I am thinking about camo'ing up one of my 20 gauges,It is currently all black in a matte finish.I have used the gun wrap on 10 others but I am interested in trying my first spray paint job.What did you guys use and how did it turn out?if you have pictures of the work,feel free to post them.
I was thinking of picking up the hunter specialties 3 pack of camo spray paint but I am open to any ideas others have...Hbk
wish I had pics of mine but it turned out awesome....what I did was sand mine down a little. then I put 2 coats of auto primer spray on it. then put 2 coats of a dark brown spray. Then took a potato sack and used a lite brown can and dusted over the potato sack. Which gives it a great camo pattern. It has held up for 5 years now with minimal chipping.
Not a shotgun but this is a Ruger 1022 stock I rattle canned recently. Was going for a more geometric style. I'm pretty happy with it.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180411/810cc1a21b1517c9a29417be608ebddc.jpg)
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There is a thread in the gun part of the forum that shows some nice ones
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I'll try and find a better pic. Painted this one like 4 years ago.
I spray painted an H&R 10 ga. and it was uglier than you could imagine. However, I didn't care nor did the birds. The barrel looked like a piece of pipe someone had discarded.
Sprayed mine with light green camp paint, then came back over with pine needles and dark green camp spray can . Looks awsome, try to post pic. Look on YouTube for snipers camouflaging weapons
Here is a link I used for painting my predator gun. Works great. http://www.predatormastersforums.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1221910
Here my M2 I painted the first day I bought it. Tried to go for a Bottomland look. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180411/a65990dc71eb15e65785160a151133f0.jpg)
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Not spray, but after converting a youth 870 20 ga. with a black stock, I used some cheap craft paint and some natural sponges to "sponge paint" camo (got the idea here on OG). Total cost was $5. It has held up just fine - and if it ever needs touched up... it can be done very easily.
Just a thought as an alternative...
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Great info,all the guns look great.As for the 870 20 gauge,I seen that and it is something i would like to try,which paint did you use?I would try that.It looks amazing.
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on April 11, 2018, 09:15:41 PM
Great info,all the guns look great.As for the 870 20 gauge,I seen that and it is something i would like to try,which paint did you use?I would try that.It looks amazing.
Craft section in Walmart... small plastic 2 oz acrylic bottles & natural sponge
Prep work is key. You need to thoroughly degrease everything. And when you think it's degreased, do it again. Doesn't hurt to rough up surfaces, especially on synthetic stocks. Painting when the temperature is warm, meaning the paint itself, is also a good idea. After you've got it how you want it, a coat or two of matte clear over the top adds some extra protection. Not hard to do, and makes for a fun project.
Agreed, prep is numero uno.
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Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on April 11, 2018, 09:15:41 PM
Great info,all the guns look great.As for the 870 20 gauge,I seen that and it is something i would like to try,which paint did you use?I would try that.It looks amazing.
Craft section in Walmart... small plastic 2 oz acrylic bottles & natural sponge
Can also use spray paint. Spray a little in an aluminum pie pan and sponge it on the gun.
I finally worked up the nerve to paint my 20 gauge hatsan escort,it is a great little turkey gun and its in matte black.I just went and spent 18 dollars on 5 different colors of acrylic paint and sponges.I am going to paint it this afternoon.
half done the gun,letting it dry,I like it.I think i may add some lighter green after I finish it and let it dry for a day.
I finished the gun and let it dry,I am going to go back and grab a little brown/beige and a greyish paint.I like it but I want to add a bit of lighter color and some grey,maybe mix it in with black and brown as well.It was fun to do.I am happy,I will try and get some pictures up tonight or tomorrow after it dries.
Did this one in an ATACS FG type pattern with rattle can for the stock and forearm. Started with light sanding on the factory black stock, then wiped down with acetone. Then hit it with a couple of coats of adhesion promoter. Then 3 coats of ultra flat clear rattle can over the finished camo coats.
Receiver and barrel I did with the duracoat aerosol. I have had this gun since college and the finish was wearing badly. This is 2nd season using this gun with the duracoat. Also did the 26" barrel for dove and waterfowl season. Finish is holding up very good. I don't baby it ...it gets used and hunted hard.
I am more than happy for just winging it.....
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last pic,I used a sponge and 8 different acrylic paints,I still may add a little more black.I am very happy with it,it was a fun project and cheap to do.
I spray painted mine...
As the paint comes off I touch up... I use Rustoleum primers in some combinations of matt greens and browns.
After duck season, I typically add a bit more green in preparation for turkey season, and before duck season I add a bit more brown...
These primers have significantly reduced the glare, and made it tough for me to find my gun after a short "nap" while turkey hunting in the tall grass...
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on April 16, 2018, 07:18:06 PM
last pic,I used a sponge and 8 different acrylic paints,I still may add a little more black.I am very happy with it,it was a fun project and cheap to do.
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I did the spray paint and sponge paint job as well on my 870. I used the Rustoleum "camo" paint cans in tan, OD green, and brown. After surface prep, I painted the whole thing tan. Next, I sprayed wide diagonal stripes with the green. The stripes were wide enough that it only took about 4 - 6 to cover the entire gun. Then I spayed enough paint in a Styrofoam plate until it puddled up. I sponged the green on top the tan stripes, and the tan on top of the green stripes. Finally, I sponged brown over the entire gun. I liked the way it turned out. If the paint wears or chips in any area, it is easy to sponge a little paint back in that area.
I've hand painted several guns. You can make it as simple or as complex as you want. My current gun started life as a Remington 870 Youth 20ga. I stripped the gun completely down, taped up the parts I didn't want paint in/on, sanded, cleaned, primed, resanded, primed, painted, and coated with two coats of clear. When I tapped off the areas I didn't want paint, I taped in coat hangers so I could handle/hold the parts while painting and hang to dry when finished. The main thing is to make sure all oil is off the gun and dry then lay down a good layer of primer for the paint to stick to. My paint job has held up as well or better than any dip jobs I've had done on guns going on 10 years now.
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Tristar viper g2 20 ga.
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One of the best home paint schemes I've seen!
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Very nice!!
Some pretty nice work, right there. Yep.
Don't have any way to post pics, but I did a woodland pattern on mine that turned out good. If you have a synthetic stock the Krylon Fusion camo works really well, I'm sure the others for plastics do too. You want to degrease and clean everything with denatured alcohol before you start. I made stencils by laying 2" masking tape out on a piece of clean glass and then used a hobby knife to cut irregular shapes for each color(used an old T-shirt to go by.) I sprayed the least amount of color in the pattern where I wanted it and let dry. Apply the stencils over it. Spray the next color where you want it, let dry and apply stencils and repeat until you get down to the last and most dominant color which in my case was green. Make sure you let each color dry really well before you put stencils on. If not, it will peel a little around the edges when you take them off. Let dry really good and then take your stencils off. I used a non gloss clear coat as a final coat. If you want to make it super durable, after its all done and put back together, put it in your truck parked in the summer sun with the windows rolled up for a couple of days. It bakes the paint on and makes it a whole lot tougher than it normally would be.
How about this one?