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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 33 Feedback: 100% (2)

Posted: 3/20/2012 7:03:17 PM [Last Edit: 3/20/2012 7:03:17 PM by Forest] THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT i was wondering if there was a Flat Dark Earth spray paint available. Or another color that someone has found matches well. i would like to spray my rail system. I would not mind pulling it off from time to time to clean up and re-paint. i have a sand blasting cabinet to make short work of it. Any thoughts? Any experiences, good or bad with trying this? I would have it powder coated but I doubt that any of the shops will have that color in a flat finish in powder. Thanks for the input, guys! Nik C.

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BillyDoubleU The only way to reform people is to kill them. Team Member Joined: Nov 2009  AZ, USA Posts: 6517 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:34:00 PM Kyrlon Camo series
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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 34 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:35:12 PM http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=2&f=124&t=187852 10-22. I found this with a google search. Sorry.
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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 35 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:35:44 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series Thank you! I'll go check that out as well! I didn't see that in the other thread.
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goldeyeslayer chronic cynic Team Member Joined: Feb 2006  USA Posts: 8335 Feedback: 100% (17) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:36:56 PM earth brown matches Magpul FDE according to the reviews
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goldeyeslayer chronic cynic Team Member Joined: Feb 2006  USA Posts: 8336 Feedback: 100% (17) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:39:21 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE
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BillyDoubleU The only way to reform people is to kill them. Team Member Joined: Nov 2009  AZ, USA Posts: 6520 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:45:27 PM Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware.
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goldeyeslayer chronic cynic Team Member Joined: Feb 2006  USA Posts: 8337 Feedback: 100% (17) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:48:05 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. FDE? I've never seen that one. In fact, I didn't even see it on the Krylon website
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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 36 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:49:26 PM I'll be swinging by my local Ace Hardware to check availability today. I always prefer buying local as opposed to paying for shipping.
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Posted: 3/20/2012 5:53:58 PM I've painted a number of guns. First, the best results come with phosphating first. With Parkerizing as a base coat, the Krylon series paints work well. Without, less well. Best paint I've ever used I make up myself. I take hardware store oil-base tractor paint/machine paint and mix it with equal volume of TALCUM {NOT corn starch} Baby Powder and apply with brush, or, to create a disruptive random camoflage pattern, daub it on with torn balled up pieces of paper towel. After drying, this stuff wears like iron. To make Olive Drab, mix yellow with a drip of black. Adjust the green color it causes by increasing black. Do not use much black. Degrease with acetone, dry throughly and apply.

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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 37 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 5:54:15 PM Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: earth brown matches Magpul FDE according to the reviews On this http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=2&f=124&t=187852 other thread, they are saying that the "Coyote" color is what matches. Funny their not mentioning the Earth Brown color! Have you used it yourself? Are you happy with the results?
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Posted: 3/20/2012 5:56:02 PM Originally Posted By nikwho: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: earth brown matches Magpul FDE according to the reviews On this http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=2&f=124&t=187852 other thread, they are saying that the "Coyote" color is what matches. Funny their not mentioning the Earth Brown color! Have you used it yourself? Are you happy with the results? Not yet...

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Posted: 3/20/2012 5:56:31 PM Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. FDE? I've never seen that one. In fact, I didn't even see it on the Krylon website Well, it's not green, it's not black and it's not brown so I'm calling it FDE.

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Posted: 3/20/2012 5:58:51 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. FDE? I've never seen that one. In fact, I didn't even see it on the Krylon website Well, it's not green, it's not black and it's not brown so I'm calling it FDE. I've used the Khaki on some bolt guns and its very light. the sand looks almost "orange". YMMV

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Posted: 3/20/2012 6:05:15 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. FDE? I've never seen that one. In fact, I didn't even see it on the Krylon website Well, it's not green, it's not black and it's not brown so I'm calling it FDE. There's a "Sand"? I have Brown, OD Green and Khaki in my garage, but no Sand. Khaki was too dark for what I wanted.

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northpark Member Team Member Joined: Jan 2011  AZ, USA Posts: 338 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:05:49 PM What are you trying to match? Magpul's fde? Vltor? The coyote aluminumhyde stuff from brownells is closest to magpuls fde, you can also mix in a small amount of black in normal fde to get close to magpul
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BiggerStick47 Member Team Member Joined: May 2005  GA, USA Posts: 5845 Feedback: 100% (238) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:10:08 PM [Last Edit: 3/20/2012 6:12:39 PM by BiggerStick47] Brownell's Aluma Hyde II in Coyote matches Magpul FDE very well, Earth Brown does not. Coyote (ETA this IS from a rattle can, not airbrush):
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apierce918 Member Joined: Aug 2011  WI, USA Posts: 405 Feedback: 100% (6) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:13:37 PM I have krylons khaki on my current rifle and yeah, it is lighter than magpul, but it still looks ok imo
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Posted: 3/20/2012 6:14:54 PM Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. FDE? I've never seen that one. In fact, I didn't even see it on the Krylon website "khaki" is the only other Krylon camo paint I've seen

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BiggerStick47 Member Team Member Joined: May 2005  GA, USA Posts: 5846 Feedback: 100% (238) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:15:30 PM Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. No, Krylon does not make FDE. They make khaki, which is not FDE.
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Posted: 3/20/2012 6:38:35 PM Originally Posted By BiggerStick47: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer: Originally Posted By BillyDoubleU: Kyrlon Camo series none of those (that I"ve used) are FDE They got OD Green, Black, Brown and a FDE. At least I've been able to get it at my local Ace Hardware. No, Krylon does not make FDE. They make khaki, which is not FDE. Everything I just googled in flat dark earth all look like some version of khaki/tan/light brown... It's seems pretty subjective. I though FDE was actually FDE... go figure. Should be close to black IMHO but that's just me. But at the same time I say paint it to match your surroundings too There is an AR right in the center

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BiggerStick47 Member Team Member Joined: May 2005  GA, USA Posts: 5848 Feedback: 100% (238) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:39:38 PM That's nice. Khaki is still not FDE though.
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balloo93 Member Team Member Joined: Jan 2008  TX, USA Posts: 3539 Feedback: 100% (110) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/20/2012 6:44:02 PM I did this upper and lower in dark earth AlumahydeII, it's darker than magpul FDE. Crappy lighting, but the 1911 is done in Coyote AlumahydeII and is a much closer match to magpul FDE but a tad lighter.
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albatrossarmament Member Joined: Jul 2004  TX, USA Posts: 1780 Feedback: 100% (70) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/21/2012 10:31:39 AM The Aimpoint was refinished using Brownell's Alumahyde II in Coyote. Its about as close as you can get to magpuls FDE.
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nikwho Member Joined: Jun 2005  AZ, USA Posts: 38 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/21/2012 4:07:30 PM I'm looking to match Troy Industries FDE, FWIW. Not sure how their color compares to MagPul's. Anyway, that's what I am looking to match. Thanks for all of the replies, guys! Nik
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SkilletsUSMC 0311, not a cook... Team Member Joined: Jun 2005  WA, USA Posts: 16930 Feedback: 100% (27) Link To This Post	Posted: 3/22/2012 2:48:48 PM Alumahyde II matches Magpul FDE better than Magpul does.... All the MOE stuff seems a touch lighter than the non-MOE FDE items like the CTR stock and the BUIS. When you see alumahyde next to the Magpul stuff in person, you will need to look hard to see the difference.
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