Painting desert camo

[callen3615]

So I purchased a stevens 200 this week. I also ordered a bell and carlson tactical stock for it. The stevens stock is flexible and gray. I decided to paint the stock in a desert camo until my B&C arrives from backorder.

I couldnt find the right color brown that I wanted. I just wanted a dark kacki, but non was to be had. I tried 2 different shades of brown. The first pj I did wasnt great. I spaced out the design too much, it left way too much tan showing.

Which paint job do you like more? The orangeish brown or the redish brown?



Orangy brown:

Reddish brown:

 

[Beale338]

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Nice job!
I like the redish brown out of the two.

 

[callen3615]

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Thank man, I like the redish one too.

 

[SoulCapacitor]

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I had the same problem with krylon's khaki. I found that it was too light for my taste and environment. I hit the rifle with the light khaki and spray the brown from a further distance. It darkened up to a tone that I liked. I do like the reddish brown better.

 

[z71rat]

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Nice job!!

Throw a shadow of the orange behind the reddish-brown... I think you would get lots of depth that way. I might be wrong, but in my mind that would be great for the transition of colors that you currently have on the stick.

DK

 

[callen3615]

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Thanks guys. This is the color scheme I was going for, just in a different design. But I just cant find that color brown.

 

[ARP]

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That looks like Krylon camo brown, camo khaki and black to me

 

[Jhart242]

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Not that this helps but I am in the process of spraying a new rifle using Alluma-Hyde II and their coyote looks similar to what you are looking for. The reddish brown is my pick.

 

[callen3615]

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Thanks dude. I do think the darker brown is better but im still not happy with it.

I m gonna go look tomorrow for more paint maybe an Ace will have what im looking for.

 

[callen3615]

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Ok. I repainted the rifle in the same orangy brown. I think the camera flash made the previous pic very orange for some reason. It looks alot better in person but there is alittle glare comming off it. Heres a better pic.

With flash:

No flash:

Is there anyway to make it less shiny?
I have some flat clearcoat, will it mask the glossy finish of the light brown?

 

[callen3615]

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I just went to an ace to get that color and it turned out like this. I just did a test on the end.

Its darker than the previous brown I had on it.

 

[callen3615]

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Well I gave up on the other paint jobs and did this one. I also painted the barrel but not the action, just in case I want to remove it. I think this turned out decent. Its alot more simple.