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Posted: 6/23/2009 9:14:37 AM EDT
| I'm going to paint a rifle in a couple of days and I have been looking through here and notice that everybody who used spray paint says they used Krylon. Is everybody actually using Krylon for some reason or are they just using Krylon as a catch all for spary paint, like saying Kleenex when you want a tissue? If it is actually Krylon brand, why? |
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Krylon Brand for me because it is inexpensive, readily available, easily touched up, easily removed with mineral spirits, color is consistent. I went to Home Depot and they only carry Rust-Oleum. Since it is a brand name paint, I'm not worried about the quality, I was just wondering if there was something about Krylon that made it best for this application. I got Rust-Oleum in their camo colors; khaki, OD green and a lighter green, along w/ brown and a stone color. I also bought plastic primer and metal primer and a matte clear coat. |
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Krylon Brand for me because it is inexpensive, readily available, easily touched up, easily removed with mineral spirits, color is consistent. I went to Home Depot and they only carry Rust-Oleum. Since it is a brand name paint, I'm not worried about the quality, I was just wondering if there was something about Krylon that made it best for this application. I got Rust-Oleum in their camo colors; khaki, OD green and a lighter green, along w/ brown and a stone color. I also bought plastic primer and metal primer and a matte clear coat. Rust Oleum sucks. You would be better served by using the Wal Mart Color Place brand. (which is actually a pretty good product) |
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Never used Rust-Oleum on a firearm, used it on other things and it does come out well and its a tough paint. BUT I've found it a little harder to apply and takes longer to fully cure and harden.
Remember do lots of thin coats, its easy to get it on thick trying to get full coverage and it will get really glossy and be too thick, making it easy to chip. Don't worry if you don't get even coverage, you will on the next coat or the coat after that. Give it a good week to cure and harden, it will be soft for a couple of days and be real easy to chip or scratch, even when it seems like its dry and ready to go. |
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Krylon Brand for me because it is inexpensive, readily available, easily touched up, easily removed with mineral spirits, color is consistent. I went to Home Depot and they only carry Rust-Oleum. Since it is a brand name paint, I'm not worried about the quality, I was just wondering if there was something about Krylon that made it best for this application. I got Rust-Oleum in their camo colors; khaki, OD green and a lighter green, along w/ brown and a stone color. I also bought plastic primer and metal primer and a matte clear coat. for me, none of the stores carry the rust-oleum camo line 
I did find and use their flat brown and like it. not as dark as krylons brown. |
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But is there an advantage to Krylon? That's my question, is everybody actually using Krylon for some reason or are we just saying Krylon and meaning whatever brand of spraypaint happened to be on hand? Krylon is mainly just a generic term, as it is the biggest name brand, and they used to have a lot of camo colors in their camo line. they do have that 'fusion', that several think helps when painting the plastic parts on an AR |
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I'd agree there, biggest problem with using Rustoleum spray cans, as opposed to brush on, you don't get a great coverage, if you try to do it in a single coat, it end up going on way to thick. As long as your more patient, and have the first coat look horrible and do 3 or 4 light coats, it will come out fine. You'll have to wait longer for it to cure as well.
BUT, it does prevent rust better than other paints and is tougher than a lot paints after a 2 weeks or so. I've been told it gets harder when exposed to water. Super protection against rust may NOT be that big of a concern, because you spend time cleaning and oiling a rifle, unlike a lot of other things that rust, to prevent the corrosion. So, the Krylon being able to spray and coat better, and cure faster, is big factor to consider. |
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How well does Krylon stand up to the heat of firing? I'm considering doing my AK74. My wife has a Kryloned AR in 9mm. We have literally shot 200+ rounds as fast as we can. The barrel was EXTREMELY hot but the paint was no worse for wear than before. The paint on the flash hider even held up even though is discolored from the carbon build up. Dolomite |
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Quoted: Cool, thanks!Quoted: How well does Krylon stand up to the heat of firing? I'm considering doing my AK74. My wife has a Kryloned AR in 9mm. We have literally shot 200+ rounds as fast as we can. The barrel was EXTREMELY hot but the paint was no worse for wear than before. The paint on the flash hider even held up even though is discolored from the carbon build up. Dolomite |
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A cheap upgrade to krylon is duracoat clear.
If I get a finish that i like, I'll usually wash everything down with soap and water and let it dry. I then use a cheap airbrush setup from ebay (usually 60-70) and mix up some duracoat clear with hardener. The matte finish gives me more choices of krylon color as you can use up to satin in the krylon brand and the matte will "flatten" it out. I usually do 4-5 coats of the duracoat (1 coat every 2 hours) and that makes it more solvent and chip resistant. |
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