TomL96 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 So guys I finally found the time to spray paint my sniper. I really like what I have done with it, it's plain and simple. To Nutster: thanks for all the help, I ended up just going with the look more than actually trying to camouflage it So here's how I did it. 1. First these were the materials I used: - Two cans of Tamiya Color Spray Paints: "Olive Drab" and "Tan" (as they don't sell "Krylon" here in Hong Kong) - Tissue Roll - Scissors - The stock of the L96 (duh! ) 2. What I did was I first covered all the areas I did not want painted with the tissue paper. (eg. butt stock, inside, mag. area) Now I did not just put the tissue on the "areas", I first got about 1ft of tissue paper, folded it a few times until it was the right size to fit into the top part of the stock and mag. area. Then i taped the tissue down along the sides. *Note* when taping down the sides make sure you only put a small thin edge of tape onto the stock with majority of tape on the tissue, that way you cover more area. The Butt Stock The top of the stock 3. Once I taped down all the areas, I was ready to spray! *Note* For techniques how to spray check out this video: *Note* *Note* Remember to let the paint dry for at least 10mins *Note* Here's a picture while the base was drying 4. Add your own designs with camouflage stencils or just make it simple like I did and add stripes! 5. If you have a bipod like me you may want to consider spray painting that too. AND YOU ARE FINISHED. Here is a Before/After shot: Sorry for the bad quality pictures it was all from my camera phone. I hope that helped. I am actually not finished, as I am considering spraying the barrel but not sure yet. Here's the final picture. I love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-UK Founding Member Deva Posted February 5, 2009 AF-UK Founding Member Share Posted February 5, 2009 Good job. Thanks for typing up how you did it as well, I'm sure someone will appreciate that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Nutster Posted February 5, 2009 Supporters Share Posted February 5, 2009 nice job paint job looks good even if it might not be effective when skirmishing nutster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomL96 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 haha yea I was actually going for the look more than anything do you guys think I should paint the barrell and/or scope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Nutster Posted February 6, 2009 Supporters Share Posted February 6, 2009 its your choice but it will probably look better with barrel/scope painted nutster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomL96 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Alright, I think I will paint it over the weekend and post the final product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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