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Tools and Uses => Firearms and Accessories => Topic started by: djsmiles808 on June 14, 2015, 11:54:31 PM

Title: spray painting firearms
Post by: djsmiles808 on June 14, 2015, 11:54:31 PM

any particular brand paint? looking to try it out. tips? thanks

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Kingkeoni on June 15, 2015, 12:04:08 AM

Cerakote "C" colors.

You can buy a cheap airbrush and have fun.

I've done a few that way.

I've had no prior painting experience and I'm not really very artistic but I think they came out ok

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Q on June 15, 2015, 01:14:36 AM

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Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Boomah on June 15, 2015, 06:23:27 AM

KK,

Can you apply C colors over an existing Cerakote finish (the baked on type)? Fingers crossed I don't have to strip & reapply everything! ;)  Oh & +1 on where to buy...

Boomah  :shaka:

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: one2boost on June 15, 2015, 07:22:32 AM

I'm interested as to doing this as well. 

Would it be possible to pinstripe this paint as well?

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Kingkeoni on June 15, 2015, 09:33:29 PM

Quote from: Q on June 15, 2015, 01:14:36 AM

Where to buy?

I bought directly from the cerakote website.

They sell a package where you get 6 different colors and some other stuff.

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: kong on June 18, 2015, 09:26:04 AM

I did my AR via the rattle can method procured from any hardware store.  Colors flat black, green, brown, tan.  Start by plugging and masking important areas, keep a magazine in degrease and spray away.  If you want a mantle piece do the cerakote, durakote, chemakote, whateverkote.  The rattlecan comes off with use which needs to be touched up from time to time.

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: aieahound on June 18, 2015, 10:18:23 AM

Rust-o-Leum has specific ultra flat spray paint in camouflage colors.
Flat dark earth, earth brown, foliage green, OD green etc.
They actually call it camouflage.
Never did a whole firearm but did do a few stocks, hand guards and kids skateboard helmets.
I kind of like when it starts to wear off.

Won't hold up as well as the Kotes though.

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Boomah on June 22, 2015, 07:22:32 PM

While we're on the subject of painting...

Anyone try painting over Cerakote (heat cure)?   Not a total repaint but applying camo over an existing Cerakote finish... Any of you LWRC owners out there ever camo your rifles using any of the above mentioned paints?   I was looking at maybe using AlumaHyde II to camo up one of my rifles...

Thanks!  :shaka:

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: 88ss on June 23, 2015, 03:01:33 PM

Krylon fusion worked well for me.

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Kingkeoni on June 23, 2015, 10:10:30 PM

Quote from: Boomah on June 22, 2015, 07:22:32 PM

While we're on the subject of painting...

Anyone try painting over Cerakote (heat cure)?   Not a total repaint but applying camo over an existing Cerakote finish... Any of you LWRC owners out there ever camo your rifles using any of the above mentioned paints?   I was looking at maybe using AlumaHyde II to camo up one of my rifles...

Thanks!  :shaka:

I've used Cerakote hot and cold but never over an existing paint job.

Title: Re: spray painting firearms
Post by: Aiea78 on July 09, 2015, 05:11:42 PM

Don't forget to throw it down the driveway couple times for that weathered look.