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what type of paint is used to paint a gun or is it beter to use the bake on stuff. jason
 
Posts: 142 | Location: indiana | Registered: 24 August 2002Reply With Quote
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I have used Krylon paint with good results on stocks metal and scopes. Just tape up the areas you do not want to paint, such as serial numbers, scope seals and knobs etc.
If "camoing" a rifle, paint the base coat with the lightest color you intent to use first, then follow with the darker colors.
If hunting in countries where camo is not allowed just paint the rifle a light green or tan color.
 
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what type of paint is used to paint a gun or is it beter to use the bake on stuff. jason

http://www.kgcoatings.com/ Great stuff, SNAD BLAST, WARM UP, SPRAY ON and Bake [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]
I have used this on four Mauser conversions that get used HARD (18 yr & 15 yr old boys in South central Alaska) I have ABSOLUTELY no Compliants [Big Grin]
Good Luck with your project [Wink]
 
Posts: 2361 | Location: KENAI, ALASKA | Registered: 10 November 2001Reply With Quote
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tsturm,

As for the paint, what kind of spray equipment do you use to spray the barreled action and, what kind of oven do you use to bake it?

What's king season going to look like this year on the Kenai?
 
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I use the KG product. I use a small hobbie air brush to spray it on. They have plans for an oven on their web site. It is nothing more than a verticle box with a heat element in the bottom and a circulation fan in the top. I do the small parts in the kitchen oven.
 
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Brownells sells a paint called alumahyde II. Very easy to use. It cures for about a week and gets very hard and will withstand solvents and cleaners. I just did an old mauser with it and it came out real well. Also used it to paint may Magazines for mt cetme battle rifle. No fuss no muss. They sell several colors also.
 
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tsturm,

As for the paint, what kind of spray equipment do you use to spray the barreled action and, what kind of oven do you use to bake it?

What's king season going to look like this year on the Kenai?

I use an air brush, for the oven I have my wifes OLD kitchen gas range. I have to remove the bbl. from the action and hang it diag. Every thing is hung from wires, works great [Big Grin] [Big Grin]
The seceret is the metal prep. SAND-BLAST not bead blast and clean with acetone or laquer thinner, warm up and spray & bake [Big Grin]

As for the Kenai, its hard to say what new regs / slot limits they will set? have heard lots of different B/S!!! Hopefully in July we will be able to use BAIT? We will se?? In the past three years I have only fished the last three days of July [Mad] TOO MANY PEOPLE [Big Grin]

Good luck with your project!!
 
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tsturm,

When you bake it is there a lot of out-gassing--in other words does it stink up the place? I'm wondering if I could get away with it if my wife wasn't home.

I know what you mean about the Kenai. There were only two place I'd fish there, onw was about two miles downriver of the Russian ferry where I'd walk in and the other was a friends place in Sterling. I'm afraid the Kenai is being loved to death. Maybe they should go to a "draw only" system?
 
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Ramrod,
I could not find the plans for an oven on their website. Could you post that specific link. I am much interested.

Thanks GB
 
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tsturm,

When you bake it is there a lot of out-gassing--in other words does it stink up the place? I'm wondering if I could get away with it if my wife wasn't home.

I know what you mean about the Kenai. There were only two place I'd fish there, onw was about two miles downriver of the Russian ferry where I'd walk in and the other was a friends place in Sterling. I'm afraid the Kenai is being loved to death. Maybe they should go to a "draw only" system?

The smell is not too bad [Wink]
That sounds like above jims landing on the upper river?
 
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If you are going to sandblast the metal use any of the bake on finishes, either the KG or Brownells. The Brownells teflon/moly finish gave off a pretty heavy odor baking in the kitchen oven and I was in deep sh*t when the better half came home. Fortunately she bought the excuse that the neighbor was spraying something in his backyard. [Embarrassed] If you are not going to sandblast go with the alumahyde II, extremely durable and resistant to solvents, let it cure at least a few days with or you will leave fingerprints in the finish.
 
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