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Terryw123
12-28-10, 16:29
Does anyone know of a paint other than Duracoat that matches the Magpul Flat dark earth?

marco.g
12-28-10, 16:54
brownells alumahyde II coyote. I dont have pics on me at the moment but it is a close match to FDE

kmrtnsn
12-28-10, 17:52
I just examined an ACR at the shop that came with at least one matching PMag. It appeared to me to be of a different shade, more "yellowish" or coyote like the rifle than standard PMag. I would not get all wrapped up on matching shades. You can always "frost"" everything with the same shade of Duracoat or other finish if you really find it nescessary.

Terryw123
12-28-10, 19:18
Yeah I am just looking to match the barrel to the rest of the rifle.
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Grumpy MSG
12-28-10, 19:38
Heck, I have seen 3 or 4 of the FN SCARs at gun shows and gun shops, and everyone that I laid eyes on seemed to have 3 different shades if flat dark earth on it.

usmcvet
12-28-10, 20:35
Heck, I have seen 3 or 4 of the FN SCARs at gun shows and gun shops, and everyone that I laid eyes on seemed to have 3 different shades if flat dark earth on it.

I've only seen one but it had several shades of FDE too. I've used krylon it has worked well for me

MrSypher
01-02-11, 13:28
I have my upper Duracoated FDE and my lower Ceracoated FDE. On mine I can tell you that the Ceracoat matches better to the Magpul products than the Duracoat. I don't know if this helps but I can Take couple of pics if you want?

tiktat
01-07-11, 03:25
What's a good paint to paint plastic? Id like to paint my stock dark earth.

usmcvet
01-07-11, 07:33
Krylon spray paint.

MrSypher
01-07-11, 14:23
I'm telling you definetly the Ceracote matches way better than Duracoat..

SomeOtherGuy
01-10-11, 22:18
If you want a cheap option, Duplicolor engine paint in "Cummins beige" would be worth looking at. And it seems to be a lot tougher stuff than typical Krylon or Rustoleum, in my limited use of a black color of the same paint.

To reply to someone else's comment, the "Dark earth" ACR does indeed seem to be a darker, more yellow/orange shade than what Magpul uses on their stocks and Pmags.