First AR Camo Job.

[sgreen3]

I decided to take the plunge and try and camo one of my cheaper ARs. I have to say I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Not perfect but the colors work well and blends in pretty good with were I normally shoot. Id say for a rattlecan job and only having about $15 bucks in it, I think it turned out well.

 

[caulfieldian]

Looks good!

Now don't lose it.

 

[sgreen3]

Ha ha I know right lol. Thanks!

 

[warriorbob]

Very nice! I just found out that spray paint holds up better that most give it credit for. I went to strip my spr down to play around with camo patterns and I tried a few gun solvents that everyone keeps saying will eat away and nope, clp, nope, break cleaner as a last resort and nothing. Ended up going and buying some citristrip.

 

[paintman]

yep. I just used rustoleum camo spray paint and it has held up pretty nice since ive don't it. I was pretty happy with the results

 

[Hookeye]

I only paint the stocks, and then matte clear. Holds up pretty darn good.
Nice paint job BTW

 

[sgreen3]

Thanks guys! Yea I used the Rustoleum colors also. I ran the carbine course with it today an it seemed to do fine being beat around. I think it will probably look a little better once it gets a bit of a wore down look to it.

 

[T.Lex]

Nice! What technique did you use? It looks like there are some overlapping-leaf type contours to it.

 

[sgreen3]

Thanks! Yea I just fanned out some dried grasses I found in the woods with some tiny pine branches mixed in. I sprayed the lighter green base an then used the two other colors with the grass pattern.

 

[Small's]

brake fluid and a rag plus some elbow grease will take paint off. looks good

 

[RustyHornet]

I have been wanting to do this to a rifle or shotgun for awhile. Looks good OP.

 

[sgreen3]

Thanks! Im gonna have to build another cheapo AR to try another camo job out on ha ha.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Great job! I've done 2 AR's now. Amazing how easy it is, and the less you try to make it look "perfect" the better it looks.

 

[Small's]

Another option that is easy and touches up really easy is sponge painting. I did my first rifle a year or so ago and really like. https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long-guns/321408-so-i-sponge-painted-my-ar-15-a-5.html page 4 and 5 have some trial and error pics off other guns.

 

[Hookeye]

My first sponge painting.....did not do pcs at same time, so had to remix colors, used diff sponges and didn't get things perfectly matched.
If any deer complain I'll just shoot 'em.

I still like my 700 tiger stripe paint job the best.

 

[sgreen3]

Great job! I've done 2 AR's now. Amazing how easy it is, and the less you try to make it look "perfect" the better it looks.

Thanks! Ha ha ha I have to agree I've painted a few rifle stocks but never a whole AR. I have to agree it seems like the ones I sort of rushed through turned out the best..

 

[NKBJ]

Good eye, 3green3. That's a fine job.
That AR could win a plastic scale model contest.
Well, just as long as it wasn't RC that is.

 

[armyvet209]

Looks awesome! Been trying to gather the courage to do one of mine

 

[Cerberus]

Looks great. A cheap paint job greatly improves the bland nature of the all black AR. No need for stencils or anything else. just mask off anything that does not need paint and get creative. I always mask off the front sight post and rear aperature, remove the bolt and close the dust cover and get busy. And believe it or not but the color that you use as base can effect the finished look, even if you use the exact same colors.

 

[LRAdolescent]

Great looking paint job! Seeing this is giving me some confidence to paint one of mine!