I have been thinkin on puttin camo on some of my guns..
saw these diy kits with film activator and more.. i no u can send out an have them done but i do like to do stuff myself and take pride in it.. i didnt no if anybody had personal experience with these diy kits with film and how they lasted ( held up ) compared to sending ur old gun out to have donfor twice as much ...
i do realize u must prep it correctly and that seems to be the hardest and most important part .
Interested in these kits also.
Check this out. It's a tutorial on how to do it.
http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=36000
One of my buddies just bought a rather expensive kit and did a rifle stock and a scope.
It's definitely not as easy as you might think and hard to get perfect. I'll
ask him tomorrow if he would reply here with his observations.
I think he would pay to send out to a professional service next time.
i saw that paint job...
looks real nice but i was lookign at one of those film kits
if anyone ever did one or knew someone that did
give a reply
thanks
No personal experience with this, but one alternative might be camo wrap. It is available at L.L. Bean for $14 a roll, plenty to cover a shotgun. The wrap is flexible, and it clings to itself and nothing else. It comes on and off very easily, leaves no residue. If you are looking for a permanent solution, this is not it. If you are looking for temporary camo for hunts, this could do it.
My brother-in-law and I tried to start a business doing camo dipping on the side. It is not as easy as they make it look on youtube. Each gun part has to be dipped at certain angles in order to get complete coverage. In most cases, complete coverage didn't happen for us and we had to do a little touch up. Depending on the type of material (wood, synthetic, metal) you will have to do different treatments to the material to ensure good adhesion. Water also needs to be a certain temp, usually from 88-92 degrees. Lots of trial and error to figure which was good for us. There are a lot of ways to screw something up and it took us several trial runs to turn out anything I would sell to a customer. We have since put the business on the back burner due to not having enough time. I will say, when we finally did get something to come out looking good, it was extremely rewarding.
If you are wanting to do it anyway I would suggest going "Liquid Concepts" web site. They have a forum on this and most of those guys do it full time and are very knowledgeable. They will be the first to tell you it is not an easy thing to do.
I just bought two kits from Mossy Oak Graphics and it was super easy and looks great. Haven't hunted with it yet, but even if it lasts a season and I have to replace it it will be well worth it.
Had several guns dipped, and they don't last and are expensive. For 1/10th the price, I'll buy the camo kits and do it myself.
I've heard good comments about Mossy Oak Graphics.
Resurrecting this thread because the Mossy Oak obsession kit I put on a Browning Gold 3 years ago still looks great.
You truly have to be very tedious in making sure the gun and the dipping tank you are using is incredibly clean. I have seen those that have only done a quick job of it and it has turned out horrible, if at all. I have seen those that thought they had it done well and again it did not turn out well. Just be sure there are no oils or if you have sanded the stock wood or plastic that you have cleaned it very well and make sue there is nothing in the tank, don't just take it out of the package and think it is clean, clean it and clean it well. As I said I have only seen it done, but I saw what messed them up and I saw what made them turn out well. Just take your time. Hope to see pictures when you are done.
I'll be DIY dipping couple guns starting next week. An abused 1187 to start with and a new stoeger 3020. I'll be using Original bottomlands film and base coat. Plan to start prep work and blasting on Mon. I'll keep y'all posted on my progress.
Just finished up the1187. It's was pretty messed up. Rusting and some pitting on the receiver. It's not perfect but it's way better than it was just sitting in the closet collecting dust. I think the OS Bottomlands pattern is a good choice for someone trying this for the first time. It's pretty receptive to a little touch up specially around the vent rib and little crannies that don't take the dip well. A little of the base coat and some black with a smidge red mixed in goes along ways to clearing up imperfections.
The 3020 needs some more clear coat and will be completed as well.