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Full Member. Jan 22, 0 Northern Nevada, NV. Been seeing a lot of nice rifles that have been krylon'd everywhere scope, bolt, mag, barrel, trigger - and then a lot that only have the stock painted.
So I'm wondering why some people choose to paint the full gun. Seems it would drop the resale value significantly as well as get paint into places paint shouldn't be. Can someone help me understand this choice? Feb 17, 3, 12 AZ. Re: Reasons and drawbacks for painting a rifle? Different strokes for different folks. If done properly, it should enhance the value of the rifle.
Also, IMHO, it breaks the monotony of a plain rifle. In the end, I think it looks nicer. Been thinking about doing the same for my guns. Feb 14, 0 60 little rhody island- east greenwich. Jan 31, 4, 40 70 Goldsboro, NC. Painting a rifle is a personal choice. Most folks need a rifle camo'ed like they need a 4 wheel drive truck that never sees anything but dry pavement.
But fashion dictates that full camo is cool, even if the Hindu Kush is not your operating territory. But camo jobs do come in all flavors. A "professional" camo job by professional I mean the quality of the work, not how much it costs is something I might buy, and might even pay a premium for, even if I don't really "need" a camo'ed rifle and scope.
A slap dab camo job, that looks like it was done in my grand daughters finger painting class, would and should earn a big discount. Another great solution for a camouflaged device is Majic Paints Olive Drab The constituents of this coating inhibit rust, provide a level of water resistance, and blend in well with any foliage background.
My dislike is not unfounded as they simply lack the control other devices offer. There are no fixed settings and quite a bit of guesswork related to medium output and pattern. So what are the other options? You could go down the traditional path of using a paintbrush, but then your final finish ends up with ugly brush strokes — it is also tricky to achieve a consistent finish with this tool. My implement of choice is a paint sprayer.
These machines offer complete control when it comes to coating output and fan pattern size, they also offer rapid results so you achieve excellent results fast. Sprayers such as the Wagner FLEXiO arrive with a suitably sized fluid nozzle and also combat dreaded overspray so more coating goes where you plan. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule, and this is the case with the airless Graco Ultra handheld cordless device.
While many airless sprayers will run at too high a pressure for this size task, this particular unit offers the grunt of a larger machine but with the fine control of a standard spray gun. It can also handle the viscous coatings required when revamping your firearm. Depending on your skills and creativity, though, results can be pretty impressive. A shadowy portion of the cornfield really makes the rifle blend!
The rifle really blends with local vegetation. There are other, more durable treatments that can be used for your rifles and other firearms , such as Cerakote or Duracoat, but these require special measures such as baking the finish on, which entails stripping down the firearms and jumping through all sorts of hoops.
The purpose of using simple rattle cans is in keeping with my simple, easy approach that is also economical and quite practical to do at home. Well, there you have it. If you decide to forge ahead with the project, take your time and plan it out. The results can be very rewarding. That guy is funny! Oh, and I used some local paint can with writing that looked like pictures. Chill out dude.
Paint is absolutely one of the worst things you can spray on a firearm for a finish! Other than the obvious that most rattle can finishes cannot withstand solvents let alone high temps, the biggest concern is with what we call tolerance build-up.
Simply put, most spray paints will apply at mil thick. A proper firearm finish is typically under 1mil total. There is a MUCH better way… We have been teaching folks for years how to apply mission specific camo….
Totally disassemble the action from the stock or chassis. Items such as scopes or plastics should use an ambient cure product as most cannot withstand the heat necessary to properly cure thermal finishes. Allow to dry thoroughly, we recommend at least 72 hrs!
The subsequent finish will be sufficient for any mission task at hand and afterwards may be returned to its solid appearance by simply taking a can or Carb or brake cleaner to strip off the rattle can finish. In the end it provides a much more durable permanent finish which protects the firearm and also allows much easier cleaning. Hey guy step off a bit will ya. SN CAF OH, USA.
Paint it! You can either sponge it or stencil it, I prefer the cleaner lines of stenciling, but that is just personal preference.
Never follow anyone shorter than you; they can walk under things that you can't. Do it. Since we're showing off Attached File. KY, USA. I've painted several of mine, but don't have pictures handy. Clean and degrease first. I just spray paint and then go over it with some matte clear coat.
When it wears, don't worry about it. You can always repaint. AZ, USA. All of my modern rifles- precision or otherwise- save one AR are painted. Check out the Refinishing forum for tips and inspiration. The most difficult and tortuous way to progress from capitalism to capitalism. This is the only thing I have painted currently. I will probably redo it with some darker colors next summer as well as coating the barrel, action, etc.
Attached File. AL, USA. Rough Krylon jobs on my work rifles several years ago Two stocks I sponge painted recently. Both started black WV, USA. I did so far I like it. RI, USA. I've done a bunch with more complex stuff but I kinda like simple.
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