Lets see your best rifle paintjobs!

[heathbaker]

Have you ever tried to spray praint your rifle? I have experimented with it several times. Seems like every weekend im tinkering around in the garage and come up with a new idea for a paint scheme. Painting your rifle is something that I found takes a lot of patience but is also a great fun ... "it also takes several cans of Krylon and paint remover and about a thousand rags also" However, done right it can turn a cool rifle ... into a bad mamajamma. Tell me what ya think about this paint scheme on the ole hogue. I have several other paint schemes that will post later this weekend.

Post your rifle pics lets see how they turned out!

 

[heathbaker]

Here are a few other rifles I played around with and painted.

 

[ntg]

Good stuff. I'm curious, about the hogue stock. How did you paint it what paint, etc? How's the paint holding up, etc? I have one I've thought of tinkering with but have heard it may not take to paint too well. Thanks in advance.

 

[heathbaker]

It wont hold up well unless you apply a base coat of Bulldog promoter. It can be picked up at o reilleys for around 15 bucks. You apply it and let it dry for five min. Apply your paint, after the paint dries I apply a Bulldog protective clear coat. So far its held up great. I use krylon camo paint. Comes in flat brown, black, tan, and green.

 

[ntg]

That's a great tip! Thanks, heath. I'm guessing that it hardens the flexible/rubbery feel of the Hogue?

Thanks!

 

[heathbaker]

Yeah it definately changes the hogues texture and feel. What kind of pattern are you thinking about going with?

 

[Mark Brendemuehl]

A shot from last winter. I was going to tape over the paint job, but, decided against it for fear it would harm the paint and I would have to redo it. It didnt turn out to be a problem.
Mark

And the same gun in October.

 

[heathbaker]

Looks great Mark! Those are a couple of really cool pics. And your rifle looks to be a coyote killin machine. What did you use to do your pattern?

 

[ntg]

I'm thinking of going with a desert camo type pattern, using actual twigs, grasses, brush as stencils. I've got the hoge green stock so I don't mind if a little of that show through. Does the bulldog stuff change the color at all? Or maybe you don't know. Thanks again for the input/help.

 

[Mark Brendemuehl]

Heath- thank you. It is a shooter. Great rifle for coyotes.
What I did is place loose bundles of Killerweed ( a type of rafia grass) all over the rifle, and dusted it with a khaki color.
When that dried, I wrapped the Killerweed tightly around the rifle and dusted in a darker color, in a hap hazzard pattern to get depth. This left distinct lines where the grass was tight.
Then I just eyeballed it and added here and there.
Lastly, I used a natural sponge, and added that pattern to it wherever it needed it. The entire process took less than 20 minutes.
Mark

 

[Chupathingy]

Krylon Camo and matte clear overcoat. Has lasted about 3 seasons so far with no wear.


Chupa

 

[bosstom]

Dtech in 223 painted with Krylon.