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djsmiles808

spray painting firearms
« on: June 14, 2015, 11:54:31 PM »
any particular brand paint? looking to try it out. tips? thanks
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Kingkeoni

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #1 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
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Q

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2015, 01:14:36 AM »
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« Last Edit: March 10, 2021, 12:43:23 PM by Q »
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Boomah

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #3 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:
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one2boost

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #4 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?
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Kingkeoni

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #5 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.
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kong

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #6 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.
« Last Edit: June 18, 2015, 01:03:16 PM by kong »
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aieahound

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #7 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.
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Boomah

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #8 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:
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88ss

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 03:01:33 PM »
Krylon fusion worked well for me.
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Kingkeoni

Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #10 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.
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Re: spray painting firearms
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2015, 05:11:42 PM »
Don't forget to throw it down the driveway couple times for that weathered look.
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