Painting a rifle

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Chuck Friesen

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I read a few posts on how to do your own camouflage paint job for a rifle, and it got me interested. I have an old .22 that I had cleaned up to re-blue and got the cold bluing kit, but the few test areas that I've done really don't look that good even after 3 applications of the bluing. I think I'm going to paint it now, especially since I already bought primer and 3 camo colors this evening at Wal Mart. Its not that I NEED it to be camo for any reason, since it will probably just be my rabbit shooter when I'm in the tractor, but I think it would look pretty cool and protect it better than this cold bluing.

My question is since the gun currently is all stripped down for the bluing application, would it make any difference if I painted right away or is some kind of bluing underneath necessary to help prevent rust? I would re-blue the bolt and any other parts that don't get painted, but I'd rather not do the entire rifle if it's not necessary. This thing was pretty rusty to begin with from years of hanging in the barn, but I've sanded and filed it to a pretty clean state.
Thanks in advance.
 
I painted a rem 700 with krylon about a year ago. I just degreased it with TSP and painted my base coat on. Should be all you need to do. Once the metal is coated the moisture cannot reach bare steel, then you should be protected against corrosion. Make sure you mask the areas you don't want paint, like the trigger mechanism, chamber area, and in the muzzle.
 
I also painted an old rem 700 that was in pretty rough shape (about 3 years ago) and I have had no problems at all with rust just do it! It you don't like the result, strip it and try again no big deal.
 
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