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Stock Paint?
03 January 2011, 08:29
DannoBooneStock Paint?
For those of you who have painted plastic stocks, what paint
have you used that stayed on with little or no chipping?
Duracoat would be nice, but I have no equipment to use it, and
have only one cheapy stock that I want to paint.
03 January 2011, 09:06
craigsterKrylon Fusion. Their camo colors are also Fusion.
03 January 2011, 09:29
BlacktailerI have painted my stock about 3 times over the last 25 years. Last time I used Rustoleum textured paint. Gives a nice non-slip finish and seems to be fairly durable. Ask me again in 5 years.
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03 January 2011, 19:43
ted thorn
What I found was that the paint still scratches a wears off but with the black plastic underneath I can hardly tell without looking hard.
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03 January 2011, 22:01
Recoil RobKrylon Fusion Camo colors....
03 January 2011, 23:24
jeffeossoquote:
Originally posted by Recoil Rob:
Krylon Fusion Camo colors....
ditto
03 January 2011, 23:30
ramrod340I will have to try the Fusion
Haven't done one in several years but used an epoxy spray paint.
As usual just my $.02
Paul K
04 January 2011, 01:17
craigsterTan Krylon camo, Krylon webbing, matt clear coat:
04 January 2011, 07:14
DannoBooneThanks, guys. Those are some very nicely
painted stocks!! Recoil Rob, you are a true
artist. What did you use for templates?
04 January 2011, 08:12
Recoil RobPiece of cake Danno, I started by spraying the stocks with a base coat of dark green. Then I walked around the yard and picked some leaves and grasses to use as stencils and lay on the stock. I spread them far apart and I gave a shot of tan paint, then laid more leaves and grasses on the tan and gave a shot of brown. Took about 30 minutes to do both stocks together.
05 January 2011, 04:19
JBrownquote:
Originally posted by Recoil Rob:
Piece of cake Danno, I started by spraying the stocks with a base coat of dark green. Then I walked around the yard and picked some leaves and grasses to use as stencils and lay on the stock. I spread them far apart and I gave a shot of tan paint, then laid more leaves and grasses on the tan and gave a shot of brown. Took about 30 minutes to do both stocks together.
Rob
I remember when you posted about that pair of rifles a couple of years ago. As I recall you built one for yourself and the other was for a friend in hope that he would get back into hunting.
I have always wondered how that worked out. Did he start hunting again?
Jason
"You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core."
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Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt.
Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry
Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure.
-Jason Brown
05 January 2011, 09:26
Recoil RobJason,
Nice of you to ask. We did take the gun hunting a couple of years ago in NH but nothing since. The economic downturn hit him pretty hard (though he still manages to play golf a little too much for my comfort) but he seems to be doing better and he keeps threatening to go out west with me but realistically I think we will get to do some more hunting here in the east before that happens.
I did what I could but I think it's time to start threatening repossession if he doesn't hit the woods more often...
...He helped me through some bad times so I owed him, hopefully he'll realize we're not getting younger and make a commitment.