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Just had a quick question for anyone out there who does refinishing, etc.: How would common house paint (say, Behr from Home Depot) hold up on AR furniture? I mean, it's probably a thicker coat than Cerakote, Gunkote or Duracoat for one, and I'm not sure of its temperature and wear tolerance.
For example, the two closest matches I've been able to find for a specific target shade of green are an off-the-shelf Behr and a custom Cerakote mix of 14 parts green to 1 part white--the Behr is a little closer to a match and can be had off-the-shelf, but it's also a latex-based paint and thus might need a clear topcoat since my girlfriend has a latex allergy.
For reference, here are the target and the two shades in question (target in the middle):
5E664A Behr Fiddle Leaf house paint
5D6648 Canadian Average Green
5D6348 Cerakote custom-mix 14:1 H-400Q Jesse James Eastern Front Green/H-242Q Hidden White
Okay, a few followups:
1. Is an 8oz. "sample bottle" of paint enough to cover a full AR furniture set?
2. If I need to apply a "barrier layer," (and do I?) would regular house paint survive the baking of Cerakote or Gunkote as that barrier?
3. Is the juice worth the squeeze for the extra point or two closer in RGB values, or should I just Easy Button and tell my neighborhood gunsmith "I need a 14/1 mix applied to these four parts, how much do I make the check for?"
For example, the two closest matches I've been able to find for a specific target shade of green are an off-the-shelf Behr and a custom Cerakote mix of 14 parts green to 1 part white--the Behr is a little closer to a match and can be had off-the-shelf, but it's also a latex-based paint and thus might need a clear topcoat since my girlfriend has a latex allergy.
For reference, here are the target and the two shades in question (target in the middle):
5E664A Behr Fiddle Leaf house paint
5D6648 Canadian Average Green
5D6348 Cerakote custom-mix 14:1 H-400Q Jesse James Eastern Front Green/H-242Q Hidden White
Okay, a few followups:
1. Is an 8oz. "sample bottle" of paint enough to cover a full AR furniture set?
2. If I need to apply a "barrier layer," (and do I?) would regular house paint survive the baking of Cerakote or Gunkote as that barrier?
3. Is the juice worth the squeeze for the extra point or two closer in RGB values, or should I just Easy Button and tell my neighborhood gunsmith "I need a 14/1 mix applied to these four parts, how much do I make the check for?"