Painting a gun

RUM · #1 12-23-2007, 08:39 PM

Looking to paint a gun of mine in some kind of flat colour, just wondering what kind of paint and do's and dont's to keep in mind. I guess to get a pattern on it just make some kind of cut out and then lay it over the base colour??? Any info would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Versatile · #2 12-23-2007, 08:51 PM

Rum if you go back a few pages I made a thread about painting guns with a link it it. I painted a shotgun of mine this year with Krylon Ultra Flat and it had held up fantasic.

roger · #3 12-24-2007, 08:47 AM

go teflon coating,,,its under $25. ive done the ladies weatherby deluxe in basic black, my 870 in desert storm tan, and my brother has a couple too.
its real simple...and it dont come off..literally
here is the wby

BC7stw · #4 03-18-2008, 11:32 PM

Did you do this yourself or have it done, Where can I get this paint? I have a MPI stock that needs to be re-done thanks

d338ultra · #5 03-19-2008, 08:15 AM

I have painted wood, fiberglass, and barrels with Dura-coat paints. I bought mine at Black Cat in St. Albert, I think there are about 90 colors to choose from. It is a tad expensive, but worth every penny.

roger · #6 03-19-2008, 12:14 PM

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slopeshunter · #7 03-19-2008, 12:55 PM

Just curious, what would you estimate it cost to duracoat your gun? How many coats did you do, and how much time do you guess you put into the process?

thanks!

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Originally Posted by d338ultra

I have painted wood, fiberglass, and barrels with Dura-coat paints. I bought mine at Black Cat in St. Albert, I think there are about 90 colors to choose from. It is a tad expensive, but worth every penny.

Prdtrgttr · #8 03-19-2008, 01:07 PM

Painting guns is fun and relatively easy. IMHO a black synthetic stock looks much better with a fresh coat of Krylon.
I've used Flat Krylon camo paints, and, I've also used Krylon's sand textured paints, which leaves a very nice textured feel to your gun.
Here's my latest paint job on my coyote rig.

AbAngler · #9 03-19-2008, 02:01 PM

Best paint jobs I've seen are done with an air brush and stencils. We've used Armacoat which I believe is the same as Duracoat. Super tough, won't scratch off or chip. It can be found at TSE in Calgary or ordered from armacoat.net out of Edmonton. The guys at armacoat.net will paint it for you for a price, or at least they used to.

SHORTMAG · #10 03-19-2008, 02:05 PM

"WICKED LOOKIN RIG".....Did you stencil the paw print, or free it on??Too Kool man!!!

AbAngler · #11 03-19-2008, 02:21 PM

Here's a great source for stencils. http://catalog.bulldogarms.com/

The pic above was using thier Tiger Stripe ones.

Prdtrgttr · #12 03-19-2008, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the kudos Shortmag. I started by removing the action from the stock. Then I cleaned the stock with water and vinegar. TSP also works great. I hung the gun by fishing line tied to the inside of the stock. I put 3 coats of Krylon make it Stone Paint(available at Canadian Tire), White Onyx was the colour I chose. Next, I created a paw print stencil from a cereal box, just google search coyote track, print it and then trace onto cereal box. Paint your stencil on. Couple coats of clear coat and you're off to the races.
Fun and easy; a diffferent looking gun is always a good conversation piece.