gun camo

[cloakndagger]

So, whats your favored camo for a gun, techniques, and colors/ materials?

[DYNOMUT]

I like mine to look weathered even a little ruff not camo

[RABDAKK]

Hey man,

     I like the colors OD Green and Tan, they look good together.  I have an sr25 with a tan base and then i took the green and did just a quick sprayby to give it a woods kind of look.  And i have netting on the gun to help blend it.  later bro.  oh. I'm  making props for the op.  The weapons cache needs to look like a weapons cache so, i'm making shipping crates to make it look like there are grenades and munitions at the camp.  later bro.

[nyghtbringer]

Since cloak started a post on this, I thought I would discuss my M14. I have had a lot of compliments on the paint job.

Materials needed:
1. Blue painters tape. This comes off easy w/o any mess
2. Very fine sanders brick
3. Primer (i suggest grey)
4. Paint (dependent on your color scheme)
     I suggest 4 colors (woods=tan, light green, dark green, black)
5. Clear matte Sealer (to help protect your gun.
6. Pattern material (this needs to be a flat material. i suggest foliage with a distinct pattern.)
      Examples include pine needles, netting, and leaves
7. Card board boxes

Setup
1. Disassemble your gun. This allows you to tape those areas you don’t want paint to get to accidentally
       Remove all externals (rail covers, scopes, hand guards
       Separate stock from barrel assembly if possible
2. Tape your gun
       I strongly suggest this. I placed tape over the identification parts (serial number, emblems ...)
       I also taped the barrel, motor, trigger housing (basically tape those areas you DON'T want paint.
3. Run the sanders brick over the non-taped portions of your gun. This will help the primer to adhere better.
4. Break the cardboard boxes down to use as a paint platform

Painting
Once you have your gun taped the way you want it, you can start painting. BIG TIP: start/stop your spray off the gun. This will prevent your paint pooling/being too thick. Thin coats are important. Also, wait about 5 min between coats.  The amount of time you spend on the paint job will directly impact the durability/look of it.

1. Start with your primer. I use grey so i know all the non-painted areas are painted. I suggest 3 coats. This is what will hold the paint to your gun.
2. Use the light green next. Spray this just like the primer. this is the base color for your gun. Again i suggest 3 coats
3. Use the tan to paint lines on the gun. I suggest doing it on an angle to the gun. How close they are is up to you. I recommend using a cardboard box as your test subject to get the lines the width apart you desire
3. Use your pattern material to paint
           Place the pattern material on the gun parts and use the dark green to paint it onto the gun. Again i suggest testing this on the cardboard box to see the results first.
4. Once the primers, light green, tan, dark green are done. Use the black as a touch up paint. Use the pattern material and the black to "break up" any solid areas you might find. But use the black sparingly.
5. Let the paint sit for 24 hours. This will make sure the paint is dry and cured good.
6. Use the Clear Matte Sealer on your gun. Allow this to set for 24 hours again.

Finishing
Test the sealer on the gun. if it is still sticky, let it sit longer. If not, then start to carefully untapped the gun and put it back together.

Now take it to a game and let people Ogle over it.

[ssg]

The BRT medic paints most of the BRT guys' guns, so he also painted mine. Does a good job. Recommended. Anyway, my paint is a worn, dusty tan. I've got various dark earth stuff - pistol grip, rail covers, etc. - on it. My optics aren't painted, and I have a forward under-barrel rail that isn't painted either, so I have a couple of splotches of really nice matte black. My gun is so racially confused.

[cloakndagger]

So, you just bought that platinum edition, systema, or vfc and want to add that personal touch without slapping permanent paint on your baby... i suggest either mcnett camo wrap (camo tape that clings to itself, good for long range camo) or camo burlap (i find mine at sporting goods stores and depts in big squares and cut it into three in strips) when using either but especialy the burlap you can customize by putting local veg under it as you wrap it around. The burlap can be frayed to break up your gun outlines, and is in my opinion better than camo paint