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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/15/2010 7:54:56 PM EDT
I wanted to share my experience trying out Sponge Camo and found only a few references on some other forums so I thought I would post a how to.
Materials- Khaki, OD, and Oregano Rustoleum or Krylon Sponge-Walmart craft section buy the one that look like natural sponges. Gloves A likely victim I started by painting an old stock with a base coat of khaki. 
I then painted random but fairly evenly spaced stripes of OD over the khaki base coat. 
The next step was to spray some of the khaki onto a paper plate, then dip the sponge into the paint and dab the khaki paint onto the OD stripes. Dont go to heavy. 
The next step is to take the sponge then dip it in OD paint then dab the OD paint on the kahki. Again don't go to heavy. 
This is what you should have so far- not half bad but we're not done. The next step is to put some Oregano color over the whole thing again using the paper plate and the sponge. 
After the Oregano. 
I should have left well enough alone at this point but thought it needed some brown or dark tan so I started with a liitle Rustoleum Nutmeg and although its kind of close to the dark tan background in woodland Marpat I thought it was to light. I then followed up with some Rustoleum Chestnut-still to light. So––- I went with Rustoleum Flat Brown. It finished up a little busy but blends in well. 
Not bad for a first attempt. I liked the overall effect and thought that for a rattle can job it looks outstanding. For my next attempt I decided to try an urban type camo consisting of Rustoleum light gray, medium and dark gray primer. The victim is my son's old airsoft gun. 
Here is the finished product. It seems that using three colors keeps the pattern a little more open and defined. 
I was wondering if it would be possible to use this technique with Duracoat. I've painted with stencils and will continue to do so but this seems like alot of fun and it's not permanent. The next victim will be one of the ARs. |
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Posted: 1/21/2014 10:33:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ChrisTheNom]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Something I discovered after this weekends painting was that the sponges work better if they have dried paint on them, making them stiff. My used sponges from the morning spotting scope painting, worked much better in the evening on the rifle because they were so stiff. It creates more intricate detail in the markings, and less blotchyness. It's easier to get varied amounts of paint, and size of markings. http://<a href=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/10909797454_00e7fa0856_b.jpg</a> image by guns762, on Flickr" /> http://<a href=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/10909798614_65e77935b6_b.jpg</a> image by guns762, on Flickr" /> This is sooooooo sick. I'd like to do mine similar to this. Was this coated prior to the sponging? Or is it all spray paint? Also, what colors? It looks black but also like it could be OD green. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/7/2014 7:02:18 PM EDT
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ATACS Duracoat FDE with rattlecan sponge camo |
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Posted: 2/15/2014 3:26:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DaTrueDave]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg141/dab969/image_zps2156aea9.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg141/dab969/image_zpsda845978.jpg Nice! What colors did you use? |
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Posted: 2/21/2014 10:42:55 AM EDT
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Here's my first attempt. I like. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. 
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Posted: 2/21/2014 12:12:11 PM EDT
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Nice.
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Posted: 2/21/2014 10:19:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TX_Road_Warrior:
<a href="http://s1209.photobucket.com/user/bmob357/media/Snapbucket/A19BC16A-orig_zpsc2a2d4eb.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/bmob357/Snapbucket/A19BC16A-orig_zpsc2a2d4eb.jpg</a> Here's my first attempt. I like. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.
I like it. Is it me or are those little skulls on there? |
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Posted: 2/22/2014 11:28:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOri. nally Posted By big-Al:
I like it. Is it me or are those little skulls on there? Quote HistoryOri. nally Posted By big-Al:
Originally Posted By TX_Road_Warrior:
<a href="http://s1209.photobucket.com/user/bmob357/media/Snapbucket/A19BC16A-orig_zpsc2a2d4eb.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/bmob357/Snapbucket/A19BC16A-orig_zpsc2a2d4eb.jpg</a> Here's my first attempt. I like. Turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.
I like it. Is it me or are those little skulls on there? Its you. No skulls. |
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Posted: 2/22/2014 10:50:04 PM EDT
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Here's my first attempt. Turned out a little busy, but I like it. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 2/26/2014 1:19:08 PM EDT
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OP or Admin, can we get the original tutorial pics back up? TIA
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Posted: 3/15/2014 5:49:33 PM EDT
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Has anyone tried the sponging technique with Brownells Aluma-Hyde II ?
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Posted: 4/12/2014 1:57:15 AM EDT
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That's what I used on mine. Worked very well.
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Posted: 4/12/2014 9:59:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SSgt82-02:
Has anyone tried the sponging technique with Brownells Aluma-Hyde II ? It's all I've used. Once cured, it's very durable. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2014 4:27:56 PM EDT
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Sponge camo ATACs in Duracoat |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2014 3:10:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jrn156:
<a href="http://s647.photobucket.com/user/jrn156/media/324ae342-d46d-4744-9062-92390593d8dc.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu198/jrn156/324ae342-d46d-4744-9062-92390593d8dc.jpg</a> <a href="http://s647.photobucket.com/user/jrn156/media/bcbc895c-4742-4048-aa7a-ed375011dce9.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu198/jrn156/bcbc895c-4742-4048-aa7a-ed375011dce9.jpg</a> <a href="http://s647.photobucket.com/user/jrn156/media/c59b3f7b-168b-4b4b-8cd9-e7962978d0e8.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu198/jrn156/c59b3f7b-168b-4b4b-8cd9-e7962978d0e8.jpg</a> ATACS Duracoat FDE with rattlecan sponge camo love it. How did you do this and what colors did you use? Thanks |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2014 11:36:40 AM EDT
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Base of Duracoat Magpul FDE, once cured it was followed by Krylon khaki for the light color Krylon dark brown for the dark and a blend of the khaki and dark brown for the intermediate shades. The photos were from my phone looks way better in person.
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Posted: 5/11/2014 8:14:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: brgator]
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My first attempt. Rifle was solid black.
Colors used: Krylon Khaki (base and sponge) Krylon Olive (second pass and sponge) Krylon Black (sponge only) 
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Posted: 5/12/2014 4:25:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryBy far my favorite paint job. Do you remember which colors you used? |
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Posted: 5/12/2014 7:44:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By the_fallguy:
By far my favorite paint job. Do you remember which colors you used? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By the_fallguy:
By far my favorite paint job. Do you remember which colors you used? Thanks. It really blends in with the fall colors and i think it will blend in ok in the summer. I used Aervoe paint that i got from DSG Arms. The base coat is ''Urban Tan 1078'' and i used a sea sponge from Walmart to apply ''Black 1077'' , ''Earth Brown 999'' and ''Olive Drab 987A''. I used Non-Chlorinated Brakleen and Kleen Srip Prep-All on all the parts to clean them and on the plastic parts i used Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter. My build thread 
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/30/2014 8:51:45 PM EDT
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My 2nd home made sponge job, MUCH better than the first. Just need to do the mags.
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NV, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2014 10:23:35 AM EDT
[Last Edit: bruh44]
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Just finished this one with Duracoat. Rainier 300 Blackout on a Cav lower.
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Posted: 6/26/2014 11:55:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChrisTheNom:
This is sooooooo sick. I'd like to do mine similar to this. Was this coated prior to the sponging? Or is it all spray paint? Also, what colors? It looks black but also like it could be OD green. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ChrisTheNom:
Originally Posted By guns762:
Something I discovered after this weekends painting was that the sponges work better if they have dried paint on them, making them stiff. My used sponges from the morning spotting scope painting, worked much better in the evening on the rifle because they were so stiff. It creates more intricate detail in the markings, and less blotchyness. It's easier to get varied amounts of paint, and size of markings. http://<a href=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/10909797454_00e7fa0856_b.jpg</a> image by guns762, on Flickr" /> http://<a href=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/10909798614_65e77935b6_b.jpg</a> image by guns762, on Flickr" /> This is sooooooo sick. I'd like to do mine similar to this. Was this coated prior to the sponging? Or is it all spray paint? Also, what colors? It looks black but also like it could be OD green. Sorry, I didn't see this six months ago. 
No coating prior to painting. It's Alumahyde-Hyde II. Colors are, black, dark earth, coyote, and desert tan. |
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Posted: 6/28/2014 6:44:40 PM EDT
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New paint jobs using the colors I posted above. These are desert colors, but seem to look good just about everywhere.
My freshly painted midlength.... 
My new 20" DMR build. 
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USA
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Posted: 6/28/2014 7:02:21 PM EDT
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Well Done!
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/2/2014 2:26:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: backpacker21]
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Here's my first go of it (Before and after). Thank you Guns762 for patiently answering my questions. Your stuff is what got me interested in the first place. I can't wait to get it into the woods where I normally hunt and see how I did. I'm not brave enough to paint the whole gun yet but will be there with more practice. There are a bunch of camo'd 2x4 now laying around here!
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NC, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2014 8:48:27 PM EDT
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I used cotton balls for mine, but same concept:
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Posted: 7/19/2014 10:27:23 PM EDT
[#26]
Nice ATACs effect. Looks great!
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OR, USA
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Posted: 7/21/2014 4:25:45 AM EDT
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My first camo paint job. This is before the clearcoat.
My next one will have an OD and Foliage base with brown sponge. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 7/29/2014 3:27:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DontBuryMe:
I don't have any pics of it in use right now, but it does pretty well out here in west Texas. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/flatline_azp/IMG_2048_zps947fe1f2.jpg http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/flatline_azp/IMG_2049_zps4d782262.jpg Awesome color scheme. What colors did you use? |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 8/1/2014 12:44:45 PM EDT
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My latest project, a 10/22.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/7/2014 5:37:05 PM EDT
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So easy and so cool!
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OR, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2014 2:17:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kinganuthin:
So easy and so cool!  Damn. That turned out spectacular. What paints? Would love to see a run down on how you did that. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2014 10:37:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Kinganuthin]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Will_Power:
Damn. That turned out spectacular. What paints? Would love to see a run down on how you did that. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Will_Power:
Originally Posted By Kinganuthin:
So easy and so cool! http://i.imgur.com/XHVVp7V.png]http://i.imgur.com/XHVVp7V.png]http://i.imgur.com/XHVVp7V.png Damn. That turned out spectacular. What paints? Would love to see a run down on how you did that. Base OD. It was already OD with Brownells Alumahyde II.. I tore my sponge into long, slender pieces for a stripe effect. I had Vietnam tiger stripe in mind. Did diagonal stripes with Krylon Camo Khaki. Some stripes are bold, some light. Then stripes with Rustoleum Camo brown, overlapping tan some. Same with flat Black, overlapping both. Go back and forth between brown and black for some blending effect. Come back with just a little tan here and there.. speckle effect. Then just small amount of speckling with Aervoe field Drab. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2014 4:09:10 PM EDT
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^ you did fine work ^
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Posted: 9/28/2014 9:32:37 AM EDT
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Here's my 6.8SPC hunting rig
Khaki base, Earth Brown and "Deep Forest Green" stripes, then sponged with nutmeg, flat black, flat white, and some sort of burgundy red. |
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Posted: 9/29/2014 11:35:08 PM EDT
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I've seen some pics in this thread where the sponge camo was applied to rubber slings. Did it take a few days for the paint to dry? I'm using Aervoe and after a few days the paint on the rubber brace is still tacky. I'm assuming it must be completely dry before I apply a clear coat?
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Posted: 10/7/2014 2:01:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SuperV:
I used cotton balls for mine, but same concept: <a href="http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/SuperV13/media/IMG_20140719_185237051_zpsd5fa0688.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/SuperV13/IMG_20140719_185237051_zpsd5fa0688.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/SuperV13/media/IMG_20140719_185253002_zpsc42e52b2.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/SuperV13/IMG_20140719_185253002_zpsc42e52b2.jpg</a> Wow, thats a dead ringer for ATACS |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 10/8/2014 8:20:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prcharlie:
Nice ATACs effect. Looks great! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prcharlie:
Nice ATACs effect. Looks great! Originally Posted By marksman121:
Originally Posted By SuperV:
I used cotton balls for mine, but same concept: <a href="http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/SuperV13/media/IMG_20140719_185237051_zpsd5fa0688.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/SuperV13/IMG_20140719_185237051_zpsd5fa0688.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/SuperV13/media/IMG_20140719_185253002_zpsc42e52b2.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/SuperV13/IMG_20140719_185253002_zpsc42e52b2.jpg</a> Wow, thats a dead ringer for ATACS Thanks! I didn't realize it until you two said something about it. I guess its a coincidence |
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USA
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Posted: 11/2/2014 6:29:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Yezzz]
[#38]
Some good looking guns in here!
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Posted: 11/14/2014 8:10:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aubie1:
I've seen some pics in this thread where the sponge camo was applied to rubber slings. Did it take a few days for the paint to dry? I'm using Aervoe and after a few days the paint on the rubber brace is still tacky. I'm assuming it must be completely dry before I apply a clear coat? <a href="http://s2.photobucket.com/user/aubie515/media/camping013_zps6e5cdeaa.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/aubie515/camping013_zps6e5cdeaa.jpg</a> I had a similar issue with the caps on my Aimpoint. The rest of the rifle was dry but the caps remained tacky for quite a while. They did eventually dry completely but I let it sit in the safe for well over a week before they were 100%. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/15/2014 8:37:33 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryNeed pic of complete rifle.Nice job. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/15/2014 10:11:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Kinganuthin]
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cop1211:
Need pic of complete rifle.Nice job. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cop1211:
Need pic of complete rifle.Nice job. 
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KS, USA
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Posted: 11/22/2014 12:08:39 AM EDT
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KS, USA
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Posted: 11/22/2014 12:11:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/19/2014 1:31:13 AM EDT
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Nice work on these. I love the transitioning on that last one. I've got an old bolt-action 20ga that I did my first camo job on, and it'll probably get repaint using this method.
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Posted: 12/19/2014 4:54:22 PM EDT
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sponged one of my predator calls fallowing this turorial! Turned out nice
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Posted: 12/21/2014 12:11:24 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Use_the_2nd]
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My first attempt, all paint was done with Krylon Camoflage paint. The pictures make it appear glossier than it is
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TX, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2014 9:32:48 AM EDT
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How do you post a picture on this board?
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Posted: 12/28/2014 2:32:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chadcohn:
How do you post a picture on this board? Host the image somewhere like http://imgur.com/ Then just put the link to the image inside tags like this: [img]www.imgur.com/yourimage.jpg[ /img] The only thing you should do different is not leave a space before the slash in the closing tag. I did that to "break" the tags so that you could see them. |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 1/4/2015 1:08:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat looks amazing. Exactly how I want my shotgun to look |
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Posted: 1/18/2015 7:02:38 PM EDT
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Thinking about trying this on my new bolt action.
Any info / insight on how to prep the metal? just degrease it? The paint holds up well without primer or any light sanding? |
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