How does Cerakote™ cerakote liquid ceramic coatings hold up against other common finishes? In today’s blog, we see just how Cerakote™ stacks up.
ColoradoKote is proud to be the only licensed Cerakote™ dealer in Northern Colorado. The high-performance properties of this ceramic coating provide your surfaces with bone-strength protection, even if they have been exposed to high temperatures. Cerakote™ is highly resistant to chemicals and corrosion and is also unmatched in hardness and UV-resistance. Cerakote’s UV-resistance means that you don’t have to worry about it fading under direct sunlight. If you want to learn more about Cerakote™ and how it can enhance your products’ performance and appearance, reach out to ColoradoKote online. or visit us in Johnstown! We are located at 4984 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Cerakote™ vs. Anodizing
Compared to anodizing, Cerakote™ offers a far wider selection of unique colors to choose from. That may not be the biggest issue for some people, but this next point probably will be: anodizing creates a brittle, porous layer and tensile residual stress on whatever it is you are coating. While Cerakote™ does NOT. Some anodizing procedures also release hexavalent chromium into the atmosphere, which is a powerful carcinogen. Achieve more unique coloring without detrimentally fatiguing the products’ metal or having to release carcinogens in the environment.
Cerakote™ vs. DuraCoat™
If you bathe Cerakote™ or DuraCoat™ in acetone or another solvent. The difference between the two becomes immediately obvious. While the acid easily removes DuraCoat™, leaving the metal beneath to become eaten away as well, CeraKote™ maintains its integrity. Another key difference is the thickness. CeraKote’s thickness typically runs between 0.0005 and 0.002 inches, while DuraCoat™ tends to be more between 0.001 to 0.008. The more thin the layer, the better the coat will stay on and the higher performance results you can expect. It also can take more than a month for DuraCoat™ to fully cure, while it is typically less than a week for CeraKote™. When it comes to choosing a coating for your products, if you want something that provides the best weather-, chemical-, and scratch-resistance available, and that is also thinner and faster to cure than the competition, the choice is obvious. Place a CeraKote™ work order with ColoradoKote today!
Cerakote™ vs Blueing
A traditional factory blued finish on a gun, for example, simply does not stack up in the long run when it comes to corrosion. Cerakote conducted a test where you can see for yourself how the two stack up. After a year in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, the traditional factory blued rifle is severely corroded. While the rifle with Cerakote liquid ceramic coatings remained in good, corrosion-free condition.
Cerakote™ vs. High-Temp Powder
In terms of performance, Cerakote™ provides greater temperature stability for a wide variety of applications, including headers, exhaust pipes, turbos, and manifolds.
Get Ceramic Coatings that Last
The unique structure of Cerakote™ provides you with a significant improvement in performance compared to other products and types of ceramic coatings. Cerakote™ is highly temperature resistant and is able to maintain its performance qualities under a wide variety of stressors, from UV-light and chemicals to corrosion and scratching. Cerakote™ is highly useful for:
- Performance automotive/motorsports
- Industrial factories
- Gas turbines
- Firearm coatings
- And more
All Cerakote™ High Temp Coatings are stable up to and more than 1,200°F, and are available in a wide-variety of different colors and patterns. You can see examples of our work here. If you’d like to get a free quote for having Cerakote™ applied to your product(s), contact ColoradoKote of Northern Colorado today!