The Great "Paint" Debate

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rightisright
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Re: The Great "Paint" Debate

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Necro'd to show the quick rattle-can job I did this weekend. I wanted to try a few different ideas. It ended up okay... next one will be better.
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Specs of gat if anyone wants to know:

BCM complete middy upper w. Mod 2 charger
RRA complete lower w. 2 stage match trigger I stole off another build
BCM Gunfighter grip
Inforce WML 200 lumen light
Lucid HD7 RDS
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PawPaw
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Re: The Great "Paint" Debate

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rightisright wrote:Is it a "shooter" that is going to be used and abused? If so, degrease it and rattle-can it.

One step up from Krylon, Rustoleum, etc. seems to be this stuff: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/Search/Pr ... x?pid=1117 I've never used it, so I don't know if it is worth the extra $$. It does get decent reviews.
If it's a shooter, who gives a shit? Clean it and shoot it.

Really, there comes a time when a tool is just a tool. It's aluminum, don't worry about paint. Or, if it needs paint, just rattle can it.
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Re: The Great "Paint" Debate

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Brownells has Gunkote in a rattlecan. Not cheap at 30 bucks, but considering what a decent gun/compressor/etc costs..
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Re: The Great "Paint" Debate

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rightisright wrote:Necro'd to show the quick rattle-can job I did this weekend. I wanted to try a few different ideas. It ended up okay... next one will be better.
rattlecan.jpg
Dude! that's sweet! on the constructive criticism side, I would offer the following ideas for future painting. Make your light color lines travel in more than one direction. fork them like lightning, or a thorn bush, it will blend in better and confuse the mind for a wee bit longer. your color choices are good, as well as having some high contrast. Good stuff!
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Re: The Great "Paint" Debate

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HTRN wrote:Brownells has Gunkote in a rattlecan. Not cheap at 30 bucks, but considering what a decent gun/compressor/etc costs..
You could also get a Preval sprayer, and not be limited to whatever colors Brownells puts in a can.
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