painting your stock

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What are you "do it your selfers" painting your stocks with. Im looking for something more durable then Krylon and easily available to us Canadians . Ideally I would like Dura coat but cant find it here in FDE, Tan and Black

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I'm in the same boat. I couldn't find Dura Coat so I decided to experiment with Krylon Fusion on my Glock mag baseplates.

I took two baseplates, cleaned them with alcohol and applied 3 layers of spray bomb. Took two more, sanded as neatly as I could with 200 grit, cleaned with alcohol and sprayed 3 coats. Last pair of plates were also sanded and cleaned with alcohol but this time I used Dupli-color CP199. It's supposed to help paint stick to plastics and prevent chipping.

After a few matches and some trips to the range the first two plates were chipped up and scratched pretty good. The second pair had a few scratches but the only chips were in the logo where I couldn't scratch the plastic with sand paper. The last two were in decent shape, surface scratches but no black showing through the flat tan Krylon.

If I was painting something with lots of nooks and crannies, I would use the CP199 again for sure. If the stock was smooth, I would just sand and paint then touch up the paint every season or two
 
site sponsor Arma Coat, very durable, very thin, quality gun finish that will adhere to just about anything. I have painted quite a few hunting guns over the years and am still happy with the first one after 5 yrs hard hunting abuse. They will paint them for you as well and have other finishes available too. great outfit to deal with and lots of colors to choose from. the only real problem is when you start you won't want to stop with just one. here's one i did for my brother
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Thanks, the pics really don't do it justice. I bought an airbrush and compressor and all the other bits and pcs of stuff like painters tape. not a real expensive hobby but lots of fun!!
 
Something I've used before on a aluminum chassis for my bolt gun that bridges the gap a bit between the ease of a spray can but provides more durability is called "Aluma-Hyde II from Brownells. Easy to order, fairly inexpensive "diy" product. follow the guidelines and it turns out quite nice.
 
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