How durable is Krylon Fusion?

Jerry D.

Jerry D.

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.... I don't know yet, but I'm about to find out.

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I really like my GEC Bullnose in orange. When I was at the local hardware store and stumbled upon the Krylon Fusion for plastic in bright orange, I couldn't resist trying.
I removed the scales and tossed them in the cabinet blaster. I almost left them that way. The rough texture really improved the grip, but I went on and gave the scales a few good coats of orange and I love how they turned out.
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I know that the paint on the scales will wear and possibly chip. If the paint wears away too bad, I can always re-coat them OR hit them in the blaster again to knock the finish off and give it the rough texture again. Maybe by then I may be able to afford micarta. I'll be sure to post a picture or two after some good use sometime to update the thread.
 
Looks great ! I was thinking about doing the same on my bk15 scales (dark green) as I have four cans sitting around. As for durability...great when you let it dry for about 2-5 days (depending on size of object) and when used on properly prepped plastic or vinyl. My sons and I customised the inside of a subaru wrx and an old lincoln continental for fun. It came out better than we thought !

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i've only used it on rifles and it worked pretty good in a camo pattern . It's been on there for 10 years, worn in a bunch of spots, not flat anymore but I'm pretty happy with it.
 
I like that orange. It looks great.

If you lightly sandblasted the scales, then washed and degreased them thoroughly then sprayed Light coats baked on (120 degrees or so) it should wear like iron.
 
Most Krylon I've used, comes off in a heavy rain.

I use it for temp camo jobs on ma guns, bout all.

Moose
 
Thanks everyone. The orange does look awesome. I did it more or less to see how durable it would be as I'm sure others were wondering the same thing (much like how a Nite Ize Eclipse ended up on my Necker sheath). It looks like a lot of people use it for ATV's and plastic motorcycles though, so I believe it has potential.

It is probably a good thing I won't be able to 'use' the knife for a few weeks, or else I probably wouldn't even be giving it a chance to cure. I was surprised at how many nicks I already had in my givory.


jim62 said:
I like that orange. It looks great.

If you lightly sandblasted the scales, then washed and degreased them thoroughly then sprayed Light coats baked on (120 degrees or so) it should wear like iron.
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They were blasted, washed & degreased, then given very light coats of orange over the course of a several hours, but I didn't bake them.

I will definitely waste no time before blasting the givory of my next Becker. It provided a nice grippy texture, even when the scales were wet.
 
A few coats of matte clear on top helps me on rifle stocks. Normally I use fusion (for a base layer), a little textured spray pait that gives it a gritty feeling, then more fusion in the pattern of the moment, and then hit it with some matte clear. Not awesome, but OK
 
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