Show me your paint jobs!
- Thread starter Techball
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Here is a close up to show the layered pattern of sponge stamps, just haphazardly applied until the look is to my satisfaction.
Wow! I never thought i was a fan of slings method.... you’ve changed my mind! If you wouldn’t mind elaborating in your colours, sponge type you thought worked best, and what brand of product you used it would be much appreciated! Did you clear overtop?
I’m just using camo paint from Canadian tire. Base coat with brown, then sponge with the green and tan/khaki on top. I mentioned my other steps in earlier posts.
Nice snake skin effect! Is that sponge? Must take some well planned layering.
TommyGunWop
CGN Regular
- Location
- GTA golden horseshoe, Ontario
cool doing that job on the grand cherokee
Too scared to mess up on the scope haha, with the stock I could strip off pretty easily
Free Since 1977
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some tips, before painting plastic, clean up the flashing, meaning clean up the parting line where the mold halves meet, and also sharp edged/corners, these areas will chip of easily if not made flush with the stock or rounded. sand with 400 grit any parts that are really smooth to give the paint something to grab onto. clean the stock with acetone or pure solvent, nothing that will leave a residue. after the solvent has dried pass a blow torch over the surface to oxidize the surface just before painting, you will notice the surface change slightly but watch it, easy to over do and does not take much to accomplish, this should increase adhesion. not saying this will work with all plastics but worked for me. i got this suggestion from an epoxy adhesive manufacturer. or you can use an adhesion promoter if you would like. paint jobs that chip and flake just look chity. have fun.
top Savage A22 grip tape in the recesses, bottom Marlin 795, taped off the checkering
Marlin 60, OEM brown stock sanded and then stained in ebony
top Savage A22 grip tape in the recesses, bottom Marlin 795, taped off the checkering
Marlin 60, OEM brown stock sanded and then stained in ebony
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Too darn cold and trying to find something else to do other than reloading.
Have a few synthetics stocks that could use a new look. Tried my hands on the sponge method which I think looks pretty decent.
Let’s get a thread going for paint jobs!
Nice work, looks fantastic and yes I bet it beat back the boredom! What paint did you use, and where did you source it from?
Are you inserting the URL to the image or the page? I find that sometimes on my phone I accidentally copy the page link and not the image jpg link.
Free Since 1977
Regular
got it to work, just added .jpg to the end of the link, thanks for the thread. have a good day.
Done with the sponge technique. Wasn’t hard at all. But I think it turned out well.
Free Since 1977
Regular
snake skin, very cool
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Cdnhunter117
CGN Regular
- Location
- Northern Ontario
Bump for more pics!
