To paint, or not to paint?

[ray1970]

That is the question.

So, toying around with doing a rattle can camo job on one of my budget builds. I've camo'd a few stocks and some other stuff but haven't gotten up the courage to lay paint on one of my AR's yet.

Curious what the peanut gallery thinks.

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[Great-Kazoo]

Based on your penchant to sell guns, eventually. I would not paint it. I picked up a gun that was painted some time back, because the price was right. NEVER AGAIN, will i buy a painted gun, it was more than a PITA removing the paint.

Once painted if you decide to sell , you'll have to find that buyer looking for that paint job.

[ray1970]

Based on your penchant to sell guns, eventually. I would not paint it. I picked up a gun that was painted some time back, because the price was right. NEVER AGAIN, will i buy a painted gun, it was more than a PITA removing the paint.

Once painted if you decide to sell , you'll have to find that buyer looking for that paint job.

You kind of read my mind. Potential resale is something that I always use to justify not painting something. I did paint something once and then decided to in-paint it. Took hours in a pan filled with lacquer thinner and a toothbrush. And even when I thought it was all cleaned up I would occasionally find tiny nooks and crannies where I missed a little bit. Lol.

[KS63]

This is just my personal opinion in the subject, but in reference to firearms, I think rattle can paint jobs is a poor excuse for not not saving the cash to do it right with Cerakote. It just looks, performs and feels cheap like you didn't care about it. I work too hard to buy this stuff only to desecrate it with spray paint. Leave it black anodize or do it right with Cerakote. Sorry if I hurt feelings, but oh well.

[ray1970]

Didn't hurt my feelings. But cerakote is just fancy, oven baked spray paint.

Where the Krylon appeals to me is not only the initial cost but the fact that when it starts looking too bad you can just touch it up for about $10.

[cstone]

How much for the red dot?

Half price if you paint it. [LOL]

[ray1970]

It's Sunday, Chuck. Don't you have church or something?
[Neene1]

[cstone]

8 AM service this morning. We prayed and the sun came out. Y'all can thank me later. [Flower]

[yz9890]

I've never seen a rattle can or stipple job that I thought looked good.


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[Great-Kazoo]

8 AM service this morning. We prayed and the sun came out. Y'all can thank me later. [Flower]

From God's keyboard, to your thread ;)

[gnihcraes]

Roll on bed liner.

[KS63]

Roll on bed liner.
Rhino liner is best I hear....

[RonMexico]

Paint and shoot the shit out of it.
I have several Alumihyde and krylon rifles and pistols but I see no problem with customizing 5-10% of the collection.

[ray1970]

Paint and shoot the shit out of it.
I have several Alumihyde and krylon rifles and pistols but I see no problem with customizing 5-10% of the collection.
Sheesh. So now I have to do arithmetic to see if I can paint it?
[Awesom]

[Spdu4ia]

Hydro dip it ... Had to throw in another option just to make things complicated

[gnihcraes]

Grandpa once painted an old datsun pickup with a brush. Looked good, from a distance. So, the target @ 600 yards won't notice.

[driver]

That savage stock you painted for me turned out awesome. I say go for it. I look forward to seeing some pics.
That savage is an old family rifle and has changed hands a few times over the years. I had some family from MI out this past summer and they wanted pics of it so they could show it to everyone back at home. You're famous, haha!

[kidicarus13]

I've never seen a rattle can or stipple job that I thought looked good.


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[Joe_K]

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I'm somewhat partial to this look. Probably because I was always issued a rifle that looked like this;

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In the words of the inner city youth crowd. You do you.

[Great-Kazoo]

That savage stock you painted for me turned out awesome. I say go for it. I look forward to seeing some pics.
That savage is an old family rifle and has changed hands a few times over the years. I had some family from MI out this past summer and they wanted pics of it so they could show it to everyone back at home. You're famous, haha!

From Cheeto-Ray to FAMOUS RAY, nick names never cease to amaze me. OR get changed;)

[jerrymrc]

I have one gun with camo and it gets shot a lot. At the time I had 3 black Fal's and the US furniture I had was tan for this one. Need to touch it up but been on there 10 years. And for the Debbie Downers out there I know many that have spent the $300 for a CeraKote camo finish and it becomes like a car with a $20k paint job. Just my two cents on it. [Beer]

[n2877]

I say paint unless you might resale then don't paint.

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[Grant H.]

NM.

For what you want, not really relevant.