Anyone painted with krylon?

[alxone]

krylon tends to be a bit weak , watery and a bit runny . id suggest rusto or duracoat if your gonna use spray paint .but at the same time i dont ever think ill ever understand the painting of rifles . burlap dose the same thing and does not devalue the firearm .

[gcrookston]

i dont ever think ill ever understand the painting of rifles...

I painted the two I posted above to conceal damage incurred in a couple of "OH DOLPH!" incidents. The bolt gun fell off a tailgate and landed hard in sharp gravel. The AR with the bushmaster upper took a long, not too gingerly, slide down a skree field while hunting ferrell dogs in Tennessee.

I agree, painting a gun (or generally refinishing one on any level), should be avoided and it greatly reduces the monetary value (i.e. "but I paid $500 to have it refinished" -- "but you deteriorated the value $1,000 by doing so, too bad it was only worth $400 to start with")...

But, if you wince every time you look at that 5" long deep scratch, that patch of rusted pitting, or that gun that wandered 100 yards down to the rocky stream below, then maybe painting might be a cheap and reasonable option...

[alxone]

I painted the two I posted above to conceal damage incurred in a couple of "OH DOLPH!" incidents. The bolt gun fell off a tailgate and landed hard in sharp gravel. The AR with the bushmaster upper took a long, not too gingerly, slide down a skree field while hunting ferrell dogs in Tennessee.

I agree, painting a gun (or generally refinishing one on any level), should be avoided and it greatly reduces the monetary value (i.e. "but I paid $500 to have it refinished" -- "but you deteriorated the value $1,000 by doing so, too bad it was only worth $400 to start with")...

But, if you wince every time you look at that 5" long deep scratch, that patch of rusted pitting, or that gun that wandered 100 yards down to the rocky stream below, then maybe painting might be a cheap and reasonable option...

i completely understand , id do the same in that situation . but i does break the heart to see an undamaged rifle attacked by spray paint .

[Scanker19]

I painted a dummy grenade pastel pink, lavender, and blue for my daughter to play with and still retain her cute girly demeanor.

[stevelkinevil]

I painted the two I posted above to conceal damage incurred in a couple of "OH DOLPH!" incidents. The bolt gun fell off a tailgate and landed hard in sharp gravel. The AR with the bushmaster upper took a long, not too gingerly, slide down a skree field while hunting ferrell dogs in Tennessee.

I agree, painting a gun (or generally refinishing one on any level), should be avoided and it greatly reduces the monetary value (i.e. "but I paid $500 to have it refinished" -- "but you deteriorated the value $1,000 by doing so, too bad it was only worth $400 to start with")...

But, if you wince every time you look at that 5" long deep scratch, that patch of rusted pitting, or that gun that wandered 100 yards down to the rocky stream below, then maybe painting might be a cheap and reasonable option...

Jebus man, you are tough on your firearms!

There is no big scratches, I just really dig 2 tone black and OD, have had it done to a few pistols over the years, but I paid someone to do it which goes against my nature. I think I may try the duracoat as I plan to keep this gun (yes I am aware of many peoples feeling about bullpups especially "cheap" ones but I love the thing). Guess maybe next weekend Ill wander over to harbor fright and see how cheap I can grab a spray gun for.

what type of de-greaser are you guys using? I would think engine de-greaser would be bad on polymer, no?

[alxone]

I painted a dummy grenade pastel pink, lavender, and blue for my daughter to play with and still retain her cute girly demeanor.

now thats funny and cool

[rockhound]

if you are painting just the plastic parts, krylon makes paint just for plastic. might last longer on those parts.

[gcrookston]

Jebus man, you are tough on your firearms!

what type of de-greaser are you guys using? I would think engine de-greaser would be bad on polymer, no?

For plastic you may want to look to Brownell's. That stuff is great! For degreaser on the plastic, use rubbing alcohol or windex. Even dishwasher detergent will work (the latter I used on a handgun I did in duracoat, which is pretty finicky about having a superclean, dry surface).

[Fromk]

I used some krylon ultra flat "camo tan" on my shotgun's furniture. I didn't need it to be pretty and if it starts to flake after a while I'll just throw another coat on. No big deal and it cost less than $5 for a mostly functional paint job.

Just do really light coats and let one completely dry before you apply another one. Don't rush it. Same logic for using all spraypaint outside of underpasses and walls downtown.

[ray1970]

I didn't need it to be pretty and if it starts to flake after a while I'll just throw another coat on.

+1 on this. Not all firearms are collectors pieces. Some are simply tools. The rattle can jobs are cheap, easily done, easy to touch up when they do get scratched or start flaking, and easily removed if you change your mind. Once you get it painted if you decide you no longer like it you can usually take some lacquer thinner or acetone and take all the paint back off. Might take a little time and some scrubbing with a toothbrush but it will usually come back off.