whats the best way to remove duracoat/cerakote?

[lee2]

duracoat/cerakote? not sure which one. its not spray paint.
i picked up an upper in desert tan that i want to remove the finish (its beat up/ugly).
I've tried mineral spirits and a brass scrubber with minimal success.
do i need to go to a chemical stripper? bead blasting? grinder? blow torch?
anyone with experience on this?
thanks.

 

[PowPow]

I'm thinking blasting with media, e.g. aluminum oxide. You're going to re-coat with something else that you like I hope?

 

[Sticky]

Agreed.. Bead blast it..

 

[MikeTF]

Liquid Oxygen



Best way to remove!

 

[buellsfurn]

baking soda blasting or lacquer thinner

 

[Sticky]

I have cerakoted several items, they require bead blasting before coating to get the desired matte finish on gun parts and I have bead blasted a botched job and recoated it more than once. It works.. Find someone with a blast cabinet and 100-120grit aluminum oxide media.

 

[lee2]

i was hoping to do this myself. i hate to take it some where to get it done.

 

[kalister1]

Chemical Stripper?

 

[lee2]

methylene chloride or sodium hydroxide based stripper solution I'm thinking gotta do my homework.

 

[TomisinMd]

baking soda blasting or lacquer thinner

corncob or walnut blast should do it too without damaging the metal.