Paint

[SgtMathyis]

I have a question about paint for weapons, What type of paint should be used? I remember in the military we would use spray paint normally Sand and Olive Drab. Has anyone done this before? how about air brushing the design? Feed back would be great

[Dave in PA]

There is a company named Lauer (www.lauerweaponry.com) that has paint intended for firearms, I have not used it. Depending on what you are using it on, almost any paint can be applied to firearms, as long as the surface prep is done properly. I personnaly have used Krylon on the stock of my daughter's Marlin. (she wanted pink, she got pink) I have also heard of people using high temp BBQ paint on AKMs.

[XD45]

pay to have it duracoated

[RedDot]

It depends on the paint job you want.

A basic camo job, get a few spray bombs of flat colors that kinda match the terrain and use leaves as templates, spray dark over light to make a shadow effect.

If you want a higher end paint job, a wooden stock will have to be sealed with a polyester sealer. A composite stock will have to be primed. Than it can be based, airbrushed and clear coated with automotive paints.

Hope this helps...

RD