Keedix 
ask @SierraSix and @bracketracer about it.
I think l recall that pistol…got it not long ago? I have a pre warning super Blackhawk 44 missing parts basket case. I’m thinking about just sending it to Ruger to do their thing but l bet I’ll have to dig deep in my wallet. But l only have a $100 in it so…
That’s the one been laying on your work bench now for awhile Kevin?
@19foxtrot
I don’t want this to be a DIY project, especially since I don’t have the tooling to completely strip or blast it clean to prep the surface properly, or a curing oven. Much easier to just pay a pro and know it’ll be done right.
I’ve got a mint .44 Blackhawk in stainless. Was one of my father’s, it’s a safe queen. Sending it to Ruger may hit you in the pocket, but once it’s done thryre gorgeous.
It is missing the complete ejector assembly, rear sight and base pin assembly for the cylinder. Has a very weak hammer/strut action too. Ugh
Yes brother that’s my $100 paper weight!
Edit: missing grips and screws too
I wonder if a satin black base with gloss black tiger stripes would look cool?
In my head it does, but that doesn’t always translate to reality.
Kevin, get cracking on that thing.
My old man had a beautiful .357 Vaquero too. He was the entire reason I became a Ruger fanboy. One of my older cousins who was close to Dad requested it after he passed, so I let it go to him.
Been looking for an equivalent for a couple years, but haven’t found one yet.
That Blackhawk has certainly seen better days, but it’s definitely doable. Keep us updated on it.
@Don_Keedix For a one-shot deal like that you have the right idea. Cerakote isn’t too hard to do but to buy all the equipment it would cost more than paying a pro. I have several I want to do and I had most of the gear except for a curing oven so that lessened the blow for me.
Did you find the example pics on the Cerakote site?
I browsed through the site and that’s how I began brainstorming. Would you recommend finding a picture and just saying “I want that, on this”?
Yep! If you can find something that suits you then show them that picture, if you can’t find exactly what you want then just collect pics of work that you like and let your applicator have at it?
