The Hobby Co is now by Cutter Ford in the back

Fark that is a pretty good looking OD!

I'll have to chance 'um and buy a can to see if the paint matches the label. A flattening agent may also be required. Will update after i pick up a can. BTW, Military HQ is out of ODG. Anyone looking for that stuff at Military HQ should call b4 making the trip over there.

Thanks for being brave and showing those pics. lol! That's classic!

Yup! Thats the "FDE STORM TROOPER PHASE!" LOL! It's FDE with pink now, for the wife..
Hey DREGS, did you notice that you you added to this post exactly a year and a day later from where it left off....

                                                                   "May 1, 2011 - May 2, 2012"

Looks like it was Fark who got it exactly a year afterwards lol.

Tried the Design Master Forest Green. It doesn't match the Magpul ODG. The Magpul has more brown in it.



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Maybe you could lightly dust some brown over it?

Maybe you could lightly dust some brown over it?

That's an alternative.  By the time I figure it out, I will probably have have spent more than if I just bought the dang pieces in ODG!   

True dat. Sounds like you like a challenge though.

I want to paint the 20ga shotty I just bought from JC.  Over the past few days I did lots of reading on the internet. Has anyone here done a custom camo paint job of their own on a rifle or shotgun they'd like to share.  I will post before and after pics of my paint job.  I'm hoping to do it sometime this week.  I bought the Krylon camo colors in khaki, OD, and woodland light green.  I'm hoping those colors will make for a good camo for Waimea Kohala area grasslands on the Big Island. 

I want to paint the 20ga shotty I just bought from JC.  Over the past few days I did lots of reading on the internet. Has anyone here done a custom camo paint job of their own on a rifle or shotgun they'd like to share.  I will post before and after pics of my paint job.  I'm hoping to do it sometime this week.  I bought the Krylon camo colors in khaki, OD, and woodland light green.  I'm hoping those colors will make for a good camo for Waimea Kohala area grasslands on the Big Island. 

Did one on a rifle CASE. I think it looks pretty neat. You can see the symbol because I put on a sticker of it, painted over it, then removed it once it was dry.

ETA: pic

Krylon Camo paints were hard to find. Went to Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, city mill, sears and no one had camo.

But I did find Ace Hardware and they have all the Krylon camo colors in stock. Plus they can special order too. Checker also have but was out of stock.

Krylon Camo paints were hard to find. Went to Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, city mill, sears and no one had camo.

But I did find Ace Hardware and they have all the Krylon camo colors in stock. Plus they can special order too. Checker also have but was out of stock.

I got my paints from City Mill Waimalu yesterday.  Hoping to at least get the base coat done on Wednesday.  The other coats are going to be dabbed on via sponge brush. I decided to go with the process detailed on the website linked below.


 http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/camouflage-paint-rifle-1.php

I like to use the Krylon Camo paints as they are a part of their Fusion paint line up.  I have done several coating types but I still prefer simple krylon.  I like the worn in look and the finish is easy to touch up. 

Since someone mentioned shotguns and camo, here is an example of the Krylon OD and black.  This is what the finish looks like when it is left flat.



Here is the final camo job with a matte clear coat added.  The clear coat even though flat or matte still deepens the color.

^^^Excellent!!!

Due to stupid changes in my work schedule my project has gotten off to a slow start.  Here are a few pics of my shotgun masked off and ready for paint and a picture of my basecoat.  I used the Krylon khaki as base since it will be for hunting mostly grassland area up on the Big Island in Waimea Kohala area.

Masked off

I used non-chlorinated brake clean I sparyed on a rag to wipe down the gun before painting because I couldn't find my acetone.

Base coat being sprayed on.  Since it has been breezey I didn't want to hang it outside before dust and dirt get on it.

Completed base coat.  Hopefully next week Monday or Tuesday I can complete the paint job and lay down the clear coat over everything.

Maybe I'm a little too late but hope this helps:

Tamiya, a popular hobby company from Japan, makes some pretty nice synthetic lacquers in several shades, some close to Federal Standard chips.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/ln/72/TS-chart.pdf

http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/ln/72/AS-chart.pdf

They're pretty durable but are really intended for plastics, not sure how they'd hold up on a metal surface.   They do "bite" the plastic so once they're applied it does take some work to remove the stuff.   The best thing is they're available from most of the local hobby shops (Wellers in Kailua, Armchair adventurer in town, & HobbyCo in Aiea).   I've got a couple/three spare AR grips, maybe I'll run a little experiment to see how the paint holds up

HTH & Ahui hou

Boomah

PS... I've heard the same thing about Duracoat, something like both Sherwin Williams & Dupont make similar products for 1/2 the price

Oh and Surf, very nice camo on the 12ga 

really late to this post but i bought my OD green paint from "the camouflage shop" in wahiawa.  the brand is "allender company".   it was $6.98 for a 12 oz can.