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Has anyone tried that spray on tool dip to give some extra grip to their rifles?

I was thinking about painting a stock and started to think about this stuff. I think its called Plasti Dip or something like that. Its 8 bucks a can and its used to put rubber handles on hammers, screw drivers, pliers and other things like that. It says its good from -50 to +200. Says it will never crack or warp and is promoted for all tools.

Rifles are tools right? So this got me thinking. What if I sprayed the entire stock with it? Or maybe a two tone design with just the botton in the tool dip? It comes in a wide variety of colours.

Anyone tried it?

I know about truck bed liner but have never tried it because from the pictures it looks slippery. I know its tough as nails but it just looks slippery.

Comments and picture are encouraged as always.
 
I've tried the plasti-dip on tool handles I found it will dry to a wavy texture unless it is applied perfectly, I also found it wears off most plastics very easily, never tried reducing it for spraying, but I think some sort of primer would be in order.

just my $0.02
 
All the Plasti-Dip stuff I've seen over the years ended up looking like excrement.

Well, it looked good enough, until it was handled or used, and it got grotty and marked up. Best app I've seen it used for was dive belt weights. It made them all the same color, so they would not get mixed with other guys weights. Still looked bad.

Try some on a couple tools that you use on a regular basis and see how it holds up.

Personally, I have little enough use for truck bed liner, but I'd RUN to get some over the Plasti-Dip, if it held even a little bit of a chance of being anything near as tough as the proper bed liner rubber.

For eight bucks, grab some, but try it on something else.

Cheers
Trev
 
I spray paint my stocks with " Firmfoot" slip resistant black epoxy spray with grit. It is very, very durable, hard, seals wood from moisture, and has very positive grip, even when wet. Not recomended for fancy wood, but I am to practical to miss opportunity, to have better performance whenever I can.
 
Its for a synthetic stock so no worries about exotic woods here.

I do like the look of truck bed liner and the marine tex but my concern is that they go almost shiny smooth and will be slippery when wet if you can understand what I'm attempting to say. Its tough to explain in words but I want something with a rubbery feel.

When I look at truck bed liner, I think counter tops and how slick they can be when wet.
 
gunrunner8 said:
I spray paint my stocks with " Firmfoot" slip resistant black epoxy spray with grit. It is very, very durable, hard, seals wood from moisture, and has very positive grip, even when wet. Not recomended for fancy wood, but I am to practical to miss opportunity, to have better performance whenever I can.
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Where do you get this stuff?
 
IF you go to Napa and get the bedliner called gator-guard, that stuff is impressive. If you wanted texture on the grip portion it would likely work well, won't be glossy and certainly won't be slippery.
I've used it for everything besides truck beds. ATV racks, holding rotten rocker panels together, bumpers, nerf bars, etc.
 
when i did my savage stock i used truck bed liner as a undercoat base before i primed to give the paint something to stick to other than synthetic stock, just a thought guyes , krylon makes a spray paint that symulates stone texture it feels rough that may just work on areas where you want a rougher grip area , ya could seal it with clear coat if worried about it wearing off,
 
"Firmfoot" is sold by dealer in Surrey, B.C. You have to phone FOREST PAINT CO PO BOX 22110 EUGENE, OR.97402 ph #(541) 342 1821 . Years ago You could buy that paint in every RV and boat dealer, but recently ( last year )I could find it only in Surrey B.C.
 
Duck_Hunter said:
IF you go to Napa and get the bedliner called gator-guard, that stuff is impressive. If you wanted texture on the grip portion it would likely work well, won't be glossy and certainly won't be slippery.
I've used it for everything besides truck beds. ATV racks, holding rotten rocker panels together, bumpers, nerf bars, etc.
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I used this stuff on some SKS and shotgun stocks. I like it alot. Just tape off what you don't want covered and spray. The stuff I use is in a bigger can and comes with a spray nozzle you hook up to an air compressor. Works well.
 
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