VA5326

Well I've hada Remington 1100 for close to 30 yrs now and it has been a faithful gun. It is, as a result fromhard hunting with it, rough around the edges. I am looking for some type of book that will instruct you on how to permanently camo paint your gun. I saw a guy who had his painted and asked him about it but he bought it like that and had no idea who painted it. Thanks for any information that you may have.

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VA5326

Anyone?

bugsNbows

On a remote chance check the Glock Talk website (www.glocktalk.com) I saw some gun porn pics a while back where several fellas had their Glocks painted. I think they had some links up there too. Maybe do a search there?! Just a thought.

kelbro

Nothing to it. Really. I had an old Win1200 that was in rough shape too and now it looks great. After the first one, I grabbed another old rifle and camo'd it. Once you get the hang of it, you'll want to camo everything LOL.

1. Scotchbrite the wood to provide a surface for the primer to stick to.
2. Blow it off well. You don't want any dust.
3. Wipe it down well with mineral spirits.
4. Get some Krylon grey primer and give everything a couple of very light coats. I masked off my boltface, front sight,and trigger.
5. Get a two or three colors of the Krylon flat camo and start by putting a light coat of your base color over most of the primer grey. I used the desert tan for my base.
6. Pick out a leaf pattern from some plastic potted plants. Cut one stalk off, trim it up a little and use it for a template.
7. Lay it close against the stock and shoot one of the other camo colors over it.
8. Move it around and shoot one of the other colors over it. You'll get the hang of it pretty quick.

You can use a couple of different leaf patterns for different effects. Believe me, it's easier than it sounds. Make sure that you keep your fingerprints off after the mineral spirits wipe-down for the best finish. Hold the can at least 10-12" away so the paint stays very flat. You don't want gloss. After it dries for at least a day, spray it with a couple of light coats of the Krylon matte clear to protect the paint. You have to keep it about 10-12" away or it will get a little glossy.

The neat part is that you can experiment and come up with your own patterns. Also, it you do nick it or scratch it, it's easy to touch up. Now it won't look like realtree hardwoods but it will do the job which is breaking up the outline and knocking down the reflection.

Here's a pretty good article: http://www.predatormastersforums.com/riflecamo.shtml

And some pix of other folks paint jobs: http://www.predatormastersforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=5&Number=52414676 &Searchpage=1&Main=52412725&Words=camo &topic=&Search=true#Post52414676

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=5&Number=52398598 &Searchpage=3&Main=52398448&Words=camo &topic=&Search=true#Post52398598

jones123

You got that right! All of those guns look much better than realtree hardwoods!My friend did a similar paint job and it looks great. But I could never paint my barrel, scopeor any metal parts. Not that theirs look bad, just not for me.

VA5326

Kelbro,

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

VA

younggun308

Gun Porn?You're weirder than I am.

srasb

Try this product, duracoat. The website is http://www.lauerweaponry.com/ I've used the product in black on two guns and it works great. Maybe not quite as durable as advertised, but its sure better than spray paint. Its cheap, easy to put on, and they even have camo stencils for many different patterns. Hope this helps.

Shootstuff4570

a buddy of mine painted his winchester x2, all he did was painted it a base color, tan i think it was. then he took that blue painters tape, and put some down on a piece of cardboard, then he cut out shapes of grass(he was using this for waterfowl hunting) then took those shapes and put them on the gun. he covered his gun with a bunch of those to make the pattern he wanted. then sprayed it a green color. then jus took off all the tape, and he had his own pattern. it looked really bad a$$ when he was done. we also did it to a little geo tracker that he had. that looked awesome too!

Soilarch

Look for stuff from brownell's called "alumihyde". I know some guys that are very happy with it on their rifles. A lil more expensive than good ole krylon. But you don't paint guns every day.