Getting the Rifle Ready for Pronghorn Season

[lancetkenyon]

While my 6.5SS is definitely ready as far as accuracy and speed, I wanted to give it a bit of a face lift.

Pulled the stock and did a type of "Multicam" paint job. Left some of the Carbon Fiber showing through.

Before (foreground rifle) in Tac High Plains:

After:

 

[3chester]

Wow, very cool!!

 

[wasskeet]

Very nice scheme and work!

 

[Tiny Tim]

Very well done sir!

 

[zerosprk]

Nice job, it looks like it came out great!

 

[akdad]

Nice! I like the leaving carbon part.
What coating?

 

[Mark37082]

Did you do the work yourself? If so, please share how you went about stripping the original paint. Impressive!

 

[lancetkenyon]

Yes, I did the paint myself.
It is probably the 20th I have done.
I do not strip the paint, as Manners applies it during their process. Molded in, not a paint application. I clean the stock with alcohol, then wipe it down with a microfiber cloth. I have a couple rifles that have had a DIY paint job for 8+ years. Still looking good.

I also have others that retain the factory patterns, and I just add to them.
This is my new .300PRC AW2 I am building now. Manners LRH in Tac Moss, and I added the orange. I hit them all with a couple light coats of a matte clear to deepen the colors.

Before

After

Similar stock on my 6.5PRC/SI.
Manners LRH in Tommy Bahama, and I added the orange on this one too.
Before

After

 

[lancetkenyon]

This one was in Tac GAP. But it had a lot of bare carbon fiber, so I added the darker tan and sage green to compliment the olive/cream scheme.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Then, there is my "Miss Murica" .260AI. This was a "Back in Black" LRH. I mimicked the Manners Tac Americana.

Before

After

 

[CaptDru]

Lance what type of paint did you use?

 

[Old Rooster]

You sir have a talent

 

[lancetkenyon]

For the sponge paint, I use Testers Enamel model paint, then a matte clear rattle can over everything.

For the camo, I use rattle cans. Then matte clear over it.

The matte clear is really hard. It saves the paint very well.

 

[howco]

Lance,
Did I miss what brand of matte and rattle can?