Rayman Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I told someone on here I'd let them know how my little duracoat project went. So here it is. I appologize for the subpar photos. I bought a pretty beat up looking Remington 870 Wingmaster at a local pawnshop. Internals were still good, it just looked like crap. Blue was worn down in multiple places. Scratches all over the place. http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0340.jpg http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0337.jpg http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0342.jpg I didn't have a pump yet for HD, so I decided it was time for a little transformation. Bought a Rem police 18.5' barrel with rifled sights. Added a Rem 2 shot extension. Stock got changed out to Speedfeed I. Forend now has rails, made by Ergo. There are more then enough write ups about duracoat, so I'm not going to go in to that much detail. I chose basic matte black. They offered an self-lubication additive for a couple bucks, figured it couldn't hurt. I had a airbrush compressor and airbrush kit from Harbor Freight that I used. I used the degreaser that duracoat offered, figure I'm play it safe. Blued surfaces require no sanding according to the instructions. So I just put on my gloves and degreased everything. I rigged a stand so I can hang the parts. Then I just sprayed it on. It was easy to work with. Started out with very thin layers and when I got the courage, I started laying it on thicker. I am very impressed by how well duracoat worked. Turned out pretty good. It's not perfect, there are light imperfections here and there. But I'm positive I can fix those problems the next go around. All in all, a good first experience with the stuff. http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0483.jpg http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0490.jpg http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/RaymanS115/IMG_0484.jpg I'd recommend anyone to do it themselves, if they're on the fence about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 sweet, so what do you have in it compared to a new one? looks much better now btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Barrel - $110 Stock - $40 Forend - $65 Shot extension - $30 Duracoat - $30 Gun - $200 Total = $475 I bargain hunted for the parts. The only used parts is the stock and gun itself. Keep in mind this is not an Express, it's a Wingmaster. New stock Wingmaster sells for $621 at Bud's. Add in the upgrades I've done and a new one would cost a pretty penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmr95b Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looks really good. How do those rails do against your hands during recoil? Have you tried full covers vs. the ladder covers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew2o2 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 turn out really nice man, im thinking about ordering the kit to redue my remington 11-48 and my sks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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