Painting An AR 15

[carlson1]

Has anyone ever tried this?
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[Wes]

Has anyone ever tried this?
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Sorry it will not work for me with our youtube video link for some reason tonight.

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I've looked into it but never had the guts to do it. Always thought about buying a cheap palmetto upper to take a swing out but just havnt done it.

[carlson1]

That is me I have never had the guts to attempt it. I was the kid who could not color in the lines.

[Abraham]

While the finished product (if you will) looks great, I have to believe scratches and scrapes with use will gouge/scrape the paint until it looks shabby and needs to be repainted in a short amount of time.

Not for me...

[txcharvel]

I've considered this. I painted my boy's airsoft AKs and they turned out really good, plus they've held up really well. I'm convinced it can be done. Flat colors are easy to rattle can...the glossy stuff is a little harder.

[troglodyte]

I didn't use the same technique but used the same paint. After a while a few of the scrapes and scratches kind of make the camo look a little more blended and natural.

This was my first attempt at rattle can camo. Turned out good enough for me. The nice thing is you can strip it with a can of B-12 and repaint it if you don't like it. Not much to it.



Here it is "in the field". About 15 yards away, full telephoto with an iphone. A few darker specks of shadow accents might make it blend a little better but this works pretty well. As mentioned before the natural scrapes and scratches give a little accent. I also tried to keep the pattern open as not to make it one big blob at a distance. I didn't have any scientific way of doing this other than large blotches with feathered edges. I'm pleased with the results for my AO.

[carlson1]

You did a good job. I wonder how long the paint will last. The guy in the video used a clear coat when he was finished and did a follow up video of about 6 months and 100's of rounds and it looked just like it did the day he painted it.

[Wes]

That ak looks really good

[troglodyte]

You did a good job. I wonder how long the paint will last. The guy in the video used a clear coat when he was finished and did a follow up video of about 6 months and 100's of rounds and it looked just like it did the day he painted it.

Thanks!

I guess it mostly depends on how you treat your firearm. My guns are taken care of in regards to function but if they get bumps and bruises it doesn't bother me. Eventually enough of the paint will get scratched or worn off and it will need to be repainted. The nice thing about it is I did all three rifles in just a few hours. I applied the basecoat one evening and then came back the next afternoon and finished up. It doesn't take long or cost much so repainting it from time to time is not a big deal to me.

It should be understood that rattle can camo is not a permanent coating like the high-dollar coatings. This is a simple, effective way of camoing your working guns. You can get as basic or creative as you want. If I should move to another AO I can easily change colors and schemes and be GTG in a matter of a day or two. If I decide to try a different look, a few bucks and a few hours and I have a new paint scheme. If I choose to go back to the stock look then a couple of cans of B-12 or some other solvent will strip it off and I'm back to OEM (properly oiled of course).

Some camo is for looks, other camo is for function. Sometimes you may get lucky and get both. I'd rather have function and if looks follows then I'm OK with that.

[nyj]

I'd do it if I had a rifle with cheap components (stock magpul model or something). I really don't think that spray painting my troy rail, eotech, etc. would be in the best interest of my gun Plenty of people do it to their 3k rifles, though.

[C-dub]

I does look cool, but I don't have a good enough reason to do it at all. I once saw an AR in a store that had a rattlesnake pattern to it. That was really wild looking and, for some reason, a little difficult to keep looking at for any length of time. It was odd.