Advice on spraying my gun

[Yellowcar]

Evening all

looking for a bit of advice on spray painting my weapon a camo set up

things like best paint to use? Does it need a top coat/ lacquer on top? 

Any help would be great thanks 

 

[Tommikka]

Evening all

looking for a bit of advice on spray painting my weapon a camo set up

things like best paint to use? Does it need a top coat/ lacquer on top? 

Any help would be great thanks 

Depends on if you want a resilient paint job, an ‘authentic’ American pretty camouflage paint job or a real authentic British camouflage paint job

The best results come from proper preparation, good paint suitable for the materials and if you want it to be hardy then laquer it but that can make it a bit shiney even with a Matt laquer.

A proper field expedient camouflage finish should be rough and ready and should not be resilient.   Real guns can be effected by paint jobs and armourers get grumpy with soldiers that don’t paint them with the proper paint that can be removed easily

There is mention of it in issue 82 here,  but I don’t think the actual instructions have been openly published

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/request-for-issues-of-kit-magazine

Krylon spray paint is often recommended, car paints are good if the finish is suitable for what you are after, and some branches of Halfords stock camouflage Matt paints

These are all too ‘permanent’ for real life use

 

[Davegolf]

If you want it rough and ready just mask off critical parts and go for it.

If you want lasting easy finish that covers everything degrease it with brake cleaner.

For a sharp finish you'll want to take the gun apart, key parts with scotch brite, scrub all parts in fairy dish solution, then spray.

Whatever you do use multiple light coats, 15mins between coats so it dries and adheres properly.

In order of quality;

Humbrol aerosol

Krylon

Kings army

Halfords camo

 

[Yellowcar]

Thanks for the advice

which would you go for, spray can or airbrush? 

 

[kasaran]

Seconding yellowcar here. Was wondering if the spray paints in model shops would do. Such as the tamiya paints.

On searching for a link to one i found this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GYUR05M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7t-GAbFZWC8RT

Advertises as camo spray for airsoft paintball etc by kings arms. Anyone got experience of this?

 

[Tommikka]

Seconding yellowcar here. Was wondering if the spray paints in model shops would do. Such as the tamiya paints.

On searching for a link to one i found this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GYUR05M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7t-GAbFZWC8RT

Advertises as camo spray for airsoft paintball etc by kings arms. Anyone got experience of this?

I’m not familiar with that ‘brand’, but they look familiar and often spray cans are rebranded.

Probably fine

Paintball and airsoft are included in the title just with description spamming.

But paint is paint, the difference is what is best suited to the material and how resilient a finish you want

However you could pay less for a known good paint such as Halfords at £7.99 for 300ml.  Not every branch stocks the camouflage ranges but the manager won’t say no to a sale and will order it in

Krylon is a commonly used brand

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repair/specialist-decorative-paints/halfords-camouflage-spray-paint-green-300ml

https://www.amazon.co.uk/KRYLON-Camouflage-Paint-Fusion-Technology/dp/B000KKOMVS/ref=br_lf_m_sajj4tx5yrfh5sx_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&s=outdoors#immersive-view_1518633450084

I’ve painted things in the past just using whatever paint is available, ideally in matt, often car or model paint, and in colours you wouldn’t necessarily associate with a camouflage scheme.  I used a very bright green once as a basis for a paint job and just oversprayed various colours - bright green plus tans, browns and greys.

 

[Tommikka]

Thanks for the advice

which would you go for, spray can or airbrush? 

Spray cans are easy and simple, an airbrush is more consistent.

But with an airbrush you do need to swap and clean between colours.  With spray cans you can ignore the rules of painting and quickly change from can to can - you should spray thin layers and let them settle but depending on the results you want you can cheat on some layers and blend

 

[Yellowcar]

Done this on Halfords camo paint. Really easy, covered well, and 8 pound a tin. This was three colours 

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[Davegolf]

Seconding yellowcar here. Was wondering if the spray paints in model shops would do. Such as the tamiya paints.

On searching for a link to one i found this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GYUR05M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7t-GAbFZWC8RT

Advertises as camo spray for airsoft paintball etc by kings arms. Anyone got experience of this?

:Facepalm: I covered that 2 posts previous :/

@Yellowcar nice job!