Can Cerakote Be Done At Home?

What are your thoughts on Cerakoting?

Im a certified Cerakote applicator and apply it professionally. Fantastic job for a home job. few things I would do differently is gas out before blasting, use a spray gun that can spray an oval instead of just a small circle, and use weight instead of volume when measuring paint. Also cerakote is applied much more evenly when ran through the proper filter before pouring into the gun, also the BIGGEST mistake people make is not letting the part level out for 15-20 minutes before throwing in the oven. Other than that this is a great job on this video.

I'm a Cerakote applicator and your video is great! One suggestion if you follow this guide would be not to use an airbrush. The nozzles are way to small for good flow. Your parts turned out great but it really should only take one wet coat. Due to your nozzle being to tiny achieving one wet coat was difficult without several passes or coats. Cerakote recommends a .8 nozzle which is perfect and can even achieve a almost glossy slickness. A .8 nozzle can be found on most hlvp touch-up guns which can be found very cheap. I believe you will get much better results this way and a more beautiful finish. Also gas out only takes 20 minutes if your oven is up to temp. Once again this is a great diy guide. Thumbs up! And subbed!

Thanks for the helpful overview of the Cerakote process. Tip: Shelf-Life refers to how long the products can be preserved in storage before they start to degrade. Pot-Life refers to how long the reactive chemicals remain usable after being mixed.

Great video, tutelage, lessons, explanations, camera work, audio & NO lame loud music or condescending remarks. I appreciate & applaud you. You would make a phenomenal teacher / shop instructor. Look forward to more videos. Thank you. Oh yeah 2 stroke for moto X & 4 stroke for street

Man, I can hardly wait to get a real shop so I can start doing things like this on my projects. Simply awesome results! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Keep up the great work, Cameron!

I did an AR 15 upper/lower/forearm set as meticulously as you did but I blasted, decreased, acetone bath, heated, sprayed, baked. Came out looking great. As did yours.

Your channel is very inspiring..... I've never rode a dirt bike, but I just recently bought my 7 and 9 year old both some used crf50's, like I said used, so I've been all over youtube on restoring them and making them look half way decent for Christmas gifts. Now I'm getting all this crazy thoughts on stuff I can do to their bikes. Thank you for all the sharing that you do. You are awesome!!!!

2 stroke all the way! It's the rider that makes a 2 stroke "work" !!! Awesome job on the triple clamp, looks awesome. I've been wanting to do some powder coating at home but wasn't sure about the oven. Never thought about a regular stove. Not big enough to do rims but small parts would be perfect!!!! Thanks for these videos!!!

Love these videos! You all your videos made me to start getting into painting my bike! keep up the good work, and 4 Stroke all the way!

Great videos ! 4 Stroke. I've done a lot of painting and you look like you have it figured out. Keeping things clean is the secret. For a rack, just weld some steel angle into a 6' X 6' square, weld a 3' piece on each end to bolt 4 cheap casters to and you have a cheap, easy to store rack to hang thins on while painting and drying. Keep on making useful and interesting videos !!!

I'm watching this for probably the 30th time since the video first came out and I still get impressed at your attention to detail and results every single time. Hope everyone is staying safe in these strange times 👍🏻

Having had the joy of riding two stroke, I feel my references are now leaning toward four stroke. Great job coating those parts!

Oooooooh.... 2 stroke, the aroma of fuel/oil mix! Keep up the great work Cam!

Hey Cameron. I recently stumbled on to your channel when looking for information on fcr carbs. I'm really impressed with both the quality of your videos and information. Just a few quick observations. As someone who paints and airbrushes, when you set your spraying pressure, set it with the trigger or button pressed, it will always drop a few psi, and manufacturers give you spraying pressures, not static. Also, when spraying paint start with the top surfaces. When you start with the sides, dry overspray winds up landing on the top and makes for a rougher surface when you get to painting the top, although from what I can see it doesn't look like it affects the cerakote process. I'm assuming it flows out like powder coat during the curing process. *I'm nit picking*, but some food for thought if you start painting parts. Again, excellent videos and your work is a source of inspiration for my machines. Having only ridden 4 stroke quads, its hard for me to decide. One thing is for sure, 2 strokes sound just plain cool. Keep up the great work man, and thanks. Pat.

Excellent job. Just a couple of points to help you achieve more consistent results ( not better 'cos that already looks good). First, don’t forget to clean the tips of your pliers. If they aren’t degreased you could get contamination from them. Secondly, set your air pressure on falling pressure. If you haven’t used the reg recently on a standard reg you can get slip-stick friction on the regulator diaphragm which can cause a variation of up to 5psi actual pressure at the gun tip although the gauge is reading the same.

2 stroke all the way.. I have a cr125 and that piece would look great for my build. Thanks man keep up the great work! Love the vids

Cameron, 2 years on, how did the Cerakote hold out? Maybe a good time for an evaluation on the Ceracote coatings and applications? Would really appreciate it as there is little or no experience with it. Good luck with your videos, they are great and inspiring! Frank

Thanks for the very good video. You answered many of my questions. Oh, and I have only had one trail, Honda SL175, 4 stroke back in 1971, had a back operation in 1972, no bikes since then. Loved that bike!

This is the weirdest gun customization video I've ever seen.