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Paint Question

If hypothetically someone had a CMMG Resolute in Sniper Grey like this one:

And was interested in painting some varied stripes on the receiver and handguard just to break up the silhouette a little but wanted to use black and or a lighter colored paint and a brush instead of a spray can, what sort of paint would work best? Or doesn’t it matter?

Hypothetically of course.

11 Comments

  1. Cajun

    Hypothetically a fellow could use the Rustoleum brand camo paint. Available in many colors. Nice flat paint suitable for duck boats, surplus ammo cans, and such. Fairly durable. Works better when thinned a bit with mineral spirits. Surface preparation is always essential to good paint adhesion. Not that I would condone hunting defenseless ducks or owning firearms other than a Brown Bess musket.

    • Matt

      Mr. Gun and Gear on YT has a series of vids on painting an AR. Ive done a dozen or so paint jobs for people and regular paint is OK but will wear after awhile from hard use. Aluma-Hyde from Brownells is more of a permanent finish. It won’t wear off.

    • Matt

      You can spray the paint into plastic cup and use a sponge torn into pieces or shapes or use the cheap sponge paint brushes. Practice on an old cardboard box first.

  2. Pat H. Bowman

    In addition to the Trex-arms vid, John at Alpha Charlie Concepts (YT) also did a rattle can paint job. I combined the two techniques on one of mine. Just basic Krylon camo paint from Lowes. I used three colors; laid down Khaki all over, then layered in some OD green and OD brown. I traced the template John used (from Primary Arms) and cut out a stencil from an old file folder on my laser engraver. The paint does where off with use, but it’s easy to touch up.

    I also done Duracoat, which while requiring a lot more prep along with a proper airbrush to apply does hold up much better.

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