cerakoted my 300 Blackout *pic heavy*

i've been itching to redo my sub-par cerakote job on my 300blk. here is the journey.

what it looked like before. the texture on the upper was similar to rhino liner the receivers were done in Patriot Brown



disassemble all that time and money and throw it in a cardboard box



i decided to ditch the Daniel Defense 7" rail and go with a 12" Seekins BAR that covers the suppressor since i only shoot this gun suppressed.

after blasting the cerakote off the receivers, and the factory finish on the seekins rail



propane smoker works much better than my lil ole toaster oven

gas out phase


laying on the bottom coat - Desert Sand



then its into the oven for 15 minutes to "flash" the bottom coat. this dries the paint to the touch although it is not fully cured. this allows you to add multiple layers or stencils.

a much better result than before


now i add some gradients of Magpul Flat Dark Earth

this is after another 15 minute flash in the oven



applying Kryptek stencil to it all



no pic of the coats after the stencil



but basically use FDE where the Sand layer was and Sand where the FDE was. doesn't have to be perfect. and then i sprayed a couple of areas in Patriot Brown.

spend 45 minutes tediously removing the stencil in 1/4" increments



voila





and after reassembly