Who paints optics?

[mkmckinley]

Can anyone recommend an outfit that will Cerakote an Aimpoint? I got a few of the R-1s awhile back for use on various stainless steel revolvers and now I want to put one on an AR. I've tried the rattlecan paint jobs but the paint scratches off the aluminum pretty quickly. I'm prepared to pay for a professional Cerakote application but I want someone who's used to doing optics without melting anything or degrading the seals. Have any of you done something similar and had good results? Who did the work?

[Agile53]

mkmc -

I sent my R1 to Jeff Bivins who is a certified Cerakote applicator. He did a very professional job & the FDE he used matched the MagPul P-Mag I sent w/ it. Bottom line I would use Jeff again, feel free to e-mail me in my M4C profile if I can help further.
Jeff's contact info is below & LMK either way whom you use & how it turns out.

ARMOR-CLAD INDUSTRIES LLC
Services:
Cerakote™ Firearms Coating
Cerakote™ Hight Temp Coating
Prismatic Powders® Coating
1501 CRINE BLVD
CAIRO, GA 39828
Phone: (229) 221-1896
Email: bigpoppadoc@windstream.net

[kmrtnsn]

You should consider the IO Cover as an alternative to painting. I painted my R1 with Duracoat but as soon as my IO Cover Ver. 5 prototype arrives, it'll cover that paint job.

[zacbol]

I had my R1 cerakoted and was pretty happy with the result. That said, I wouldn't really recommend the person/company who did it as it took forever for them to get it back to me.

Here are some pics:
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=70001&page=17