My Second Duracoat Project

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TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · Jan 22, 2018

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Hi all. I recently posted my first Duracoat project, a Remington 870 setup as a defender that had rusted pretty bad. The next one was near and dear to my heart, an 870 Ducks Unlimited I won at a raffle when I was 12. It was my first shotgun and first firearm period, other than a .22.

It had rusted really bad, and for this one I made sure to take before pictures. The surface is oily from my mitigation treatment when I found the gun to be as rusty as it was. I blasted the surface, cleaned with thinner, and went to town with Duracoat in SOCOM color out of my airbrush.

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TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #2 · Jan 22, 2018

The pitting is still evident, but I don't mind as it's part of the history and I'm not sure what I'd even try to fill it with. I love how it came out though. More pics to come after I refinish the stock and forearm.

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chefduane

· #3 · Jan 22, 2018

That looks pretty good! When you say you 'blasted the surface' what exactly do you mean? Do you have a media box and actually used walnut shells or did you use a different process?

TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 22, 2018

chefduane said:
That looks pretty good! When you say you 'blasted the surface' what exactly do you mean? Do you have a media box and actually used walnut shells or did you use a different process?

I've got a little Wel-Bilt cabinet that sits on a bench-high surface that I bought off Craigslist. There is sand in it--I presume to be either aluminum oxide or some other blasting media. Whatever it is came in the blaster so I couldn't tell you. It's certainly harder than walnut shells but it won't damage the metal.

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darbo

· #5 · Jan 22, 2018

Another nice job! Let's see it put back together.

coopercdrkey

· #6 · Jan 22, 2018

Looks good! I'll be sure to follow this thread to see the finished product. What wood are the stock and forearm- do you know?

TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 22, 2018

coopercdrkey said:
Looks good! I'll be sure to follow this thread to see the finished product. What wood are the stock and forearm- do you know?

I don't, but the checkering is in great shape so I will be stripping it and only sanding what I have to. I think I will stain it in red mohagany since the original color is pretty close to that, and then spraying a satin poly on.

TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 22, 2018

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You can see some scratches on the buttstock section. If it weren't for those, I would leave them alone.

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Bellows1

· #9 · Jan 22, 2018

Nice job.

bmbroker

· #10 · Jan 22, 2018

Dang, that looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing the final product. Thats a lot more love than my old 870 is gonna see.

TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 22, 2018 (Edited)

Just split my forearm in half trying to get it apart. Dang.

So the split isn't too bad. I'm gonna try and repair it, but just in case I found an identical forend on ebay and won it at $23.50.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/REMINGTON-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 30, 2018

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I have now completed the project and am anxiously awaiting the chance to shoot this thing. I redid the wood twice. I decided against stain as the wood looked really nice on its own. I stripped and sanded the wood, then used semi-gloss poly varnish, brushed on. After one coat it looked gorgeous, but I put on another and didn't like it. It was too shiny and I had some runs. It took away from the beauty of the wood, and with one coat it actually looked original. So I stripped and sanded it again and went with only one coat. I am in love with the results...

The top two photos are "before", bottom two are "after"

I also forgot to mention that I repaired the forearm to try and keep the whole thing original but I also redid the new one I got from ebay.

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TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jan 30, 2018

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And the finished product...

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muddcatt54

· #14 · Mar 14, 2018

A little late to the races but you did a beautiful job on that old shotgun
Thanks for sharing

loudviking

· #15 · Mar 15, 2018

Nice job, take pride in it!!!

TurtleTamer

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 15, 2018

Thank you gentlemen.

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