AR Lower painting

[Jedabug92]

I am thinking about getting all the engraved writing and logo on my lower painted/outlined.....how would one do this?

 

[tRidiot]

Look on YouTube for something like AR15 rollmark and you'll find vids. Been discussed here at length, too.

I did mine with simple model paint and cleaned up with some turpentine. Make sure you put a coat of white underneath most areas if you want the colors to stand out more.

Here are some of mine I did... the OD green I didn't do white under the red, the FDE I did. You can see how much more the red stands out with an underlayer of white.

 

[tRidiot]

BTW, I used toothpicks and alot of patience.

 

[Jedabug92]

yea I was thinking about getting some colors to match my magpul gear and maybe paint my Eotech hood to match. but im not quite sure about the hood.

 

[AKguy1985]

paint, a tiny brush, and a magnifying glass and patience.

 

[Jedabug92]

And turpentine for clean up?

 

[tRidiot]

And turpentine for clean up?

That's what I used.

 

[tRidiot]

Honestly, for single-color stuff, I've learned to just gloop the paint on, cover the area, then wipe gently with turpentine on a paper towel a couple hours later. Forget all the close-in work and attention to detail. If you're wanting to do just one color, this is quick and easy as hell.

 

[Jedabug92]

That's what i was thinking....would you still do the white base layer?

 

[grwd]

I know this isnt politically correct, but this is GAY. Go dryfire a pistol or something if youre that bored.