Gunsmithing Need advice on duracoat color

[ClemsonCJ14]

So here's my Remington SPS Tactical AAC with a HS Precision Olive Web stock. Just got the stock put on and the barrel got boogered up when I was taking the muzzle brake off a few weeks ago, so I'm planning on doing another duracoat job on it. But I can't decide if I wanna go back with the same color, do Magpul Flat Dark Earth, or if a color darker than the stock would look better. Any suggestions?

 

[M.rolen]

Re: Need advice on duracoat color

I have done a few OD green and tan jobs i like how they look and i like how your gun looks now, but since you have the black webbing on the stock I think that if you did the barreled action in a flat dark earth or just any slightly darker tan it would come out looking very nice.

 

[ClemsonCJ14]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: M.rolen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have done a few OD green and tan jobs i like how they look and i like how your gun looks now, but since you have the black webbing on the stock I think that if you did the barreled action in a flat dark earth or just any slightly darker tan it would come out looking very nice. </div></div>
Yeah the one thing I don't like about mine is that it has a greenish color to it. I wouldn't mind a really dark OD green barrel, but if its gonna be lighter I want it to be tan tan not greenish tan like it is now. I think I either want a middle of the road tan, a dark brown, or a dark OD green. But do they make web stencils to be able to do the webbing on the barrel also?

 

[M.rolen]

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the webbing is not a stencil I believe it is something you add to the paint to make it spray like that but i could be wrong.

 

[ClemsonCJ14]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: M.rolen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the webbing is not a stencil I believe it is something you add to the paint to make it spray like that but i could be wrong. </div></div>
Ok I'll do some research on the webbing. But if you go to this link: http://www.houtsenterprises.net/dur_tactical.html is their tactical dark earth really that dark? If it is i like that. But if not then I think I'm gonna go with tactical od green.

 

[M.rolen]

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the flat dark earth i do comes out a little lighter but now that i think about it im pretty sure it the magpul flat dark earth not the tactical

 

[ClemsonCJ14]

Re: Need advice on duracoat color

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: M.rolen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the flat dark earth i do comes out a little lighter but now that i think about it im pretty sure it the magpul flat dark earth not the tactical </div></div> I really like this color (http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showpic&id=11926), and he says it's OD Green duracoat but it looks very brown to me. But if that's what OD Green will look like on my rifle then that's what I wanna do!

 

[ClemsonCJ14]

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Here's an update for you guys. I love how it turned out!

 

[lash]

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I like that!

I have yet to do anything to any of my long arms, but that is nice, IMO.

 

[ClemsonCJ14]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lash</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like that!

I have yet to do anything to any of my long arms, but that is nice, IMO. </div></div>
Apply duracoat color of your choice, then go at it with a can of Krylon webbing spray from Michaels. I'd practice on a piece of PVC or something first though. It takes a little getting use to.