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Rattle can cammo ideas?
OK. I am thinking about doing some sort of cammo job on one of my ARs. I have watched countless youtube videos of 12 year olds spray painting their airsoft guns but am not sure I can match their skills. Anyone have any tips or tricks to turning out something that looks good? Maybe a link to some instructions? Thanks.
Larry Vickers did it on his show one episode, I dont know if there is a clip that you can watch of that or not, but maybe another option.
Are you wanting like a woodland camo or a digital camo? Foxtrot does some bad azz digital stuff, maybe see if he has any advice for ya.
Good luck and be sure to post up some pics once you do it!
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Just looking for some kind of cammo pattern that looks good and is easy to apply. I gave the digital a test run and it is way too involved for me. I just don't have that kind of patience. I do plan on using woodland colors but don't really want a traditional woodland pattern. Maybe something tiger stripe? Maybe something "shadowy"? Maybe something like the ones shown below.
Very cool stuff Ray. I wish I could help you out more but I am not artistic at all. I can spray one solid color if you want help with that....
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Test your skills out on some cheap lumber, you'd probably surprise yourself. Don't forget that it's not too hard to take the canvas back to blank if you're not happy.
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I did a little digital camo practice on an A2 buttstock for practice. That's how I figured out what a time consuming pain that was. Not sure about the lumber idea as I would think it would soak up the paint pretty good and not give me a good representation of what I had done. But, I do have a few pieces of large PVC pipe laying around that might work good for practice. Thanks for the idea.Originally Posted by Graves
stay away from krylon. I would use an air cure coating like cerakote. it is the best out there for firearm finishes and you can get everything at homedepot to apply it. It will not stand up to wear as good as the heat cure will but it is rated at a higher temp and not everyone has a gun oven they can cure a gun in either! BTW, Stay away from duracoat. That is another story in itsself. If you need any help give me a shout.
Gonna disagree with you on Krylon.. I've got 5 rifles that I've painted with it. Remember though that I don't consider my weapons show pieces and I'm not trying to win a coolest cammo pattern competition. The intent I have for painting my weapons is generally to create a break up of the rifle lines when you are about 15ft away from it.
The thing I like about Krylon is that there are cammo colors or you can use the flat finish ones. Avero is another kick ass brand. More durable than Krylon and the colors are specifically matched to the military number system. The Avero stuff can be bought in pattern kits from places like MidWay or Brownells.
One of the other things about Krylon and Avero that I like vs. the baked on finishes is that if you scratch it up or want to change it, just pull the can back out an touch it up where you need to.
I'm going to try to get permission to repost an excellent guide written by Pat Rogers. Its what I used to paint my ACR this time around and I am really pleased with the outcome.
This is a pretty simple design. I use my old target backings that are all shot up. Then rip it in half so all the bullet holes are utilized and you get a broken up pattern.
This one I made a little brighter and adjusted contrast to see the blending
I would love to see the guide or a link to it.
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