CZ82 refinishing--Can anyone recommend?

[MIR]

I may end up afterall getting a CZ82 then have it refinished, maybe in Duracoat or something similar, can anyone recommend someone who does 1st class work??

[billjohnso20]

I can recommend two guys. Both do great work.

1) I just had an 82 hard chromed by Ron Mahovsky. His Metalife finish looks like stainless Steel. http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/
Here is mine.




2) I had a friend of mine, Don Haney, in Kansas that is a gunsmith Duracoat a Kel-Tec PF-9 for me. He does good work.
Here is mine.

[irish52084]

Would you mind telling us what you paid for the duracoat? I'd like to have my 82 dura-coated and would like to know a ballpark price. Thanks

[billjohnso20]

I paid $100.00.

[cegha]

I'm going to have my 82 refinished by a place called macs shootin iron. google it. it's the only sight that will come up. He is suppose to do some great work. I'm getting mine done in satin nickle. I will be sure to post some before pics of the flaking black polycoat & then tons of after pics. It should look amazing after it's done though.

[SMSgt]

I DuraCoated two -82s, and if someone will do a quality job for $100, I say jump on it unless you're the type who likes do do stuff yourself.

There's a lot of prep work required to make it come out right. I did mine as a "project," so wasn't concerned about the time. Investing in the DuraCoat and airbrush, etc, came out well over $100. If you don't want to go thru the time and trouble--send it off!

[tom2388]

I cannot tell you how happy I am w the finish on my 82. I was going to use it as my trk gun, but now it is my full time carry.Mac's Shootin Iron in Tucson did the tuff gun finish. He also did a Satin Nickel HiPower for me. I can only tell you his work is excellent.