I have a ruger m77 MKII with the ugly boat paddle black synthetic stock. I have noticed it bleaching out in places where I have wiped it down with a damp cloth. Can this particular stock be successfully painted so as to give it a uniform shade of black or whatever color I decide on? What paint would work? Thanks.

Endura seems to be the paint of choice for syn stocks, but some of those factory syn stocks use a peculiar material so you should check with your painter and see what he thinks; Endura is a two part epoxy-type paint and one should be very careful when using it as it is very toxic, but it really sticks!

Those Ruger stocks are a type of plastic not glass. Paint really does not want to stick to them. You'll get better results if you sand blast the stock first to help the paint or epoxy adhere better.

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leo,

I used an aeresol spray can wrinkle finish from Brownell's to do a synthetic shotgun stock. It appears real nice from several ft. away but the finish is rough to the touch and the cheek, and the strong smell hasn't gone away yet. (3 months later)

I would leave it alone if I had to do it over again, or replace it with the newer more attractive factory version. The re-sale value drops when altered in this way.

Resale? What is that? You people actually sell your guns? They are my babies, I could never do that.

Thanks guys.

I have used a product called chip-guard found at most automotive paint supply stores. It is designed for rocker panels on cars and trucks.It is applied by raining it on the surface with about three coats to completly cover the surface.This stuff is made to resist rock chips.It is a semi-ruf surface that dries fairly fast,and touch-up is easy because it blends back in perfectly.

I would contact an automotive finishing supplyhouse and ask them if they had any type of stain or dye that they might recommend. If it is just discolored I would look into that route first, now if there are dings in it you want to take out that is a different matter.

I've used automotive trunk paint and primer which works well. The sandblasting idea sounds like a good one, just be sure you clean the stock very well before you paint. - Dan