Rattle can paint ?
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Nicely done! You use a stencil set? I ended up with Army man green, after matte clearing OD green 😆
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@Crazy Carl, yeah, I got a stencil from Primary Arms years ago and have used it on a bunch of stuff. Looks like they still have them but I can’t imagine I spent twenty bucks on it.
https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-multiple-terrain-stencil-pamts-pamts
Just used Rustoleum cans that came in a “kit”:
Amazon product ASIN B009ROI59I
Here was my color progression:
https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-multiple-terrain-stencil-pamts-pamts
Just used Rustoleum cans that came in a “kit”:
Amazon product ASIN B009ROI59I
Here was my color progression:
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I've rattle canned a few ARs. The two hardest parts are the degreasing/prep for painting and if you decide to strip it off later.
In between, you'll have a one of a kind rifle. The best part is watching the paint finish "season" as the high spots wear in, and watching the oils from your skin, residue from shooting, as well as just general wear and tear will really make the thing look sharp.
But the decision is all yours.
In between, you'll have a one of a kind rifle. The best part is watching the paint finish "season" as the high spots wear in, and watching the oils from your skin, residue from shooting, as well as just general wear and tear will really make the thing look sharp.
But the decision is all yours.
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does it turn out tacky? i've felt some rattlecanned guns before that left my hands feeling like i just manually strained cat poop out of play sand.
That being said, there is some gold flake and blue flake krylon that i'm looking at for putting tiger stripes on my compensated hipoint 9mm...
That being said, there is some gold flake and blue flake krylon that i'm looking at for putting tiger stripes on my compensated hipoint 9mm...
Sometimes, that's usually a humidity issue, or too much paint being sprayed on too quickly.
Both just make the set up time take longer.
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I always use Freedom Stencils when I Cerakote my rifles, they have lots of patterns to choose from and when done properly the results are pretty dang wicked.
The only real advice I have is to buy “easier” patterns to practice with before you do your first camo job, it’s a much easier process with rattle can paint, applying Cerakote isn’t really hard to do, but collecting all of the tools and consumables is expensive when you first get started.
The only real advice I have is to buy “easier” patterns to practice with before you do your first camo job, it’s a much easier process with rattle can paint, applying Cerakote isn’t really hard to do, but collecting all of the tools and consumables is expensive when you first get started.
That looks awesome! Now paint your Mustang like that 😏
Paint allllllllll the things!!!
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Another .308 and a .22 with pinestraw pattern (I didn’t make the stencils myself, a tree did)
10.5”
16”
16”
12ga (painted for a friend)
.308
Another .308 and a .22 with pinestraw pattern (I didn’t make the stencils myself, a tree did)
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Paint will absolutely decrease the resell value. If you’re keeping it though it looks awesome as it wears and really makes the gun more practical. Just buy enough guns so it doesn’t matter if you paint a few
In some cases yes, in some cases, no
Paint them up....hurt resale yes/no. It's like anything your taste/ want isn't going to match but a select few. I've blasted paint off and sold with it...make it how you want.
I love good camo cerakote jobs.
Wouldn't ever likely buy a car/gun/bike/tool/dog/anything that somebody took a rattle can to. Looks like dogsh!t. Unless it was so dirt cheap that it could be refinished.
Just my opinion! To each their own.
Wouldn't ever likely buy a car/gun/bike/tool/dog/anything that somebody took a rattle can to. Looks like dogsh!t. Unless it was so dirt cheap that it could be refinished.
Just my opinion! To each their own.
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I just spray painted a rifle I put together. Has some super expensive doodads on it but once I got over the fear, I have no regrets. Will it crush the resell? Sure. But this isn’t a gun I’m collecting. This is life saving equipment.
I think everyone should rattle can at least 1....
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Yeah my paint job took a few sessions over a few days to let it dry and made sure I went light and even. If you do a farther distance dusting then a matte clear you can actually create a texture. That's my typical MO.
Well, as others have said it definitely lowers the resale value. Anyone who spray paints the gun likely will actually use it for something (hunting, LARPing, competition, training, etc). Paint does help a LOT with breaking up the outline as there are very few shapes in nature that are all black like an AR, or metal like a more conventional firearm.
I just wouldn't be able to bring myself to paint something like a nice shotgun (think $2,000+ brownings or berettas). But a solution I have used and seen other use for guns they might not want to paint: burlap. You can dye it yourself of get it pre-dyed. Just paint the burlap itself, dye it, or even just rub it in some dirt or among some foliage and you can wrap that around the handguard and maybe even the stock to help break up the outline, just a thought.
I just wouldn't be able to bring myself to paint something like a nice shotgun (think $2,000+ brownings or berettas). But a solution I have used and seen other use for guns they might not want to paint: burlap. You can dye it yourself of get it pre-dyed. Just paint the burlap itself, dye it, or even just rub it in some dirt or among some foliage and you can wrap that around the handguard and maybe even the stock to help break up the outline, just a thought.
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Burlap snags on thorny brush though.
Yes, yes it does. But, it can be a feature. You are picking up more natural camo as you move through the woods, how neat is that?
I have zip-tied burlap or even used some twine to keep it on the rifle but it can snag on stuff. I know they make a wrap that looks like a dyed bandage that can also be wrapped around stuff. Haven't seen it in a while though.
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Burlap certainly can (snag). The Marines and Navy have been using burlap as the base for ghille suits and rail/barrel covering for decades with little issue. I've not used it so I have no personal experience to base an opinion one way or the other.
I thought I would never rattle can a gun. But with how cheap and easy it is to find ruger American stocks I figured if I hated how it turned out it would be a good excuse to buy a better one. I also epoxied the forend and sanded it to make a true free float. Also polished the bolt (1st time ever) and it’s so much smoother.
I don’t rattle can my firearms because it hurts resale value and I haven’t had to hide while using them. However, If the time comes and I need to hide them while using them, I keep lots of camo colored paints in the garage. I once heard a mother tell her young son “ it’s yours, play with it if you want to”. I think that is true for most if us.
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that thing looks easy to lose. don't set it down.