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khaki krylon camo paint and flat black camo krylon
 
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I think you missed a great chance to do your baseboards and walls in a complementary colour scheme.:)

Is that one of the newer Chinese synthetic stocks?
 
maybe in the room where the pool table is going oh and maybe ill camo up the pool table as well and see how much trouble i get into :)

yeah its chinese synthetic i was thinking about getting 2 more stocks and painting one white and the other olive drab and just swap them out as the seasons change :)

umm i have no clue i was going to use some BBQ paint on the barrel and action as a base coat to help with heat but i got lazy and just wanted it done

im still not done i got touch ups and i still have to paint the upper handguard khaki becuase i think theres to much black and the sling mounts are going to be black then it will be all done
 
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hmmmm..... Idea for me. I was reading guns and ammo this week and someone painted their m1a a reddish brown and i thought it looked kinda neat. i think i like it in black even better. What did you do for surface prep? Any sanding?
 
yeah its a 2009 poly and i know it has to go i just cant find one to replace it without going to the navy gas block front sight


Is Krylon a durable product?

it says it takes up to 7 days to be chip proof but i put it all back together an hour after i was done spraying and charged it a few times and hardly any paint is coming off the rails or the charging handle. little bit came off on the bolt lugs but expected that middle of next week if its nice ill get it all oiled up and maybe shoot it. its really thin paint and i only put on 3 coats i think im not expecting it to last either i just got bored and felt like painting a rifle.

i was going to sand it all down but i only sanded one of the mags i think and it came out scratchy but i was using 320 scotchbrite from work and i thought id just take a gamble on the rest since the can said no prep needed. so i just used wax a grease remover from work and it turned everything white for some reason then i just sprayed everything so ill see how well it holds up.
 
I've been considering slapping some paint on my Poly lately. This thread pushed me over the edge. I love the look of a nice clean paint job.
 
It's also incredibly sensitive to A) undercoats and B) temperature/moisture.

I found it worked exponentially better when given a good adhesion promoter on plastic or an etching primer on metal.

I painted my whole Land Rover with the stuff and it's stood up pretty well. Word to the wise though; it does not supplant a proper primer/sealer if you're looking for corrosion protection!
 
It's also incredibly sensitive to A) undercoats and B) temperature/moisture.

I found it worked exponentially better when given a good adhesion promoter on plastic or an etching primer on metal.

I painted my whole Land Rover with the stuff and it's stood up pretty well. Word to the wise though; it does not supplant a proper primer/sealer if you're looking for corrosion protection!

What's a good adhesion promoter for plastic?

I'm thinking about spraying an old pair of skis with a plastic topsheet....
 
Is Krylon a durable product?

It works okay on stocks but... (not to crap on the OP's parade) I've seen a couple m14's painted with it and it really doesn't take all that long before it starts to flake off. You're better off going with something like armacoat for the metal.
 
maybe in the room where the pool table is going oh and maybe ill camo up the pool table as well and see how much trouble i get into :)

It would be ridiculously difficult to play pool on a camo pool table...throw in a couple beers though, and the lines might straighten up a bit? :)
 
I think it looks good, but it is hard to tell because those photos are so shaky!

Try to stabilise the camera when you take the photo, or invest a few bucks in a monopod or tripod... getting dizzy...:puke:
 
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