Prep and Coating a Scope | Cerakote | Branson Cerakote
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- Here's a video that goes a little more in depth on how to coat an optic with H series Cerakote.
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A friend of mine and I are starting a small Cerakote business in our town. We work at an FFL dealer and started doing this about a year ago for fun. We've done several of our own guns and a few for the shop we work at, plus recently a few projects for local clients. We appreciate the sharing of knowledge and tips from you. Your videos have helped us out significantly and we've used several of your stencils on our projects. We just wanted to say thank you very much.
Always glad to help. Call the shop if you need help.
Great videos! FYI- I actually contacted cerakote customer service for tech advice on scopes. They responded saying you CAN use a red scotch brite for etching, so if I were to actually proceed with doing my scope, I’m going to follow your recommendation 👍
That's the first time I've heard them recommending a Scotch Brite pad. We never try to give "You must do this or else" advice, but all I can say is we will always sandblast projects in our shop.
I have found that you can measure the objective size and cut some stencils to fit right over the glass. Works wonders on the knobs too!
I've done that too, but with Laura being a full time student, I'm too impatient to wait for her to do it for me, lol.
I asked for a scope video on your livestream and then this popped up next!
Sorry it took so long, LOL!
just saw the scope video, nice work. Have you ever tried the high heat tumbler plugs they sell for the front part? I wonder how it would work.
I've never tried them. If you give it a try, come back and let us know how it worked.
Know how to mix the blue of the thumbnail?
How long you keep it in the oven and how hot? I'm worried doing mine as I don't want to burn the plastic
150 for two hours.
I have people that absolutely don’t want the scope in the oven, even though I never had a problem come of it, but how durable is c series cerakote? I’ve been thinking about getting some for those people.
I haven't sprayed C series in about 4 years because of durability concerns.
I love watching your videos,very informative. How does the tape that you use hold up in the blasting cabinet?
It holds up fine as long as you don't sand at an angle underneath it. If something happens, and it starts to come up, we just replace it between sandblasting and spraying.
@@BransonCerakote I appreciate the info.
@@jeffdedrick2312 Glad to help!
@@BransonCerakote Regarding the heat tape, I recently screwed up (not too badly) when sandblasting a pistol slide for a friend. Tape peeled up a bit due to my angle and I got the factory polished bit underneath. My friend assured me that it wasn't bad and he'd polish it up, but when you make a mistake like that. . . it just plain sucks.
@@doublebrewski1855 Happens to everyone. When sandblasting with either tape or stencils. We try to get at an exact 90 degree angle to that area before hitting the pedal. It seems like even a slight angle to the tape can force it to lift.
Was there a reason you taped around the zoom ring, or was that also customer preference? Is that necessary to prevent issues with tolerance?
We do it because sand will get in there and grind.
@@BransonCerakote So if you hand prepped the surface with aluminum oxide sanding, would you be able to spray that area? I'm looking at doing the same scope, but I'd like to take the color as far as I can get away with.
@@OneLocalStudent It wouldn't adhere. The surface has to be sanded under pressure to create the correct etch profile.
Did you say you bake the scope at 150 for 2 hours? Still flash off for stenciling at 180 for 8-10 minutes for the scope?
That will work. I've not had any issues with scopes at 180 for 8-10 minutes. Even the cheap chinese red dots we have for display.
Very useful information. I have a Sig 556 with the riveted rubber/plastic dust covers on the upper receiver. I think as long as I use Simple Green, an alcohol rinse, tape, blast, I should be able to use H with the low heat method. Does that sound right? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I sent my sig sauer Romeo 5xdr out for Cerakote. Have you done any sig sauer red dot optics before?
We've done a couple. They do fine.
@@BransonCerakote okay awesome! Soynds good!
How do u bake it with glass? Seems overkill if u cant bake it
...spray paint it is
We've done well over 3,000 optics and have never had one fail. The glass does fine at 150 degrees. Nothing wrong with spray paint, but the durability isn't there, and it won't match the rest of the project.
I would have opted for c-series for use on a scope to avoid putting it in the oven. Thoughts?
C series has very poor abrasion resistance, and only comes in about 35 colors. H on the other hand does extremely well for abrasion resistance, especially when mixed at 12:1, and comes in about 100 more colors. If you stick with C, it also limits the color choices for the rest of your project.
We have done well over 1,000 scopes, red dots, flashlights, and lasers with H series, baked at 150 degrees, and have had zero failures. We never try to say "you have to do this", but just try to do videos that show what we do in our shop.
@@BransonCerakote 150 degrees fahrenheit or celsius?
@@BricksOnlyDE Fahrenheit.
Got a quick question how do you degrease the scopes do you put them in acetone or something else. Just wondering how you avoid possibly messing up the glass while prepping.
Just wipe down the outside with a little acetone on a rag.
@@BransonCerakote good thank you... do you have any videos on how to prep and paint a reddot for a pistol?
@@alexp8599 We do the same technique as a regular optic.
Do you not ever have a problem with aluminum oxide grains getting trapped in the creases of the scope turrets? I have taped a scope I'm working on tight as possible, I just don't want their adjustments to feel gritty lol.
Love your videos my good sir, extremely informative. I'm an airbrush artist, I do bikes n tanks, and lately I been getting massive requests for cerakote, so guess I'm breaking into the scene lol thanks for educating us newbies!😊
Also, it is odd to me to soak then sandblast. With my tanks n helmets it's opposite, helps clean that dust off after sand blasting for good adhesion. Atleast that's what I was taught. Constantly wiping dust off projects before painting or cleacoating them.
Love your style of video. I will make you a roll tape holder...you can cerakote it if you like.
That would be cool. We'd be happy to either pay for it or exchange the value in stencils!
Hi! Nice work! Did you sand blast it? Is it safe to sandblasting on a scope? Thanks
Yep. Stuff a paper towel or some cardboard against the glass, and tape it off with high heat tape. Sand at a polymer type pressure. Just give it a good scuff, without going directly at the openings. Bake for 2 hours at 150.
@@BransonCerakote would the grit not get stuck in the turrets and the zoom on lenses or parallax on the other lens?
@@danieldawe216 We've never had that issue. You don't sand at a high PSI.
@@BransonCerakotethanks dude for the reply, just out of interest what psi do you blast at?
@@danieldawe216 For scopes, between 25-35.
Do you have to heat it in the oven after its painted? Thanks
If you use H series, yes. We bake scopes at 150 for two hours.
@@BransonCerakote have you consulted scope manufacturers to ensure this won’t void a warranty? I know nitrogen is temperature stable and shouldn’t expand causing a pressure issue but metal does. Thank you for your time.
@@michiganmoto7687 No. I know Vortex doesn't care. The way we handle that question with customers is, we will guarantee the coating, but not the item. Having said that, we've done over 3,000 optics without one failure. That includes everything from $4,000 scopes all the way down to $25 Tascos and $30 eBay red dots. The only things we stay away from are night vision and thermals.
What's that blue tape you're using boss?
The high heat tape that NIC sells. It's one of the few supplies I pick up from them. The cost is about average as long as you have coating coming to justify the shipping cost. Otherwise, just get powder coat tape off of ebay.
@@BransonCerakote I am cerakoteing some atv parts. And I get a lot of of runs I and wrinkles on my part what am I doing wrong
@@lababycakes9950 Too much volume, and likely too close. (If you're using white, it's a whole other issue).
I have a couple questions. When you say a more expensive scope like Vortex, what do the lower end scopes not protect from? Do the pieces not fit as well together or is there a lower temperature tolerance? Lastly, what are you mainly trying to protect most (lenses, inscriptions...etc.)? Thanks for the informative vids!
I've baked $20 walmart scopes, and $20 chinese red dots, with no issues. When a regular scope fails, it's the rings. The nitrogen escapes, and they fog up. I've personally never had any optic fail at 150, either traditional or red dot.
@@BransonCerakote Wow thanks for the fast reply!
@@soulless51 Glad to help.
How ya go about degreasing it??
Wipe it down with a rag with acetone.
nice Job, though I don't really recommend coating scops. After all, the customer is always right lol
That's why I choose customers carefully, lol.
@@BransonCerakote why would you not recommend coating scopes?
@@akgriffin Some people are worried that the oven will roach the rings.
Wth wouldn't you show the end result?
19:51?
I used to paint cars, mostly personal but I was incredibly anal with the details. May I suggest using a cotton cord for stuffing rotating assemblies and take a bit more time with the tape, it looks sloppy. Also, the use of a lubricant will prevent the adhesion of paint in those small areas, wipe it down with soap and water after the paints dried, and if you used the proper lubricant, specifically one that doesn't react with the paint and doesn't run, I liked vaseline, you should be rewarded with a really clean look. Incredibly fine brush, and a magnifying glass for the vaseline.
I'd be really leery of adding any type of petroleum product to the project after degreasing. Any contamination will prevent the coating from adhering.
The way the tape looks doesn't matter as long as the lines are smooth once it's been peeled. We tell folks that come to training. "Don't ever let your customer see the project halfway through. It's going to look like a train wreck." The almost always look fine in the end. If not, you just redo them. Pretty rare for us, but it happens.
@@BransonCerakote I used it quite often when rebuilding interior parts, the black chipping off of a plastic pull nob of some kind was when I found the petroleum method best to use, limiting the buildup of paint was incredibly important or the depressions, usually filled with white paint could be lost forever. These older cars often go through numerous rebuilds throughout their life. Of course, the counterargument would be, if you go through the hassle of painting with petroleum, why not go over it with white? I've worked on parts that had so many layers of paint or had been sanded or sandblasted, I could no longer tell what was what, " is that a push or a pull", so I began leaving the original or add on paint, scuffing, or sanding smooth if it looks wavy, applying petroleum and painting. I just found it delivered the best result and kept future rebuilders in mind Soap and water was great at cleaning but the scope is a bit more complicated, so cleaning the petroleum might be difficult. Many ways to do it and I suppose the parts you are painting will be destroyed before a repaint. I came across your video while doing research on different ways to apply concealment to firearms, I'll soon learn if these methods work...
@@PathfinderSCB Let me know. I'm always interested in learning new techniques.
@@BransonCerakote Also Vasaline tends to get runny when it get hot!
@@stevesparks2001 There is that.
I like the job but that line is really bugging me…
You don't want to get sand down in the focus ring. The only way to really do that is to tape it off. We go over scope projects in detail with the customer so they know what to expect, and they ultimately make the decisions. The manufacturers get around having to tape the ring off by coating the scope body prior to assembly.
ABSOLUTELY no frikkin' way I would have Cerakote BAKED on my scope! I'd have the C type Cerakote sprayed on with NO baking.
Ask any good scope manufacturer if they would honor a guarantee on a BAKED SCOPE. The answer will be "NOPE".
That's what we love about America brother. We can all have our own opinions and make our own decisions. Not to be confrontational, but we've baked hundreds of scopes, red dots, flashlights etc, and have had zero failures. That includes experiments on $20 Walmart scopes and $30 Chinese red dots.
Every scope I’ve had with a warranty says the warranty will not be voided if done by a certified applicator. So, do your research
@@Wartrn11b We try to do these videos as an example of what we do in our shop. We've had zero issues, but if folks aren't comfortable with baking them, then there's always C series.
@@BransonCerakote oh absolutely. I totally understand that. I was more referencing the comment stating scope manufacturers would not warranty it, when in fact every one of them I’ve asked does, if done by certified applicator. You guys rock by the way!! Your videos got me started using Cerakote
@@Wartrn11b I gotcha brother. I appreciate you watching.
At the end of the day, scopes are just a metal tube.
why not just remove the outer turrets, both the elevation and windage are outer caps. the only cap that actually needed taped was the parallax turret.
Customer preference.
I'm sure y'all do good work but this is absolutely a waste of time
Why?
@@BransonCerakote 17 mins of fast forward taping 3 mins of spraying no explanation you should have at least stopped a couple of times and explained why you were doing what you were doing the video ended abruptly like I said I'm sure you do great work as meticulous as you were but what I got out of the video was you know how to tape and spray ,,,,sorry just me
@@stkesq48 Our videos pretty much all run under the same format. The explanation at the beginning pretty much covers what we are doing, and the video demonstrates it. If I think of anything else during editing, I throw it in a bubble. If anything comes up question wise, I answer it in the comments. I answer every comment that is left on our channel.
What exactly would you have liked explained? I'd be happy to answer any questions.
We are a very busy shop, and youtube really doesn't make enough money for us to justify the time it takes. We do the videos because we are firearms enthusiasts, and genuinely helpful people. We get contacted on a daily basis with questions, and have no problem taking time out to help people. We understand the videos aren't going to be to everyone's liking, but they are what they are.
@@BransonCerakote I'm truly sorry that I have upset you to this point like I said I'm sure you all do excellent work thanks for the reply
@@stkesq48 Not upset at all, just trying to explain. :)