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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can geedubya #15792612 02/15/21
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HandgunHTR Campfire Regular H Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 971 Upstate SC	Originally Posted by geedubya Originally Posted by JD45 I thought I asked this before , but I can't find it. Does anyone have any tips on painting synthetic stocks with rattle can paint? I have a Kimber Montana and others I'd like to try. Will it stick ok? And do you clear coat it? Lets see........ Take your garden variety Remington 700 Custom KS, 300 H&H Take the barreled action out of the stock. Next, lightly sand the stock with either a sanding block or wet/dry sand paper, say 80 to 120 grit. Coarse enough to notice. In this case I got some Flat, Tan , Camo Krylon paint for the base coat and a can of Clear Acrylic spray for the sealer. What's the old saying, plan your work and work your plan. A couple weeks before i ordered some Krylon webbing spray from Mr. Art Supplies,(as you will not find this at Lowes, Home Depot, etc.) over the "innanet". I got Gold, Black and White. I used only the Gold an Black on this stock. After roughing up the surface, spray two or three light coats of the Tan Camo spray, allowing sufficient time between coats to dry. I wanted to see how the webbing spray applied, so i tried a bit on a sheet of white poster board After a couple experiments I went to work. IIRC, I sprayed the black on first. Let it dry then applied the gold webbing spray. Sometimes less is more. After the webbing spray dried, I smoothed off the 'tits' with #0000 steel wool, and applied several light coats of clear acrylic spray. It has served me well over the years! ya! GWB My only take-away from this whole post was that you shot a turkey with a .300 H&H! Damn! (Ok, not my only take-away, but still... damn!)

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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15792679 02/15/21
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weagle Campfire Tracker W Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,336 Sandy Springs Georgia	Here's the 5 step process for the Patented Weagleflage pattern First coat is black Rustoleum textured outdoor furniture paint. It has a sandpaper like texture. 2nd a few splotches of red primer, 3rd Camo pattern over that with blue painters tape. 4 Spray over the entire thing with desert tan Krylon fusion 5 add some rattle can black webbing. 6 Peel off tape Last edited by weagle; 02/15/21.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15792685 02/15/21
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hotsoup Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,505 Lived all over the world	i've done 2 870s and about to do another once it warms above 65 here.. i don't care much for looks, other than i want the thing camoed. i sand the stock (wood or plastic) with 80gr sandpaper and wipe the metal i'm going to paint with acetone 2 separate times. i spray everything with a primer coat, let dry for about an hour, then grab some leaves and start spraying a dab of od green, some flat brown, and some sand color. repeat as needed to cover any place you missed. after i'm satisfied with the camo i spray on a clear coat (flat). done. if any paint wears off i just wipe the area off and hit it with a single spray of some flat color used in the original paint job. i admire many of the first class paint jobs i see on the web but i don't have the patience.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can HandgunHTR #15792929 02/15/21
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter
geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas	Originally Posted by HandgunHTR My only take-away from this whole post was that you shot a turkey with a .300 H&H! Damn! (Ok, not my only take-away, but still... damn!) I've shot turkey with numerous different center-fire rifles IIRC I was hunting hogs at the Canopy! This turkey was a target of opportunity @ +/- 175 yds., IIRC Not good enough to shoot him in the eye-ball but what the hey, it was in season, so I took it! ya! GWB Last edited by geedubya; 02/15/21. A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793235 02/15/21
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adamsguy Campfire Member A Joined: Jul 2018 Posts: 295 oklahoma	I got bored and gave the rattle cans a try earlier this winter. Figured it would get my mind off a new rifle. Tikka t3 light’s black Tupperware got taped off, sanded, green base coat then some tiger stripes. I call it my poor mans nula lol. I sanded between coats and got a little to aggressive so the original stock shows through on high spots. Wife made me spray it in backyard so pick a calmer day then I did to get more even coating. Used matte clear coat, don’t know durability as I’ve not been out shooting it yet. Worse case it gets stripped and done again when I’m bored. Funny part is I bought a new Forbes anyway. Attached Images DA8B3E4E-F3BB-436B-AAA6-9144A15C748D.jpeg (10.65 KB, 1179 downloads)

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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793389 02/15/21
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Wesley2 Campfire Regular W Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,184 Alabama	I’ve painted a few-

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can Wesley2 #15793453 02/15/21
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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793456 02/15/21
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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793690 02/15/21
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renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,020 Clarksville, TN	Just got done about an hour ago . Stripping the forearm down with acetone from the full blown retard 60,s flower pot job I did. Waaaaaay toooo much. best images for websites Last edited by renegade50; 02/15/21.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793719 02/15/21
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renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,020 Clarksville, TN	Go back to this baseline and KISS. Keep it simple stupid. Take the lessons learned and do it waaaay better round 2. Go with black matte base and matte dark green spanish moss web spray pattern. The green in this pic is olive. And wrap the webbing tight as fugg with coat thread again and not have the smudge areas in spots or at least not as pronounced as in the 1st try I did that is pictured. Then shoot it with matte clear coat. Last edited by renegade50; 02/15/21.

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Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can renegade50 #15793932 02/15/21
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clockwork_7mm Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,680	Originally Posted by renegade50 Just got done about an hour ago . Stripping the forearm down with acetone from the full blown retard 60,s flower pot job I did. Waaaaaay toooo much. best images for websites You thought it was ugly. But that's just the kind of pattern Winchester would slap on an XPR and charge $80 extra.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15793994 02/15/21
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efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,641 Mi.	Originally Posted by JD45 Is primer necessary? And are 2 paint coats enough? I tape everything I don’t want to paint off and wipe the stock down using acetone or denatured alcohol. Always wear latex gloves as oils from hands cause issues. I use a primer as a base coat. Originally Posted by dogcatcher223 Brownells Aluma-Hyde works really well. Just not as many colors as Krylon. I use Matte Clear Aluma-Hyde II as an overcoat with Krylon as colors so you get best of both worlds; color palate of Krylon & toughness of Aluma Hyde. Pay close attention to instructions re: adding coats and take your time.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can efw #15794064 02/15/21
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renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,020 Clarksville, TN	Originally Posted by efw Originally Posted by JD45 Is primer necessary? And are 2 paint coats enough? I tape everything I don’t want to paint off and wipe the stock down using acetone or denatured alcohol. Always wear latex gloves as oils from hands cause issues. I use a primer as a base coat. Originally Posted by dogcatcher223 Brownells Aluma-Hyde works really well. Just not as many colors as Krylon. I use Matte Clear Aluma-Hyde II as an overcoat with Krylon as colors so you get best of both worlds; color palate of Krylon & toughness of Aluma Hyde. Pay close attention to instructions re: adding coats and take your time. Alumhyde II matte clear Did you have any issues with it over krylon??? How long for the krylon to dry and cure before you hit it with the Aluma hyde II??? This sounds like a really good approach.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can clockwork_7mm #15794077 02/15/21
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renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,020 Clarksville, TN	Originally Posted by clockwork_7mm_gator Originally Posted by renegade50 Just got done about an hour ago . Stripping the forearm down with acetone from the full blown retard 60,s flower pot job I did. Waaaaaay toooo much. best images for websites You thought it was ugly. But that's just the kind of pattern Winchester would slap on an XPR and charge $80 extra. LOL!!! 60,s plant pot xtreme.....

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can geedubya #15794114 02/15/21
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WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,910 Sweet Home	Thanks, GW. Fine looking stock jobs! Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15794146 02/15/21
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snowboardguy Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,723 Upstate, NY	One I did a few years back with krylon

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15794217 02/15/21
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dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado	Careful with Aluma-Hyde "matte" clear I bought some and coated my painted stock and it was the most glossy clear coat I've ever used. Ruined my paint job. In the reviews it sounds like I'm not alone. Brownells offered to send another can, but my paint job was already ruined.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can Wesley2 #15794720 02/16/21
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snowboardguy Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,723 Upstate, NY	Originally Posted by Wesley2 I’ve painted a few- These look great. I like that gray texture on the black.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JD45 #15794914 02/16/21
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ChrisAU Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,355 Alabama	My favorite I've done, and one of recent, Kimber Hunter foreend shortened/remolded, painted green, then granite speck applied then clear.

Re: Painting stocks with a rattle can JackRyan #15794942 02/16/21
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Blacktailer Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,998 Cave Creek, AZ	Originally Posted by JackRyan Is that pink or purple? It's actually a nice brown but that was shot with an old phone. Built it back in the mid 80's and my dad thought all stocks were made of wood. Had to kind of sneak this one in or he might not have allowed me on the ranch.LOL. I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all. Jack O'Connor

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