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Posted: 2/3/2024 2:04:34 PM EDT
Anyone ever paint their AUG stock?
What did you use and how did it hold up? I am thinking of painting my spare stock in a MARPAT digital desert digital pattern. Have a couple of cans of Rustoleum camo colors, and have ordered some digital stencils (so I don’t have to make myself crazy taping the pattern). Experience? Advice? |
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Posted: 2/3/2024 9:27:49 PM EDT
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No advice? Well hell, I’ll just jump in and have a go at it.
Worst case I make it ugly. Lightly sanded the stock with 220 grit, and wiped it all down with denatured alcohol. Masked off the areas I didn’t want to paint (trigger, safety, mag catch) with painters tape. Base coat of desert beige laid down. I’ll let it dry for a few days before laying out the paint masks. This is how it looks next to a Mud stock.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 4:19:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jkirkon: No advice? Well hell, I’ll just jump in and have a go at it. Worst case I make it ugly. Lightly sanded the stock with 220 grit, and wiped it all down with denatured alcohol. Masked off the areas I didn’t want to paint (trigger, safety, mag catch) with painters tape. Base coat of desert beige laid down. I’ll let it dry for a few days before laying out the paint masks. This is how it looks next to a Mud stock. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/284805/IMG_8922_jpeg-3117454.JPG I've had a stock cerakoted and then water transfer graphics were transferred. The only advise I would give is to not coat the trigger. The cerakote gave it some "drag" that wasn't present earlier. There was a guy that posted a lot in here about 10 years ago who had a couple AUGs that he spraypainted time and time again. I don't recall his name but he was from the Cody, Wyoming area. If anyone knows him, send him a message... |
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Posted: 2/29/2024 11:23:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jkirkon: Base coat of desert beige laid down. I’ll let it dry for a few days before laying out the paint masks. Any update? |
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Posted: 3/2/2024 3:18:27 PM EDT
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No, got called away on a business trip for a few weeks, so I haven’t touched it.
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Posted: 3/12/2024 5:49:30 AM EDT
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The prep is the most important part.
I like to paint the lightest color first. With rattle can, be very gentle removing the stickers, adhesion is not the best with that paint. The barrel gets extremely hot so heat resistant paint only https://imgur.com/gallery/VIFI6Sp |
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Posted: 3/13/2024 3:05:38 AM EDT
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Sorry I’m late but DuraCoat is much better than paint. Tougher, not as smelly and goes on much thinner. I expect paint will goop up the safety and trigger. D.C. doesn’t and if you wanna get fancy they make a slick version and a high heat coating that’s done great on my barrel and can.
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