KRG bravo paint job DIY

[Kickin45]

I don’t have access to dura coat or anything like that.
Brake caliper black works great. Very strong and high heat resistant.

 

[Jackomason]

I always wonder because of the great camo paint jobs at the stocks, and then the bright shining barrels.

What would you guys do with the barrels if needed?

I considered getting mine bead blasted. But that shows scratches a quite a bit easier and has the possiblity of having non-stailess metal embedded into the barrel and showing rust. Not really all too worried about it as of now. I may for an elk hunting barrel.

6.5 guys had it done on some of their match rifles and it looks great!

 

[huntsman22]

Dry, eastern plains of colorado, is why I went with my version of Manners desert sage on a Grayboe.

I went this route to kinda match my EH6A

 

[TEUFEL820]

Thought this would be relevant, found this painted bravo on Facebook.

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I think it looks great as well. Good color scheme!

What tripod head is that?

 

[Jackomason]

Dry, eastern plains of colorado, is why I went with my version of Manners desert sage on a Grayboe.

I went this route to kinda match my EH6A

Nothing like smoking a skunk! I've killed 31, I'm in the mountains in Colorado and they just keep coming!

Paint job looks great! What's the greyboe going on?

 

[huntsman22]

I'll put a RimX in it temporarily, until I figure what I want permanent. Just wanted something on hand for when they're ready. It will be sort of a mini-me to the Bighorn in the skonk pic.

 

[huntsman22]

If I had half a brain, I'da chopped it down before paint....

 

[199 398 500 A]

was not expected these to look this good. Nice job guys

 

[rjz5400]

Nobody post the terrible looking one! I myself have a couple I'm not showing off. 3rd times the charm!

 

[Jackomason]

Nobody post the terrible looking one! I myself have a couple I'm not showing off. 3rd times the charm!

ha! I dare you to be the first!

but seriously, I posted up my pattern becuae I was surprised how easy it was. what look are you going for?

 

[CJC73]

They all look good guys. I have a Bravo on order with plans to get it hydro-dipped but now I may just try painting it. If it doesn't turn out, can always do what I had planned on doing.

 

[rjz5400]

Fine here's my bad job. It's on a 22 fvsr I put in my old BB gun stock. It was a fun project desert new Mexico btw

ha! I dare you to be the first!

but seriously, I posted up my pattern becuae I was surprised how easy it was. what look are you going for?

 

[cobus13]

These are some pretty cool color schemes.

 

[CaptMerica60]

Looks great!

 

[cobus13]

Well I've been getting a lot of PMs asking about how I did the paint job on my Bravo. If figured I'd do a write up and make an easy spot for others to find and reference. I have a few other stocks laying around and would be willing to make a video if need be.

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I'm happy with how this turned out and it was beyond easy. So here's what I did.

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Scotch bright green pads
Brake cleaner
Tape for the inlet and anything else I didn't want to hit.
Sponge that I found at ace. Some people say you need a natural something rather sponge but really anything coarse that will hold paint.

I scotch bright everywhere especially on parts where the paint is naturally thinest like corners.

Hang it and blast it off with brake clean.

I mixed some paint just to get it the way I wanted and dabbed it on with a sponge I had cut into a narrow wedge (may 1 1/4" wide) , trying to follow the same angle all the way. I had one where I either got too much paint or pressed too hard and it dripped but it was easy to fix. Lesson learned.

As long as you're happy with how it looks you dont need to worry about multiple coats because the clear coat will add strength..
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I let sit between coats maybe 25-30 minutes. The paint will go on thicker than it would if you were to spray it on so give it some time.

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Things to note:

The base is the black stock and not paint. The scotch bright will scuff it up ever so slightly but the clear coat will fill the scuffs and get rid of any chalky color.

The bravo stock takes paint extremely well, testing my pattern on some glossy cardboard was discouraging but the stock was much more forgiving and held the paint much better.

have you had any issues with the clear coat failing on you? do you use this for PRS or just hunting? I'm just curious because I want to paint my bravo but would like for the paint to stay on longer than just a few uses.

thank you

 

[Flightmurse]

Here is my humble contribution. I wanted to do a third color with some grey but decided to call it good with tan and green.

 

[BB3]

Here is my humble contribution. I wanted to do a third color with some grey but decided to call it good with tan and green.

Man than looks awesome! What paint and sponge? Trying to get the nerve up to do 3 bravos.

 

[Flightmurse]

Man than looks awesome! What paint and sponge? Trying to get the nerve up to do 3 bravos.

I used the krylon camo stuff, I’ll try to find the cans and let you know. The sponges were from hobby lobby, I just tore them into some different sized pieces and just change how you hold it to alter the shape. Then just go wild with it. You can always do it again if you need to.

 

[Kickin45]

Here is my humble contribution. I wanted to do a third color with some grey but decided to call it good with tan and green.

Simplicity is always best. Some of these on here with 4 5 and 6 colors are like
Great job, I like it.

 

[Sokam101]

Looks great Im going to give this a try

 

[DJ 480]

Made me try mine!

 

[BB3]

Made me try mine! View attachment 7431823

Great job! I really like the color choices.

 

[Vamike9]

Bump for more great pics and ideas

 

[charnicus]

I think it ain’t shitty for a first go. Coastal grey, dark brown, driftwood, and black over sniper grey.

 

[charnicus]

But then I was like hmm... I’ve got more cans of paint...

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I always wonder because of the great camo paint jobs at the stocks, and then the bright shining barrels.

What would you guys do with the barrels if needed?

Paint them...

Sirhr

 

[Aftermath]

Here is my humble contribution. I wanted to do a third color with some grey but decided to call it good with tan and green.

Sick

 

[deersniper]

Anyone done the whole gun stock and scope at once ?

Pics ?

 

[Jackomason]

Anyone done the whole gun stock and scope at once ?

Pics ?

you mean a full sponge job?

 

[deersniper]

you mean a full sponge job?

Yeah. I need to hide the lines of this abomination. No sexiness at all

 

[Jackomason]

Yeah. I need to hide the lines of this abomination. No sexiness at all

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you could try, another idea is a base that matches the chassis, Barreled action and scope then do a pattern on the chassis. the only reason i suggest that is cause i cant imagine what sponge would look like on the whole gun. it does need something to tie it together though.

that thing looks like its ready to rock some coyotes!

 

[RobbieBible]

I realize this is an old thread, but you guys inspired me to try this. I just wanted to add that since I was using Krylon paint, I thought I'd use their clear coat too. I chose the satin finish, and was disappointed when it made the chassis look hazy. What was black became more of a gray, and the overall appearance of my paint job looked washed out. I applied a coat of Rust-Oleum's Painter's Touch clear coat on top of all that, and it helped, but I still don't have the same contrast that existed before any clear coat.