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Before and after camo job

rubiconscott

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I hate black rifles so I attacked my REM 700 AAC SD SPS tactical with some Krylon today...
I like the A-TACS pattern but I don't want to wait for 4 weeks to have it wrapped. (I had my 870 tactical wrapped in A-TACS and I love it) I wanted to do it my self so I can change the colors and pattern depending on the terrain and season.
I used the colors from the German Army's desert flektarn and the basic pattern of the A-TACS to make my own camo...
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#4
Re: Before and after camo job

Really nice job. I've got a couple ugly guns I've been wanting to paint but I worry that I'll just make them uglier. By the time I get it right, I'm liable to have an inch of paint on them.
 
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Re: Before and after camo job

Thanks for the feed back!
I have a JP Enterprises break...

TrapperJ:
I took the gun apart, masked everything off and started with a base coat of Krylon ultra flat Khaki.

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I went to the craft store and bought some natural sponges and the following paint
• Flat Khaki
• Flat Dark Brown
• Flat Dark Olive
• Flat Earth Brown
• Flat Light woodland green
• Satin Dark Taupe
(Don't forget the MTN Dew)
I just sprayed the paint on a piece of cardboard like a pallet and dipped the sponge in the paint. Then I patted the part I was painting with the sponge.
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I waited for each color to dry before adding the next layer.
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With the gun back together I added more to visually tie the parts into each other.

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Then I used a matte finish clear coat to sort of seal the paint.
 
#17
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Man, that looks great and very effective. Thanks for the write-up on how you did it. I've been trying to work up the nerve to paint my rifle, since I like ugly. Hopefully soon...
 
#19
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VaFarmer2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Big Gulp
I've got my 204 boxed up. Where do I send it & how much do you charge.
Nice work...

I bet if you started doing these you could quit your present job & have your own business.
</div></div>

LOL
Hows $75 sound?!?
 
#20
Re: Before and after camo job

Awesome that looks gear bro! Your rifle came out looking amazing. I think I'll have to bust out my kids nerf gun to give it a shot before hitting my rifle. Once again nice job!
 
#23
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Some body needs to send me their rifle so I can try a different color scheme...
I had fun painting mine. I fell like I need to camo everything now. I need a new project or I might just camo my wifes Jeep to get it out of my system.
 
#27
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: was21</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Like the cammo job

You better check into getting an FFL license before you start accepting guns to paint , otherwise all you will be painting are license plates! HA! FWIW </div></div>

HAHA
I do want a FFL, I guess this is a good reason to get one other than I can order guns direct.
I took me 2 nights just poking away at it. I would say 2 days is good for the paint to cure.
I spent about $30-40 in paint. I used 1 1/2 cans of khaki but I still have a lot of the other colors left. What ever your base color is will be sprayed on and the rest sponged on.
 
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