Cerakote coating is the most popular ceramic coating available for firearms in the U.S. today. Cerakote offers a huge variety of different colors for its coating, and it efficiently coats and protects a wide variety of metals, polymers, and other materials.
Cerakote is available to the general public but is not designed by the company to be a do it yourself coating process. Like most gunsmithing and gun treatment related work, however, the quality of the application is typically directly related to the ability, skill, and experience of the person doing the coating work.
Cerakote provides one-on-one training through NIC Industries that leads to becoming a Certified Cerakote Applicator. This certification provides assurance to the customer that the applicator has received intensive training directly from Cerakote’s corporate instructors and shows that the Cerakote brand has trust in the applicator. Cerakote’s certification program is completed at the company’s state of the art facility in White City, Oregon.
Cerakote’s certification training program includes training in all aspects of Cerakote application, including:
- Correct Preparation by Substrate
- Various Methods of Degreasing
- Proper Racking
- Coating Selection
- Basic to Advanced Spray Gun Techniques
- In-Depth Application Methods
- Curing Procedures Stenciling & Camo Techniques
- Advice on Equipment & Operation
- Problem Solving & Troubleshooting
- Project/Job Costing
- Marketing Strategies
- Robotics
Brian Lack, owner of Las Vegas Laser Engraving, has been applying Cerakote coating to a wide variety of firearms and other items for some time. He has a close relationship with Cerakote and is currently listed as an applicator whose certified status is coming soon to the company’s site. Cerakote’s certification program is in very high demand, and Brian’s certification with the company is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2020. In the meantime, Brian continues to receive advanced training in the Cerakote process. He spent a week earlier this year in San Antonio training with Roman Arms, an elite Cerakote certified applicator for many years.
Las Vegas Laser Engraving currently offers Cerakote coating services while Brian is completing the certification process. Contact us today to discuss Cerakote coating and how it can protect and enhance your firearms. Brian will be happy to show you his Cerakote work and discuss the Cerakote coating process.