Re-spraying my gun now I have my UKARA?

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Hello everyone! 

So I now have my UKARA! Andddd... was wondering if I can re spray my two tone weapon now to make it no longer two tone! 

The guy at the shop said it was a major grey area and couldn’t really give me a straight answer. 

I just want the go ahead before I spray it and then risk (low risk lol) of getting into trouble.

thanks ?

 
Yes you can spray it. There isn't any grey area about it, it has to be two tone at time of sale, and you have a defence, so there's no real risk of getting into trouble. Unless you try and hold up the local post office with it, but that's another matter.?

 
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It falls under "manufacturing" a RIF, by making a 2 tone Imitation Firearm no longer 2 tone, you are making a Realistic Imitation Firearm.

The odds of prosecution after the fact however are slim (but not none), as owning a RIF itself is not illegal and as a skirmisher with UKARA registration, as long as you're being a sensible airsofter and not doing silly things you are unlikely to ever even be asked if it has been 'de-toned'.

tl;dr : it's not a grey area it is in breach of law, however as an airsofter you're unlikely to face criminal proceedings.

 
It's worrying that someone that works in a shop that sells airsoft stuff thinks it's a grey area.

 
It depends what colour you want to paint.

Pink Sparkles? Definitely illegal.

Sexy mat black? Go for it???

 
I was under the impression - as long as you had the appropriate defense, it was OK to respray 

The way I understood it, if you have a two tone, once you have a defense, you can then buy different parts (i.e a new receiver) in black/tan etc and change it out. So why wouldnt that be the same for painting it.

 
I'm not going to say do or don't (lil' disclaimer) but I will say with the exception of this thread; who would know?

I have never ever heard of anyone in the entire universe have a Copper investigate the paintwork of a RIF...

I think if you got stopped, the shape and form of it would be more of interest than the colour and if you have a UKARA plus a site membership then you're allowed to own it.

I'm curious as to where manufacturing starts and finishes, I mean looking at 99% of members treasured m4s for example. Most are not as they were manufactured; many have RS furniture, m-lok this and that, new internals etc. Surely this is manufacturing more so than a paintjob?

Just curious like I said... doing away with a little red or blue paint seems like nothing in comparison to what we can do.

 
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skintrade said:
It falls under "manufacturing" a RIF,
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<triggered> A person is guilty of an offence if he modifies an imitation firearm so that it becomes a realistic imitation firearm; </triggered>

If you're a reasonable airsoft skirmisher, the chances of you being convicted of this offence are so low that no reasonable person should be concerned about  it.

And that's before you got a UKARA number.

As I've noted multiple times (plus one more now), the real practical risk to carrying a RIF or an IF is the Firearms Act 1968 S19 offence of having it in a public place.  Because why?  Because that's when a copper might take an interest. If they do, you've got to produce a reasonable excuse to the FA offence (i.e. that you're on your way to or from a skirmish).  If you can't do so, woe unto you.  If you can do so, well, there's your defence to modifying it as well.

tl;dr version - if you're not worried about taking your IF to or from a game day, you shouldn't be worried about modifying it into a RIF.

 
Thanks a lot everyone! Off with the red it is then! 

Anyone could tell me what sort of paint would be good to use? And maybe what colour would be best? I’ve got a SIG 552 and it’s non two tone parts seem like a dark drey rather than a black. 

 
swingledingle said:
Thanks a lot everyone! Off with the red it is then! 

Anyone could tell me what sort of paint would be good to use? And maybe what colour would be best? I’ve got a SIG 552 and it’s non two tone parts seem like a dark drey rather than a black. 
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In my experience Krylon is a pretty good product to use. There's plenty of videos online with tutorials on the best methods to paint your gun.

You'll want to prep the gun - making sure there's no dust or dirt on it and clear out space for you to paint in with good ventilation. Tape up the important parts and spray some primer on it if you fancy, or just go straight in with paint. Light coats work best at about half a meter. Spray a layer, leave it 10 minutes and come back to rinse and repeat. With Kyrlon the drying time should be pretty quick but once you're done I suggest leaving it a few hours just in case. Nothing worse than finishing your paint job and getting a nice big fingerprint on it!

I like black or black/tan guns personally, but go with whatever you like the look of best.

 
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swingledingle said:
Thanks a lot everyone! Off with the red it is then! 

Anyone could tell me what sort of paint would be good to use? And maybe what colour would be best? I’ve got a SIG 552 and it’s non two tone parts seem like a dark drey rather than a black. 
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I used Halfords mat black, with Halfords grey undercoat on all my guns. Dust it on a tiny bit at a time

 
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Depending on whether you just want to go to original colours, I would consider if the paint added by PB can be removed easily. Depending on how long he paint has been on, where it is, and if plastic or metal parts, it may be easy to restore to factory with minimal effort. Worst case you end up painting it anyway.

 
Technically it falls under manufacturing, however, no is really going to care or even know.... unless you post about it on a public forum of course ??

 
Sig green is the best shout.

Dat classic colour scheme ?

 
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Technically it falls under manufacturing, however, no is really going to care or even know.... unless you post about it on a public forum of course ??
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I’m sure you’ll all keep a secret for me ?

YorkieT17 said:
!Sig Green!

or black (and boring)
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Had a look at the green and it looks real nice! Might add my own twist to it! Once it’s all done I’ll put a pic up! 

Big thanks to everyone who commented! ?

 
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