Author Topic: Painting your Gun For Protection (Read 13625 times)

Graybeard · « **Reply #30 on:** August 05, 2009, 05:58:44 PM »

I started this old thread in 2003 but it was some time back likely in the late '80s or very early 90's when I actually painted the gun. I moved into that house where it was done in '82 and moved out of it in '90 or '91 so it had to be between those dates. My best guess is mid to late 80s when the gun was painted and it still is in excellent shape showing wear only where it rested in the gun rack of the Bronco and a bit on bolt and trigger guard from hand wear.

44 Man · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:59:16 AM »

It's pretty easy to make a neat camo job. Just chose some flat colors, a little masking tape, a couple of shapes that are appropriate, and I cut a stencle out of cardboard. It came out great! 44 Man

JeffG · « **Reply #32 on:** August 08, 2009, 07:04:01 AM »

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It's pretty easy to make a neat camo job.

44Man, you make it look easy! Nice Job!!

Davemuzz · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2009, 07:54:33 AM »

44 Man....I used those ferns too! They do a great job! Well, here is my Rustolium barrel 'n scope "paint special." I already did the stock over a year ago....but all-in-all, I think it came out just fine. I figure after a season of bangin around in the woods in the dark (fox huntin) it will look even better!!!!

Oldshooter · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2009, 08:05:26 AM »

I was gonna paint one of my lever guns like that but everytime I went to start spraying it I would throw up in my mouth!

Davemuzz · « **Reply #35 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:15:25 AM »

Oh.......well, try prepin it the day before. Then in the morning, before you have breakfast.....paint it then. Remember......it aint suppose to look pretty....it's suppose to not be seen by sharp eyed critters like fox and coyotes.

If you want pretty, buy a Dakota.

Dave

Oldshooter · « **Reply #36 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:06:00 PM »

I think I'm gonna punt on painting the levergun, I'll paint the 223 h&r first, then the AR when I get it out of layaway. I'm scared of being punished for spraying rustoleum on a good lever gun!

flmason · « **Reply #37 on:** September 24, 2009, 09:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Scibaer on January 28, 2007, 10:11:42 AM

Other then heating up the barrel in my truck, how would I bake the paint on my barrel ? .. when i used to paint bow parts in this way, i set the parts in water and boil them, pull them out and they'd dry nearly instantly, wait to let them cool some, and paint, it would bake on that way.. but not to sure about heating my barrel up .. got any ideas for this ? ..
Glenn

Maybe a blow dryer?

Procedure for painting engines used to be to paint them, then run the engine until you could smell the paint, let it cool, rinse, repeat until you don't get a heavy paint smell when heated.

Guess you could do the same with a blow dryer to a gun. At least the metal parts. Not sure if all that heat is a good idea for stocks, be they wood or synthetic.

flmason · « **Reply #38 on:** September 24, 2009, 09:35:47 PM »

Anybody know how well these paints hold up to black powder fouling? My current cache of guns is all black powder arms. Have to admit I like the idea of rust proofing. Patently hate my guns deteriorating, LOL!

(Have always really favored stainless guns for this reason. But even so, where a low shine gun is desired, even stainless could be done this way.)

1911crazy · « **Reply #39 on:** September 26, 2009, 04:05:36 AM »

I had a MAS french 49/56 that had the gray parkerizing worn off the muzzle that i wanted to repair. I found the brownells aluma hyde II in gray park spray. I washed the barrel with alcohol and used a hair dryer to heat it up. Then i sprayed the paint and then used the hair dryer to dry and bake it on. Its lasted many years now. Since then brownells is offering more paint in different finishes and i think there offering epoxy paints now too.

3leggedturtle · « **Reply #40 on:** September 26, 2009, 09:58:42 AM »

Make a "TENT" out of clear plastic or a tarp put a 60-100 watt lamp with it make sure it dont touch anywhere. I did this in the garage with lamp on floor used 2 milk crates to hold rifle and sawhorses to keep plastic off gun. Left it sit for 3 days like this. It was a T/C hawken i did this to and only place is muzzle where the paint wore off. Did it back in '93

canon6 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 16, 2009, 07:10:38 AM »

A quick job on a M1916 Spanish Mauser. Brownells grit paint Doug

Bucker · « **Reply #42 on:** October 19, 2009, 01:42:15 AM »

I just picked up a little Wolf 50 caliber Muzzy, cheap, real cheap. I already own one and I like it is a great little shooter. I want this for my Bro in Law, It has a little rust area on the barrel and a little pitting biut looks overall decent on the rifiling. Will carb cleaner take the rust and grease off? At that juncture i will paint it w/ rustoleum or what? This stuff always gets me nervous. I am looking for suggestions on this. The stock of course is black.

44 Man · « **Reply #43 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:09:09 AM »

Carb cleaner or Brake cleaner works just fine. Then you put any tough paint on it and you are good to go.
I own one of the Marlin 60's with the heavy target barrel and synthetic stock, shoots like a house a-fire! I painted that one just to clean it up. The bull barrel was shiney blue, while the stock and receiver (aluminum) were a flat black. So I cleaned up the barrel with brake cleaner, taped off the front of the receiver and put a patch of tape over the muzzle and sprayed it to match the rest of the gun. Looks much better that way and has held up for over 10 years and many trips to the woods. Go for it. The worst you could do it not like it, then you can remover the paint with carb cleaner. 44 Man

Graybeard · « **Reply #44 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:54:13 AM »

Carb cleaner will not remove rust. It takes an abrasive to do that. Something like fine sandpaper, steel wool or the like. It can be done chemically of course but carb cleaner is mostly to remove grease and oils.

I prefer acetone on a lint free rag to remove the oils and grease and finger prints as a final prep before painting.

44 Man · « **Reply #45 on:** October 19, 2009, 05:45:59 AM »

I didn't address that part about the rust, Graybeard is correct. You will have to work that off as he said. 44 Man

Lon371 · « **Reply #46 on:** November 06, 2009, 09:12:54 PM »

Just a thought, for those wanting to heat or bake on the paint.
Get a clean 55 gallon barrel. preferably one with a removable lid. Mount 2 light fixtures inside. Very cheap at Wally world or Depot or Lowe's. Hook up a power cord. Get a Meat thermometer. Drill a hole midway in the barrel, install thermometer and silicone. Plug in cord in socket. Keep tabs on temp. Appears 200 degrees is what is recommended. And waa laa. Mom is happy and you have your own easy bake oven

Not sure where I read this one at. I built one several years ago. Worked good.

For those who have painted up their guns, we like pictures

Lonny

Bucker · « **Reply #47 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:19:08 AM »

well I did it. I steel wooled the rust off the barrel, and used 500 degree engine spray paint black on the barrel. I them put it in the oven at 200 gedrees for 2 hours. I pulled it out reapplied a light ocat and baked again. I then finished on thew second day any spots for touch up. Itactually looks nice. I will see this season how it holds up. If it doies hold I will then camo it w/rustoleum.

Graybeard · « **Reply #48 on:** November 09, 2009, 01:34:14 PM »

Too late to bother with rustoleum now. It needs to go on the metal not on top of other paint.

Freezer · « **Reply #49 on:** November 23, 2009, 03:44:40 AM »

This is exactly what I was loking for! I have a beretta 390 I've been working on for about a year. After making a 1"stock extender and changing the drop of the stock I can finially shoot this gun. The bleuing on the barrel has gotten thin in some areas so I'm not concerned about resale value not that I intyend on salling it. I'm going to finish the fitting then camo it because I've been hunting the refuges and standing in the marsh a lot. A camo flat finish shotgun is very appealing. I also has a Mossberg 5500 mk II I with a short barrel I like for pass shooting when teal are flying that I'll probably camo if this turns out well.

RangerRiz · « **Reply #50 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:20:02 PM »

To remove the rust if minor: get a pack of coolaid, mix with just enough water to make a paste, and apply to the rust. Have not done this in a long time so cant tell you how long to leave it on. You will just have to keep checking it.

Ranger