Re: Painting a AR
I love how everyone claims brake cleaner is residue free, weld something degreased with it, it'll weld like shit and give off noxious fumes. Use acetone or xylene if you don't want any residues.
I wasn't making art when I kryloned my AR, I plugged the bore, stuffed a cotton ball on the front sight post, closed the ejection port, inserted empty mag, and sprayed, no degreasing, no disassembly, made sure not to spray directly into the trigger assembly. Eight months of shooting and dragging thru the brush later its still there, excluding the high wear points, brass deflector, protrusions, etc. Were I applying a quality finish more durable than rattle can I would've degreased. A very basic camo job without hard borders/lines breaks up the outline very well.