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GOST
27 May 2015, 04:14
How to spray paint your rifle like a boss!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=H_75gtqDAoA

Dstrbdmedic167
27 May 2015, 04:19
That's awesome! Mine would turn out nothing close to that....

Computalotapus
27 May 2015, 04:53
Caught this from their IG feed over the other day. Way cool but I'm still a wuss and wont try it myself.

SINNER
27 May 2015, 08:12
I gave my 5 yr. son 4 cans of camo spray paint to do his cheapo SCAR airsoft and was stunned how well he did. Inspired me to spray bomb a rifle for certain. Lol

Former11B
27 May 2015, 09:32
I was nervous the first time I sprayed a rifle...practiced a ton. Now I've done four and am about to do a fifth.

The one in the video looks good, just turned out a hair too dark for my taste. I'm really trying to figure out what colors and pattern to do so all my rifles aren't nearly identical.

If I lived in Florida or coastal SC, that spray job in the video would have been perfect (dark stripes and base coat included), had they omitted the mesh bag and used some light jungle green paint and used some palm fronds for stencils

toolboxluis00200
27 May 2015, 09:41
i try it ones on my .22 spr
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x151/toolboxluis/fun1of1-38_zps5a139480.jpg (http://s183.photobucket.com/user/toolboxluis/media/fun1of1-38_zps5a139480.jpg.html)

gatordev
27 May 2015, 13:46
If I lived in Florida or coastal SC, that spray job in the video would have been perfect (dark stripes and base coat included), had they omitted the mesh bag and used some light jungle green paint and used some palm fronds for stencils

I was surprised to find that the laundry bag look actually still works in the green FL environment. It breaks up the lines and it's actually hard to tell if there's shadows that are interrupting the lines or the paint job. Mine are still more tan, so overall it's not quite as FL friendly, but put up next to an oak tree, it's amazing how close it gets to the texture of the bark.

JHoward
27 May 2015, 16:52
I am building a rifle now that I'm actually excited about being able to paint it. It will probably be my cheapest build, but my go-to.

WHSmithIV
27 May 2015, 17:36
what paint was used?