00MGN Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I would like to know if anyone has had a 2011 hard chromed when it was originally cerakoted? What were the results? Was it still tight on the lockup? Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I sent my cerakoted open gun to APW for hard chroming. I told them to let me know if there were fit issues. They said there were no issues and when I got it back it was as perfect and has been for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00MGN Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Sarge said: I sent my cerakoted open gun to APW for hard chroming. I told them to let me know if there were fit issues. They said there were no issues and when I got it back it was as perfect and has been for years now. Did you send it to them with the cerakote still on it or did you tumble or media blast it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 13 hours ago, 00MGN said: Did you send it to them with the cerakote still on it or did you tumble or media blast it off? I sent it to them cerakoted. I was going to try to strip it but for a minimal fee they did everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCPEMark Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 There will be no issue if you chrome a gun that was previously cerakoted. Ans i have to agree with sarge, you will have less headache if you let your refinisher remove the cerakote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00MGN Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Perfect, that is what I wanted to hear. I was worried that the tolerance would go to crap since, as I understand it, cerakote is about .001 thickness and with stacking that could make an insanely sloppy pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, 00MGN said: Perfect, that is what I wanted to hear. I was worried that the tolerance would go to crap since, as I understand it, cerakote is about .001 thickness and with stacking that could make an insanely sloppy pistol. 1. There's not going to be any stacking because the chrome isn't going to be on top of the cerakote. They'll media blast to remove the Cerakote, then chrome the bare metal. 2. If anything, stacking would make the fits tighter, not looser. 3. Chrome thickness can vary depending on how it's applied, but is typically .003 - .005 in commercial applications, although thicknesses from .0002 - .020 are possible. 4. Most likely, the fits will be pretty much the same as what you have now, maybe a bit tighter, which should break in just fine after a little use. 5. I would make a point to discuss your concerns with whoever is doing the plating so they know what your expectations are. Edited June 30, 2021 by ltdmstr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) A cerakoted gun doesn’t have any coating on the rails or the barrel’s locking lugs or any other fitment-related component. This is for a variety of reasons, the most prominent of which being that the cerakote would get stripped off such heavily loaded components in short order. (I’m a fairly experienced cerakote applicator who has done most of his own weapons, and a few for family members.) You’ll have no issues with the gun being sloppier than it is now. Edited June 30, 2021 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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