I dont post much just alot of browsing. I have seen alot of nice shotguns throughout the post. Alot of factory como jobs out there. I have a cheap ole maverick 88 that I just painted and as soon as it gets reassembled I will post a pick . In the meantime lets see some of those fancy and not so fanscy paint jobs. Mine is not beautiful but should get the job done.
Mossberg 835 a buddy of mine did.
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/elmoore_photos/shotgun001.jpg)
Not a shot fun but did this one a few years back
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/reynolds243/7967381a.jpg)
Here's my 870 coyote gun that I did several years ago. The pattern turned out pretty good but I stripped it all off this past weekend. That was a pain.
If the weather was hot or if I held it too long the finish got sticky and I hated that. It's now paint free and black .
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd66/houser52/DSC00166.jpg)
Here's my 835 thumbhole. Simple 3 color "sniper" paint job from light to dark using about 1/2 the coverage for each color.
Wow those are all really sharp! Is it really difficult and how durable is the paint?
Here's mine.
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,3212.0.html
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Quote from: Dixie Whistler on January 31, 2012, 08:00:12 PM
Wow those are all really sharp! Is it really difficult and how durable is the paint?
The prep work is the worst part, but if you wana do it right, you NEED TO PREP THE METAL. As far as durability...depends on the paint you use. If you use the krylon stuff, make sure the metal is CLEAN. I put a thin, LIGHT coat of tan etching primer on first, then a total coat of tan ultra flat, then ultra flat olive, using a sprig of evergreen shrub to give a negative shadow effect and spryaing only about half or less the area of the full tan coat. Then I used ultra clat black and did the same thing, covering only about half of the area that the green covered. The big thing that affects the durabilty is when you put the next cot on and how thick and then how long you let the gun sit and allow the paint to cure. I took mine out and set it in the sun EVERY DAY for a week, weather permitting. It cured the paint hard and I have very few areas of wear, even with just using the spary krylon. If I ever do it again, I WILL be using the Brownell's Dura Coat spray on stuff. EXTREMELY THIN and TOUGH and can even be used where parts wear on each other like the mag tube or even action bars. PLUS, it is very solvent resistant...unlike the regular spray paints. Isn't exactly cheap, but then the juice should be worth the squeeze right?
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa80/D_1_MAN/100_1033.jpg)
Here's the stocks to my A5:
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,14182.msg157152.html#msg157152
They look good guys. Waitin on on a couple things (sight and choke tube)for maverick and I'll post a pick of it.
I have nevery painted a gun myself, but I would like to one day. I found a pretty good step by step guide on another forum a while back. I am not sure if I am allowed to post a link to another forum, but here goes. Seems like this guy really knows his stuff.
http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36000
Yeah I have seen that that paint job is pretty nice.
Nice jobs
Quote from: Curtdawg88 on February 02, 2012, 05:43:57 PM
I have nevery painted a gun myself, but I would like to one day. I found a pretty good step by step guide on another forum a while back. I am not sure if I am allowed to post a link to another forum, but here goes. Seems like this guy really knows his stuff.
http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36000
Dang!! Thats an awesome paint job in that link!
Quote from: Crappiepro on February 02, 2012, 07:39:45 PM
Quote from: Curtdawg88 on February 02, 2012, 05:43:57 PM
I have nevery painted a gun myself, but I would like to one day. I found a pretty good step by step guide on another forum a while back. I am not sure if I am allowed to post a link to another forum, but here goes. Seems like this guy really knows his stuff.
http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36000
Dang!! Thats an awesome paint job in that link!
No kidding! It appears as though he knows what he is going. I want to try it but I'm afraid mine will come out looking terrible.
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Quote from: reynolds243 on January 31, 2012, 06:19:07 PM
Not a shot fun but did this one a few years back
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/reynolds243/7967381a.jpg)
That's incredible right there! You did that yourself?!
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yeah it really wasnt that hard. That was the first one i did and have gotten much better at it with practice.
i just put a base coat on with Tan Krylon (actually didnt even prep it much to be honest) and then bought a sea sponge to use for the green and brown. Went to lowes and bought green and brown sample pant to use. Poured it and dabbed the sponge in it then dabbed it on the gun and scope. Did the green first then the brown.
on some others i did i used different sea sponges to give different patterns and used different shades of green and brown paint with some black lightly mixed in.
like it said it is VERY easy to do and doesnt require much skill to be honest just a few trys to get down what you like. As far as durability, that gun/paint combo is about 4-5 years old and sees the woods a TON and not one part of it is coming off or rubbing out.
Bump. I think I would like to see more DIY paint jobs.
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Here's mine. Nothing special but hopefully those Toms won't see it until they feel it.
I decided years ago to have my old Ithaca Model 37 tapped for a choke tube and paint it. I first cleaned it very well, primed it with a medium gray primer, hand painted the gun, then sprayed it with a matte polyurethane. It has held up fairly well through the years.
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1313.jpg)
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1315.jpg)
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1317.jpg)
Cheers! :icon_thumright:
FullChoke
All these look great.
i think some of you guys should start charging for these paint jobs.
Great lookin guns
Quote from: houser52 on January 31, 2012, 06:40:05 PM
Here's my 870 coyote gun that I did several years ago. The pattern turned out pretty good but I stripped it all off this past weekend. That was a pain.
If the weather was hot or if I held it too long the finish got sticky and I hated that. It's now paint free and black .
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd66/houser52/DSC00166.jpg)
I really like that pattern!
Quote from: FullChoke on February 12, 2012, 04:15:00 PM
I decided years ago to have my old Ithaca Model 37 tapped for a choke tube and paint it. I first cleaned it very well, primed it with a medium gray primer, hand painted the gun, then sprayed it with a matte polyurethane. It has held up fairly well through the years.
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1313.jpg)
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1315.jpg)
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu292/Fullchoke/Ithaca%20Camo%20Paint/IMG_1317.jpg)
Cheers! :icon_thumright:
FullChoke
Now that looks awesome!!
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