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Winter Rifle Paint Job help

 
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Old 08-07-2005, 08:43 AM
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Winter Rifle Paint Job help

Winter and snow will be here sooner than I expect. It always is. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

For my call/walk/stalk winter predator hunting I would like a black and white paint scheme. A zebra pattern would be my preference. (I'm tired of masking tape and other cobble jobs.

Any ideas of how a body could do this himself?
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Old 08-07-2005, 09:04 AM
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Re: Winter Rifle Paint Job help

Krylon here we come!!!!! Nothing in nature has sharp "tape" edges- paint everything white (except the glass in your scope !!! LOL!!) and then stripe it with the darker paint- I would use gray not black.
At the end of the year, a bit of acetone will take it all off.....
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Old 08-07-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: Winter Rifle Paint Job help

Roy,

Take the flat white and grey like Chris suggested and some of the natural brush from the area and use as a stencil, hold it a couple of inches away and shadow around it with the grey, this will make a nice looking, soft edged, effective camo job to fit your area. This is the same technique I have used on LE callouts to touch up my tac rifle (we used bow camo, it was easier to remove and dried fast but I would use the krylon for your field rifle).
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:19 AM
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Re: Winter Rifle Paint Job help

Hi Roy,
Tear a piece of card and hold it against your rifle at any angle, then spray over the torn edge with your darker paint, this will give you a contoured sharp edge and a feathered blend into your lighter colour.

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