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I've really enjoyed seeing all these rifles. I came back to look because I have bought 4 synthetic stocked rifles in the past year. I want to paint a couple sometimes.

I like solid colors, like Bloody Mary, and Orange Crush, Different Strokes, YMMV Rio7

Tag for when needed. Some good pointers here.

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Wow! What a bobcat!

On my Rem700 tupperware I went with the Krylon dip method, wanted more white in a random winter camo pattern, worked out great

Wow, that's wild!

I just bought a Browning A-Bolt II Composite Stalker. The stock is as slick as they come. No texture.

Anyone have experience painting these? I wonder how well paint will stick?

is that just water in the cooler? How did you prep the stock?

I have done a lot, now I get more than I really want, its easy and just as easy to fix mistakes, laminate, like someone said rough up a bit for adhesion, just make sure the surface (whatever) is clean.

Here's my Montana. Just didn't like the blue....simple sponge job with a couple colors of rattle can.






Here's my m700 450 Bushmaster I just finished building.




Couple colors of textured Rustoleum. Black sponge on top.



I do shoot a couple coats of clear over it. I found it'll last much better that way.

Wow. That's nuts it looks so good! The gray one is my favorite.

Krylon spray paint on top of water in a cooler that stocks fit into , all I had at the time, (easy to build a box out of scrap lumber) , paint will mix to create unlimited camo patterns...... Wash stock with Dawn or Joy dish soap to degrease and rinse with hot water, (shower/tub) make sure stock is completely dry before dipping...........

Deer season is close .Time for some more show and tell in this thread.

I bought 4 more synthetic stocked deer rifles last year. I want one to have the above paint job.

If it turns out well, I'm sure 2 more will get the treatment with different base coat colors.

Trying to attach pics of an old Rem 700 DM tupperware stock and McMillan stock for same rifle that I did last year. Sorry, I am not enabled to use file sharing sites for security reasons.

I started by stiffening the tupperware stock with some busted Beman ICS 400 shaft pieces and JB Weld. I also foam-filled the buttstock to quiet that down.

It was might first paint job test case. I wanted some practice before I moved on to do the same with an old McMillan stock that I use for the rifle that originally came with the tupperware stock ...

After sanding, I used some reddish primer, camo spray paint in striping and sponged as well, black webbing and clear coat.

It fits in well with Texas mesquite, cactus and red dirt.

The dark (navy) stock in the first pic is the McMillan before prep with the 270win in the finished tupperware stock.

The second pic is the 270 in the McMillan stock after it was done.

For what it's worth, the tupperware and McMillan ended up at about the same weight and the forend flex was not much different, either.

Oops, forgot this thread was this thread. Dome duplicates...





A walnut and blue Interarms Mark X. Titanium Duracoat and friends...



Rem 721 RS, 1957 metal Duracoat, '86 RS stock rattled


4-pack


Howa 1500 poly Duracoat


BloodF'ingOrange Rem poly
(Mottled via a translucent top coat, airbrush hobby paints)

Mod 70 poly

Marlin XS


SlimTikka Deathray 6.5-06.


Tikka



Tikka


Dexter

Mountain Boomer,

I think one of those stocks is mine! Still holding up after a good year of service. Thanks for doing it for me!

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