Cerakote Air Dry Vs Oven Cure

Air dry requires no baking and is tack free in 40 minutes completely dry in 24 hours and fully cured in 5 days.

Cerakote air dry vs oven cure.

Finished goods may be shipped after 24 hours when the coating is partially cured. Cerakote is the world leader in thin film ceramic coating technology. Cerakote comes in two basic forms air dry and heat cure. Shop industry leading finishes in durability hardness scratch resistance flexibility and chemical resistance.

I was very interested in learning how to apply air dry to a fiberglass stock that was already bedded and not a good candidate for the oven and spraying optics. You ll also need a paint gun and air compressor to apply the coating. Parts will be tack free after approximately 35 minutes. I ve used it on knives in my shop and then used those knives after full cure to create holes in acetone cans to dry them out and the cerakote didn t really wear until i had been doing it for about 4 months on cans boxes paper etc.

Parts will be partially cured after 24 hours and fully cured 5 days after application. Until this point the coating is still wet so take care to not bump or touch the parts. That being said there are some cerakote finishes that no longer require an oven but they do require 5 days to fully cure. Apply with your airbrush or hvlp touch up gun for a smooth finish.

Now with that said to address the part about prep. This does raise the requirements significantly. It requires an oven for curing the parts. Day two started with continued hands on in the booth as well as some new skill sets.