steviesterno Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I had recently sent my M&P in to get milled for a dot, and figured while it was in I would have them duracoat it in burnt bronze. It's been shoot a little bit, mostly sits in the bedside table, and never carried. But last night I practiced maybe 100-200 draws with reholster out of a 3 gun retention set up. After that, some of the finish on the right top part of the slide is gone! not just rubbed, but almost down to bare metal already. I have no problem with worn guns, because I buy mine to shoot, not show. But I was thinking I would get more use out of it before this much wear set it. I had a 2011 with a wonder coat on it that lasted much longer and shows almost nothing, to this day. Wondering if it was defective application or I'm doing something wrong. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 DuraBAKE is what you want, while Duracoat is pretty good it is nowhere close to the durability of a baked on finish. Many like to negatively compare Duracoat to Cerakote, one is a spray on, the other is a bake on, BIG difference in durability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Yeah durakote makes gun pretty that don't get shot. Cerakote makes guns awesome the gets shot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Durakote looks good but dosent hold up to wear well at all. For guns not used in a holster etc it's fine and has a ton of colors but for any holster guns the cerakote holds up better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildot1 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Depends on on many times you holster it. Dura kote does not compare to Cerakote. Durakote out of a can, Cerakote 2 part baked on much tuffer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 As I said earlier, DuraBAKE is what you should have used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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