Gunsmithing Cerakote in WA

[Strykervet]

GH Coatings is who I recently went through, and this guy gets two thumbs up! Offers discounts for mil/vets and he gave me an awesome price for a rather tedious job with lots of extra parts using 3 colors. $500 for an FAL with two lowers, two stock assy., rail system w/panels, a Harris bipod, an AR carry handle and a Surefire light body and 17 extra magazines. Would've been about $300 with 2 colors and no magazines FWIW --$25 per extra color and $10 per mag. LOTS of small parts, it was nuts. He did a GREAT job and he's been to the Cerakote school and paid the $2000 or whatever to get certified. Sand blasts everything (very fine too, didn't damage ANY fine markings). Even met me at Cabela's to drop off and pick up in order to save me the trip to his shop in Montesano. Awesome guy, great work.

If you are in WA and need a Cerakote job, you need to look him up for sure. If out of state, give him a call I guess. 360-581-1426.

 

[devldogs55]

Thanks for that info... just what I was looking for!

 

[Cascade_Sherpa]

Thanks for passing on the recommendation Strykervet, it's good to have for future projects.

John

 

[Strykervet]

Yeah, no problem. It's hard to find someone you trust doing this stuff. This guy does more than just Cerakote, but nevertheless he got the certification from them (and claims he learned specific stuff about application and that despite his experience and knowledge painting custom cars and antique restoration, he said the class was worth the $2000 for that alone). Good honest guy that gives military and vet discounts as well as discounts for disassembled weapons that he doesn't have to re-assemble. Considering the quality of his work and the discounts and deals he'll extend, the price is great IMO. I don't have to send it off due to proximity, and I get the same quality finish I'd get from some of the top finishers in the US for less and with almost no wait --and he meets me more than halfway to drop off and pick up parts.

My FAL is holding up great so far, much better than Duracoat did, hardly no wear at all save a couple very high wear areas, and zero chips or problems in the finish. It burnishes more so in wear areas vs. chipping or flaking. He did such a great job I'll be taking him a couple more rifles with nice scopes and probably have him refinish an old M3HB with parts down the line too.

That "Patriot Brown" is a nice color too, BTW. By itself or with others.

Here's some pictures of his work. Sorry about the lighting, and the floor interferes with the colors also. The colors look more authentic in the close-up picture but are a bit darker in actuality (but not nearly as dark as the first picture) and are Patriot Brown, "regular" Flat Dark Earth and Armor Black. There were also 17 or so mags that were finished along with a PRS stock, lower and some other parts including a Surefire body, Harris bipod, an AR carry handle and sight assy. not pictured. The inside of the rifle was refinished along with the bolt carrier but not the bolt itself or the trigger group; no chips or flakes from this and after some initial operation and wear, no more color wiped off after cleaning either (and basically looks new still). Scope and can weren't refinished.