painting guns, yay or nay?

[08H3]

Mainly meaning AR15s, or even bolt action hunting rigs. I can see the benefits of not having a black gun that stands out like a sore thumb, but if you are someone that has gun adhd is it really worth it to possibly hurt the resale value? And I don't mean cerekoting or something like that I am talking camo spray paint from the wal of mart or low d does.......

 

[Mr.Glock]

I’ve paint bunches. Most of mine are, the ones that I will die with.

Have you ever seen the Golden Orb? It is owned by @zghorner ! You see it, you’ll be painting all yours.

Come to think of it, @zghorner doesn’t allow out side photos taken of it. Maybe he will post a photo of the famed pistol for us to see! It’s been many years since seeing it.

He let me shoot it, it was amazing as he had to peel it out of my hand! It has powers.

 

[HarryBear]

I tend to stay away from aftermarket personal painted guns. Unless you're going to keep it forever, do whatever you want. But if you paint it, then decide to sell, you run the risk of losing 50% of buyers or traders. I've passed on several over the years because they were painted and I was to lazy to strip the paint off. But I've seen some that the paint scheme was amazing and thought, why I should paint mine... Just depends on the individual. I guess my bottom line is I like paint from the factory how it was meant to be, but I do get the idea of customizing.

 

[08H3]

So here’s the rifle I’m considering doing

My go to AR is my 11.5” SBR, it’s not getting painted only cause I like the black and fade look.

And I’d never dream of it for my dads old Marlin or my 68 Winchester m70 243

I have a Marlin 336y that I picked up in trade that had a little surface rust and I wanted a more durable weather resistant finish so I had it cerekoted magpul OD green

 

[zghorner]

I’ve paint bunches. Most of mine are, the ones that I will die with.

Have you ever seen the Golden Orb? It is owned by @zghorner ! You see it, you’ll be painting all yours.

Come to think of it, @zghorner doesn’t allow out side photos taken of it. Maybe he will post a photo of the famed pistol for us to see! It’s been many years since seeing it.

He let me shoot it, it was amazing as he had to peel it out of my hand! It has powers.

not that anyone's eyes are worthy but I will bless you all with wonder beyond imagination just this once.

behold.

 

[Mr.Glock]

not that anyone's eyes are worthy but I will bless you all with wonder beyond imagination just this once.

behold.

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BEHOLD BEHOLD BEHOLD!!! THANKS Zach!!

 

[swampratt]

I use Rusto' paint on my cars and my rifles.
If you do good work I see no issue with it but I have seen some pretty bad paint jobs.

My Mossberg 30-06 painted to match my old Geo Metro.

 

[HarryBear]

Garand Thumb on youtube has a video of exactly this and painting an AR. He uses a mesh bag, and different layers of paint. He says make the rifle match the landscape around you so if you're not in the desert, no coyote tan.

 

[Chief Sapulpa]

I had my traditional black composite stocks painted with Duracoat done by a certified applicator.

 

[Catt57]

Do what?

Sometimes you might even change your mind.