Rattle can paint ?

Ge286 said:
Sorry just seen this. I used a ripped up new sponge with larger holes in it. Sprayed the color on cardboard and then dabbed it all over in layers. Was really easy and easy to adjust areas I didn’t like. Then about three layers of matte clear coat.
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This is my next game plan minus the clear coat. The sponge method looks great! I've been doing more of a splatter lately.
 
I’ve rattle canned a Glock19 slide haha. If you’re hesitant to go full send on your rifle, do some testing on AR mags. Base coat of tan + mesh bag overlay special + brown is a hard to mess up
 
Soon as I can be bothered to stand out in the rain and strip off the old metallic purple, I'm going to try the dish soap "camo" trick, just not with camo colours.

I was going to do it this weekend but as soon as I had the time, we had the rain.
 
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I painted my stainless Mini 14. I used flat black engine paint and baked it in the wife's oven for several hours at low temp. The finish lasts several years and then needs redone, I've done it 2x now. I'm not worried about resale value, that's my kid's problem.
 
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Me. said:
Ya know Mister... we're getting tired of your weather-related painting excuses.

We demand to be entertained, and your builds are the most entertaining. If you need me to come hold the umbrella, give me a shout!
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All the rain that wants to avoid becoming Greensboro tap water falls on my house lol. This one is going to be sort of neat though, assuming I don't screw up.
 
I did some experimentation today with a pattern I'm going to use. I don't like the colors but they're all I have right now and this was just proof of concept. Once I get the rifle together I'm going to spray I'll pick out some better paint. I'm thinking to FDE here needs to be somewhere between brown and gray and the green more subdued and matte.

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Exspiravit said:
I did some experimentation today with a pattern I'm going to use. I don't like the colors but they're all I have right now and this was just proof of concept. Once I get the rifle together I'm going to spray I'll pick out some better paint. I'm thinking to FDE here needs to be somewhere between brown and gray and the green more subdued and matte.

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Dish soap?
 
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Exspiravit said:
Thought about trying that, but I saw some "floral ribbon garland" pieces at Hobby Lobby while my wife was looking at women stuff and it activated my neurons.
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Noice. Looks good. I wouldn’t want to have to hose my ferkin gun off to get rid of the soap.
 
More test sprays. I think I need some more green paints to try. For one, this particular green ends up really shiny.
Left is green base with brown over top. Right is brown base with green overspray.

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Trying some new things. Random tape with green and FDE:

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Didn't spend any time shaping the tape pieces, just wanted to see what it might produce. Brown overspray added to it using my wrap:

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I think I'm going with a different brown, cutting out better tape shapes and using this method.
 
11B CIB said:
In some cases yes, in some cases, no
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Yeah, I myself thought as long as you sandblasted the paint off lickety split no one would even know about you rattle canning the rifle, so I don’t understand how it’s going to decrease in value especially if no one knows you rattle canned it…right?
 
barf said:
Eh you don’t need to be an artist. I’m not. It’s pretty simple. It’s not supposed to be art, it’s supposed to be camouflage 🤓
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Damn right barf 🤮 you don’t have to be an artist for something to sell and camo don’t have to be pretty, in fact it can absolutely be an eyesore just as long as it blends in with your surroundings 🤣
 
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Cole_McD said:
I rattle can guns that I have 0 intent to sell. It would definitely affect resale value I'm sure.

These would also be the rifles I'd grab if I ever needed a rifle in the goofy day dream context we're all guilty of though, so I consider rattlecan to be necessary.

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How did you learn AND how many rifles did you risk in perfection? If that makes sense? Like no way the first one came out ideal but maybe you nailed it brotha idk
 
virginia_slimjim said:
How did you learn AND how many rifles did you risk in perfection? If that makes sense? Like no way the first one came out ideal but maybe you nailed it brotha idk
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That rifle posted is my first. I just taped off what needed taping off and sent it.

Base coat of tan, green stripes, brown accents. Imo if it looks shoddy or perfect, it's all just the same for a rifle. Couldn't care less about how it really looks as long as it's slightly camo'd.
 
I was just thinking about this today, does anybody rattle can their pistols? I would think that with all the questionable cerakote and stippling jobs out there more people would be willing to take a can of krylon to their glocks and daggers but I don’t seem to see it that much.
 
I'm currently playing with hydro-dipping on my AK. It's not super difficult, but not as easy as the YouTube videos make it look. That said, I'm with the crew that says don't paint (or make other permanent modifications) to guns you don't plan to keep. Customizations and modifications are at best a zero sum proposition. The $200 trigger and $100 comp on your gun dose not increase it's value $300. Likewise, the custom paint job is either a $0 option or may decrease what a buyer is willing to pay. Personally, I have no problem modding my guns, because I never plan to sell them, lol!
 
I plan on keeping every gun i buy, but that doesn't often work out.

We all have our go to gun if things pop off. Rattle can the crap out of that one.

The rest stay stock or mostly stock and can be easily converted back if i need the money.

If things really go bad I'll have more to worry about than a camo gun.

Just my opinion.
 
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Me. said:
I’m in the camp that says “do not buy guns you don’t plan to keep”.


Yes, I’ve sold guns, but I never bought one thinking I wouldn’t have it for the rest of my life (or until it died).
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Same here. I think I've only sold 3 guns that bought. Everything else will be with me until it or I cease to function.
 
Mr. Bggs said:
I plan on keeping every gun i buy, but that's doesn't often work out.

We all have our go to gun if things pop off. Rattle can the crap out of that one.

The rest stay stock or mostly stock and can be easily converted back if i need the money.

If things really go bad I'll have more to worry about than a camo gun.

Just my opinion.
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I have sold off all of my rifles. My priorities have changed; I have neither the time nor money for classes, I never got into 2-gun, and if the zombie apocalypse happens I have enough pistols to get a long gun. It was a very hard decision but right for me and my circumstances.
 
Back when I was ridiculously into mil-sim paintball, I had a whole collection of paintball markers and would buy and sell them often. I used the camo sticks-to-itself wrap to camouflage my guns. It's basically an Ace bandage with a camo print on it.
 
virginia_slimjim said:
How did you learn AND how many rifles did you risk in perfection? If that makes sense? Like no way the first one came out ideal but maybe you nailed it brotha idk
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I practiced new patterns and colors on a pellet rifle til I felt comfortable with what I was doing.
 
11B CIB said:
I practiced new patterns and colors on a pellet rifle til I felt comfortable with what I was doing.
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I thought about buying an airsoft M4 for the same purpose but settled for spare parts and cutting silhouettes out of cardboard.
 
And done! I've ended up with something between Kryptek and Multicam.

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The thing to understand is that with a rattlecan finish it will never look as good as it does now. Paint will wear off, it will start looking worn and faded.
And it will only become more rad.
 
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