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Post by hwi on Mar 1, 2013 3:26:11 GMT -5
Have any of you guys used Aervoe's forest green color? Trying to decide between forest green or dark green. I am going to use their field drab and sand as my other 2 colors and will probably use sand for the base coat.
Any input on which of those 2 greens would be better? Or if one of the other 2 colors would serve better as a base coat instead of sand?
This will be my first shot at painting a firearm so any help/insight is appreciated. Also, if it helps, I am in central Florida, it's mostly swampy.
Scratch all that, I can't find Aervoe locally, or Krylon for that matter. Only camo paint I could find locally is Rustoleum, so I am going to give that a whirl.
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Post by 4track on Mar 1, 2013 11:17:23 GMT -5
I've used some Rustoleum camo paint in the past, and they actually had a better color selection than Krylon, especially in that green and tan shades. You should be fine with it, especially if you can readily find it locally.
I usually get my Aervoe from Brownells, but it costs a lot per can...and then there's the Haz Mat shipping, too. You can order directly from Aervoe, for a substantial per-unit cost savings, however, they require purchases in bulk cases, unfortunately.
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Post by hwi on Mar 1, 2013 14:03:24 GMT -5
I saw Brownells sells Aervoe, but like you said, the shipping is killer, was like $15 for just 3 cans.
I can get the Rustoleum camouflage paint from Walmart for like $4 or $5 a can. I watched some videos of it and the dark forest green, khaki, and sand colors look real good. Big downside is that the brown looked pretty iffy, almost looked to have a little plum color to it like the shade of Soviet plum furniture for AKs. I did find a Rustoleum color that closely resembles Magpul FDE, the bad part is that it's satin, so I am not sure if the shine will be an issue with that.
I will probably buy a couple other colors to test out on a piece of cardboard or some unsuspecting tool just to get an idea of their real color before doing one of my rifles.
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Post by 4track on Mar 1, 2013 19:29:29 GMT -5
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Post by hwi on Mar 1, 2013 20:13:08 GMT -5
That looks real good. I did end up going to Walmart and getting some Rustoleum, but I didn't make it back before sunset, so I am going to do the painting tomorrow. I got the camo deep forest green, khaki, and earth brown. I also got the satin dark taupe(which kind of has a FDE look to it) and a stop rust brown(which looks kind of like a woodland camo brown). I sprayed all 5 on cardboard and the camo earth brown definitely looks crappy and I don't think it would blend well here in Florida, the other 4 colors look solid. Though, it is night, so I'll make the final decision once I see the colors in sunlight.
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Post by 4track on Mar 1, 2013 20:29:40 GMT -5
The darker Earth Brown color is essentially what I use for small highlight sections on a Multicam-like pattern. It is definitely a too dark for overall painting. The warmer brown looks good, though.
Depending on what type of pattern you are going for, however, I would recommend that you get one other shade of lighter green. In my experience, a dark green alone tends to give an overall bland/grey color scheme, while a dark and light green blended helps to aid in the camouflage effect, and helps to blend into more environments better.
Good luck.
I am excited to see what you come up with.
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Post by hwi on Mar 1, 2013 20:41:38 GMT -5
I was originally planning to get their camo light green, I think it's called army green, but it was the one that wasn't in stock at either of my 2 local Walmarts. So I am going to roll with this and if turns out too dark and/or bland then I will go on the hunt for that lighter green and add it after the fact. I am hoping the lightness of the khaki as a base coat will give it enough contrast to not need it.
I basically plan to use the dark taupe, dark forest green, and brown in random sprays over the base khaki with a laundry bag netting to add some of that snakeskin look to it.
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Post by hwi on Mar 4, 2013 14:58:55 GMT -5
Got it painted up, it's drying right now. I think it may need some more contrast, but I am going to wait to make that final decision after I get a chance to run it through some brush when I go hog hunting again in about 2 weeks. I ended up only using Khaki, dark forest green, and brown.
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Post by 4track on Mar 4, 2013 21:24:55 GMT -5
NICE!
You did good.
The best part is, you can always rework or modify your pattern to suit your environment.
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Post by hwi on Mar 4, 2013 23:07:58 GMT -5
Thanks and yeah, that is the great thing about using spray paint. I think it turned out pretty good considering I had never spray painted anything. lol I also really like the netting effect and will use that again if I do repaint or add to it and when I paint my other AK.
I am really liking that Rustoleum Camouflage Khaki color and will definitely use it on my next AK as a base coat, it is an extremely close match to the color of the sand here in Central Florida that makes up most of the dirt. Honestly, just that color alone was a massive improvement over black.
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Post by Diz on Mar 4, 2013 23:28:37 GMT -5
Dude that looks awesome!
4-Track: lookin' good as usual.
I also like the "Roger's" technique of hitting it with some solid tan or OD overspray to blend everything in once you're done.
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Post by hwi on Mar 5, 2013 12:47:33 GMT -5
Thanks Diz, I am pleased with how it turned out. I just wanted to pass along a discovery I made. I have some of the rubberized Tractiongrips on both my lower handguard and pistol grip and the paint is still tacky after 24 hours, I think the spray paint is unable to properly adhere to the material. Anyone ever had spray paint take that long to dry on something? ETA: Picture of finished product.
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Post by 4track on Mar 5, 2013 14:48:57 GMT -5
The dry time varies, depending of the type of rubber, but I spray over rail covers, grips, stock pads, etc., and they all, eventually, dry to the touch. It just takes them nearly an extra day, or so, to dry completely. The paint will wear off of the high spots on the rubber surface faster, too.
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Post by hwi on Mar 5, 2013 14:58:11 GMT -5
Ok, thanks for the info. I won't be taking it out for another week and a half, so it has plenty of time to dry.
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Post by fm18 on Mar 8, 2013 23:46:12 GMT -5
Nicely done hwi!
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