![]() ![]() It gave a nice mottled bark like look and feel to it with one coat. ![]() ![]() On the Branches I used a textured spray paint. Hung it off my engine hoist to paint it, with a fan blowing on it the whole time it went relatively quick. Just kept layering paint and applying leaves with rolled up masking tape stuck behind them. Picked up various leaves out of the yard, a pine branch, and the entire selection of camo Krylon at the local Wally World. That's sorta what I was after Bill, but it's all rattle can. #2746048 - 11/20/14 02:23 AM Re: DIY camo paint job: I'll show you mine if you show me yours! At least it should blend in better than solid black and bright stainless. While it's not quite what I had in mind when I started this process, I'm actually pretty pleased with the results. To finish it, I applied three coats of matte clear coat. To tie it all together I sponged on some more light green and khaki. I started with light green, then went to a darker green, and then went with brown. Next I tried using sagebrush, grass, and pine branches as stencils, but I wasn't impressed with the results. I started with a flat earth/khaki base coat (2 layers). I went with paint this time, but may try dipping something in the future. I was going back and forth between trying a hydrodip or painting it myself. I decided its finally time to nut up and paint one of my rifles. ![]()
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