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DIY Gun Painting: Rattle Can That Rifle!
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Annihilator
Emissary
Good read Mike, a friend of mine painted his AR several years ago in the black/white zebra scheme, looked good at the time, but it did last long, he just used regular paint.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
Just a few rattle can projects and 1 @KillerFord1977 shot about 3 years after spraying.
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javbike
Hellcat
Very nice !!!
TEXASforLIFE
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The DE in 50ae sniper gray (44mag didn't get sprayed). Savage110 stealth 338LM (sniper gray as all parts were in black originally) (will not paint bolt). AR-10 chambered in M118 CBI 22" in ODG. All parts painted were degreased and final denatured alcohol used as final prep. Everything painted were done individually (not as assembled when painted). Only trigger shoe painted, not entire assembly. Used a heat gun between thin coats for drying. It has withstood all chemicals used so far. True it isn't as good as ceracote, but does a good job when all oils/grease is removed.
TEXASforLIFE
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TEXASforLIFE
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The Savage I painted all that isn't black. That includes the scope, bipod and rings. About 40 to 50 $ a can.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Very Nice !
Was fun to shoot also !
Keystone19250
SAINT
Wouldn’t even think about it.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
The DuraCoat would interest me for my S&W AR15 and .22 AR.
No way my Saint Victor’s and Colts are getting spray painted though.
No way my Saint Victor’s and Colts are getting spray painted though.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
I've seen that one before. A little strange.
wmg1299
Professional
I have been impressed by some of the rattle-can jobs I've seen, but I can't quite bring myself to do it to any of my guns. With my luck, I'd spraypaint something that later became highly collectible and wind up looking like those guys who completely Bubba-Up vintage battle rifles.
The way I look at it is that I wouldn't have bought the gun in the first place if I hated how it looked. I always get a kick out of seeing old photos of friends from decades ago when they were sure that their haircut and wardrobe were perfectly normal. I'd probably enjoy seeing my kids pull something out of my safe 30 years from now and wonder why companies ever sold guns that looked like that (or why we bought them).
The way I look at it is that I wouldn't have bought the gun in the first place if I hated how it looked. I always get a kick out of seeing old photos of friends from decades ago when they were sure that their haircut and wardrobe were perfectly normal. I'd probably enjoy seeing my kids pull something out of my safe 30 years from now and wonder why companies ever sold guns that looked like that (or why we bought them).
TEXASforLIFE
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Good thing I don't clean my guns with mineral spirits.
Bassbob
Emissary
Indeed. Mineral spirits aren't particularly effective at removing carbon, lead or copper.
KillerFord1977
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inspectagadget
Operator
I don’t think I could bring myself to paint any of my rifles or handguns for that matter. Now I do and have used Gunskins before. Those are fairly easy to apply and remove when you want a different look.