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Offline bub524

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Camo paint
« on: November 06, 2006, 05:31:34 AM »
I hope this isn't off topic. I have a couple of rifles I'd like to have camo painted. Is there a place to send them for this or do you buy a kit and do it yourself, or what? If DIY maybe a website with instructions?
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Re: Camo paint
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2006, 11:49:14 AM »
I did mine myself.




I bought the camo spray paint at Wal-mart and just used some leaves and my now famous crow on the side for design.
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Offline SDS-GEN

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Re: Camo paint
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2006, 11:57:32 AM »
Start with www.duracoat-firearms-finishes.com.  Iv'e never seen a gun painted with this stuff but a knife went to Alaska with us this fall and endured a week of rain, high humidity, and salt water, I think it was the only piece of metal we had that didn't have some rust on it.  There is a school for gunsmiths to teach them how to apply the finish, they could probably give you a list of qualified people.
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Re: Camo paint
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2006, 03:16:47 AM »
the dura coat folks do a mighty fine job.little pricey.I have done several of my rifles and shotguns (not as nice as the dura coat).is not hard atall to do.the marts sell camo paint.I believe I saw some in the sportman warehouse allso.I bet if you tried doing one rifle.you would do all of them.unless of course you really wanted a custom job.then you need to contact the dura folks.but just about any gunsmith,stock maker, ect will camo your weapons for you..

the grey crow looks as good as camo gets..you must be around Mt St.Helen's for the color pick..
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Re: Camo paint
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2006, 10:04:26 AM »
How tough is that cammo paint on the metal parts of the rifle? Is there any special way you cure the paint to make it harder? I'm trying to decide what rifle to get and its between a pretty laminate stock rifle or getting a synthetic stocked rifle and painting it camo.
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Re: Camo paint
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2006, 12:47:08 PM »
I did a new rem 870 express today.
Just lightly buff the metal down w/steel wool put a tack coat on [light coat] let it dry then repeat with a full on coat of paint.
I take a razor knife or scissors and cut some long weed and small leaf patterns onto heavy paper -hold the pattern close to the gun and just freehand the cutout designs onto the gun.
I used khaki basecoat then olive green leaf/weeds the a few brown leaf/weeds and wala camoed gun!
You can touch up whatever-whenever you please.Mike
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