Spray painting a shotgun?

[SouthPaw]

Any tips for doing a rattle can paint job? I?ve never done it before and I have an old 20g mossy sitting in the safe that could use a Maaco paint job. It?s got lots of scratches and scrapes and I?m thinking a two tone paint job would look pretty good on it.

https://i.postimg.cc/s2f0fDnC/C7-EFDCBE-E01-A-40-BD-9-F9-E-43-E4-D8105-C43.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[ray1970]

Degrease it really good. That?s my main tip.

[ben4372]

I used VHT high temp engine. I wanted a chance of solvent resistance. Was very easy to scratch after 24 hours. Looked online folks said wait a week or two. After doing that (waiting 2 weeks)it has been surprisingly durable. Problem is you have to pick an engine color. Purchased at Advanced Auto.

[TEAMRICO]

Appliance Epoxy paint.

[Great-Kazoo]

Brownells Alumahyde (not to be confused with formaldehyde) . You can either bake the parts in an over. OR if patient enough let it cure (air dry) for 2 weeks. The Epoxy paints are not bad either. What ever you choose will need drying time.

The paint scheme should be Ford blue /Chevy orangish red and what ever color slopar is for the furniture. It will look like a lego toy.

[whitewalrus]

Degrease it really good. That?s my main tip.

+1 to this. The prep work should not be rushed. Poor prep = poor job whatever you use.

[SouthPaw]

We have some wax and grease remover that the guys on the paint crew use to clean their guns. Now that I am thinking about it, I may even be able to get them to sandblast it first..

[ray1970]

I typically leave the original finish underneath the paint job. As the paint gets scratched or worn or whatever I would rather expose ratty old finish than bare metal. I'm sure glass beading or sand blasting would promote good adhesion for the new finish though.

[ray1970]

Also, your thread reminds me that I have been meaning to paint my "coyote rifle". I might have to get that done soon. Probably going to do some sort of tumbleweed type of camo pattern. I also have an idea to do a sort of black/gray "urban camo" pattern on something using a punisher skull stencil for the pattern.

[Irving]

I can get you a real tumble weed if you need.

[.40isthenew.45]

Here is one I did with blue tape and camo krylon. It's not super durable, but touch up paint is cheap if you don't like the "worn" look....

+1 on the importance of good prep

76777

[SouthPaw]

Here is one I did with blue tape and camo krylon. It's not super durable, but touch up paint is cheap if you don't like the "worn" look....

+1 on the importance of good prep

76777

That looks great! I wouldn't mind the worn look since it already that going for it.

[.40isthenew.45]

I just painted it the green, let it dry, stuck the blue tape on as a pattern and sprayed the brown...

[ray1970]

Here?s one I did for someone else.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181213/9e4f3296c47b3e2b01afded35473e73b.jpg

[SouthPaw]

Had a friend hook me up with some krylon camo so I tried it this weekend. It came out pretty decent other than some amateur mistakes...

https://i.postimg.cc/B6yMcWmn/49772-B91-8-D82-49-C0-BDAE-F2-B2-BA0013-A1.jpg (https://postimg.cc/gXVVm79C)

If someone needs some paint, I?ve got plenty to give away if you want to pick it up.

[ChickNorris]

Nice!


All beige? Er um flat matte desert something?

[SouthPaw]

Nice!


All beige? Er um flat matte desert something?

Yeah nothing too fancy.

[ChickNorris]

Yeah nothing too fancy.

Theyve got a great olive I'm quite fond of & why I asked. : )

[Great-Kazoo]

Theyve got a great olive I'm quite fond of & why I asked. : )

All they need is a martini one, to compliment your olive