Info on how to make a glossy pvd in to a matte?????

[lovereps]

I have a PAM 195 that looks like this:

The GEN looks like this:

Any tips on how to make it matte? This is wrong finish.........

Thanks for any info/suggestions!

 

[brtelec]

I do not know much about PVD, but most finishes reflect the metal under it. I would think that if you bead blast the case before finishing it will come out matte. I would think Fakey might be able to answer this better.

 

[lovereps]

@brtelec! Thanks! I'll wait!

 

[hooligan]

Yep, getting it bead-blasted and re-coated is the only real answer.

 

[LegendofSpeed]

Yep, getting it bead-blasted and re-coated is the only real answer.

yep.... definitely... you may be able to take a cape cod cloth and dull it a lil bit, but the texture will still be off...

 

[takashi]

bead blast, recoat and bead blast again. Same as gen.

Or... Get a DSN It's very close.

 

[Rocketeer]

A coating applied by PVD changes the first few microns of the metal its applied to, that's why its main use is to provide a harder wearing surface in high friction situations. To remove an existing coating would need enough material removing that it would be difficult to keep the original shape untouched.
Good coating companies won't usually accept a product that has had a previous PVD/PACVD coating, as even if you can remove enough metal to get rid of the original coating completely, the results of a second coating can be unpredictable, most coatings need the item to be heated to about 600 degrees!
If you did manage to get it all done and it came out ok, the costs would more than getting a new DSN pvd case anyway.

 

[lovereps]

Thanks for the input! I think I'll try the lof's suggestion of the cape cod and see hoe it comes out! Have a nice weekend 'ya 'ol!