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yukonal -

Where did you buy your paint? Did all of your finishing material come from the same place?

Ace Hardware. Got it all in the same place.

You have a better Ace than I do. I haven't found Krylon Webbing or Clear Matte anywhere in about a half dozen hardware and craft stores.

Bruce

I found some also at Home Depot. I don't know if you have them there or not. A google search will turn up the webbing.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say...any brand clear matte sealer will work. And I also have to wonder how important it really is. I just put it on to seal the webbing to the paint. If I don't web, I don't waste my time with the sealer.

I've shot plain colors w/o sealer and they hold up just fine. Prep and curing is VERY important to get a good paint job.

Thats what I thought but wanted to make sure on the specific shade as companies can be creative on their color names. Thanks

IMO the key to webbing is to play with it a little before applying it to the stock. I tend to move fairly fast with the spray above and to the side of the length of the stock and let it "float down". As the pressure in the can drops, the spray tends to get thicker in my experience..

Why isnt this a sticky already?

Thumper-you're exactly right about the webbing getting thicker as the can gets closer to being empty. Just like painting with a LPHV air gun, when you want to drop the pressure and up the fluid.

I like the thicker webbing, and burn up alot of a new can on cardboard. When it gets right for me, I start webbing with it. Good observation.

FWIW, an alternative method for texture.

A skim coat of Marine Tex spread over the entire surface of the stock, and then using a small sponge like the ones in a TSX box, to "pull" texture up before the skim coat cures.

When fully cured, a very light sanding of the sharp points that were raised up leaves a nice texture that easily paints with base color and webbing......

rustoleum makes some great paints that work good for stocks i have painted quite of few with no problems yet. they have matte clear also. wally world has all of them. Jo-anns fabric and crafts has the webbing spray on the web. its very hard to find on the shelf.

Thanks for the tread yukonal. Moderators ought to make this a sticky. I have a cheap rifle I'm going to try this on. Paint is cheap and re-paint is always possible.

Exactly. That's the beauty of it. And don't kid yourself, when done right, it's a heck of a tough finish that holds up as good as I need it to.

Here's one I re-painted recently. The previous paint was Krylon and I stripped it with acetone. Got the pattern by painting an underlayer of olive, laying a bunch of pine needles on, and spraying again with khaki:






This is a different one, I added in some cedar sprigs:

Looks good smokepole. Some black webbing on top of that khaki would really look cool. And give you a little grip, or texture, too.

Al, Great, informative post. Thank you for taking the time.

One question. Is it necessary to remove original paint before repainting? I have a Rem Ti stock that is the factory black color and would like to repaint it and add some webbing.

Thanks

Thanks Al. I thought about some webbing, but it's a Kimber, and with two light coats of Krylon, it's still "grippy" so I didn't really need the extra texture.

Lonny-you wouldn't have to remove the factory paint, if you don't want to. Clean it, scuff it good and thoroughly with the wet/dry, clean again, and spray it.

Great post, thanks for sharing!

Here are the finished product photos I promised. Thanks--to all of you who pm'd me with the kind words. Glad I could help.

How well does Krylon hold up to the abuse of a hunt in rough terrain?