I have been considering cerakote for my Kish restore. Its between that and powder coating. I have other work to do with the case first, but once that is done I am going to start looking into pricing.
Have you gotten any estimates? Based on what I have read in the gun community I think that powder coating will be cheaper in the end.
My stainless steel plate with Cerakote finish scratches pretty easily, but my experience may be an outlier.
I've had a case anodized and another powder coated and I think my preference is for powder coating. You get really good control over color, the finish is durable, and you can use it on materials you can't anodize (stainless steel). That said, the thickness of powder makes it so you have to be careful with your dimensions. For a case it's no big deal but for a plate you definitely need to take it into account. Theoretically Cerakote gives you all the benefits of powder without the thickness but that hasn't been my actual experience. Maybe I'll give it another shot in the future and just hope my plate was a fluke.
[/more]MoreI have been considering cerakote for my Kish restore. Its between that and powder coating. I have other work to do with the case first, but once that is done I am going to start looking into pricing.
Have you gotten any estimates? Based on what I have read in the gun community I think that powder coating will be cheaper in the end.
Powder is cheaper, but this stuff just doesn't scratch. I used it on a mouse pad for a guy here, still in the exact shape that it was when I sent it to him. The cost for the cerakote on a single side of sheet metal 18"x24" with no holes to hang cost me $107
Did anyone try rubberized coatings? Silicone or polyurethane? If so, any recommendations?
I was thinking of giving plastidip a go, just out of curiosity (I know it peels, but still wanna give it a go. They sell adhesive agent for it).
Having seen Zekromtor use felt on keys (here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61006.msg1412875#msg1412875)) kinda gave me the urge to try something soft and texture-y.
@jaffers re:rubber - isoprene or neoprene/synthetic?
I don't know much about that spectrum of elastomers. Are there any brands selling these in a dilluted form for coatings and such?
When I tried searching for rubber coating only Plastidip came up, but I know they use spray-on rubbers in the automotive industry for chassis undercoats. Couldn't find anything about it though.
@Melvang - Do you know of any silicone based products for spray coating? I tried spray coating stuff with condensation cure silicone with solvent. It used to stick very well to metals and ceramics, but didn't stick to plastics like ABS at all. Maybe it could work with intermediate layer of something else, but I'm not a chemist... :/
Regarding polyurethanes - there are various kinds out there. TPUs, the thermoplastic polyurethanes, are resistant to most oils and chemicals. And abrasion. And UV. They're pretty hardcore.
Btw, I've seen some Plastidip products contain Benzene, known carcinogen, causes leukemia. Bought it, but now not really sure I want to get a prolonged contact with it.