Painted AR's - show 'em off!

**molsen** · 04-20-08, 15:42

**5spdfrk** · 04-20-08, 15:50

It's the mOlsen twins, lol. Looks good!

**CHoffman** · 04-20-08, 17:16

You guys sure make it difficult not to want to paint at least one of my AR's. I may have missed it but what brand/colors did you use 5Bshooter as your AO looks very similar to what it looks like around here half the time at least when there isn't snow on the ground.

**5Bshooter** · 04-20-08, 18:15

CH

two colors looked better to me than 3+, so I used Rust-oleum's Flat Brown enamel #239112 as the base color, painted everything with 100% coverage in this.

Then used a mask to create the pattern using H.S. Camo's Marsh Grass #00321

found the perfect source for the "grass" mask, by cutting a few stalks off my wife's ride [she flies too fast anyway!]

taped these to a scrap piece of wood

and wha-la

Here's a wide shot of the usual AO I find myself in, high desert, west slope of the Rockies

**CHoffman** · 04-20-08, 18:51

Thank you for the excellent information. Your area looks similar to mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Rarely is the grass 'green' here anymore. One more question if you don't mind. How well does the paint stick to your Hogue grip? Will definitely be painting at least one of my rifles now just as soon as it is in its final configuration. I doubt it will turn out as good as yours but will try

**5Bshooter** · 04-20-08, 19:03

It doesn't stick very well at all to the Hogue. I'm not too committed in keeping that particular grip, but will see if it grows on me. The pic is of spring in full bloom here, so it will only get more brown as the year goes on. As to painting your rig, just go slow, have a plan, and if you don't like it, let it dry and try again. It's actually very simple. Now, some of these other guys have real talent and it shows -- i.e. Molsen, Cameron, ic_guerrero, HOPLOETHOS, I'm sure I missed a few, but those take some serious time and patients.