Remington R-15 refinishing project

[Wormydog1724]

I bought a Remington R-15 two years ago and have loved it. The camo, not so much. Green just doesn't "fit in" with Oklahoma winters, when I do most of my predator calling. So here recently I have gotten the itch to get it "dipped". For some who don't know getting it dipped, from my limited knowledge, is a process of laying an ink film on top of liquid, spraying it with a chemical to "melt" the ink where it remains in a liquid state on top of the water, then dipping the item into the water, thus transferring the ink pattern onto the object, ie. Hydro-Dipping.

Many companies in the U.S. offer this service and my brother had his Remington 22-250 dipped about 8 years ago in Natural Gear camo. It looks as good today as it did then. There is some slight chipping on the end of the barrel but nothing really noticeable.

I found a company here in OK that offers the hydro-dipping service. They have several different camo patterns, but not the one I want. They aren't the cheapest IMO either so I am trying to work a deal to save me some money and them some time from having to remove the old camo.

A little background. I am a 22 year old college student living in a small apartment with limited tools and space.

Here is my R-15 brand new sighting it in:
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You can see how the camo stands out against the dead grass.

Here is my R-15 after I did a Krylon pinestraw camo job on the barrel, buffer tube, scope and mount.
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It looked better, but still the green sucked during the winter time. So yesterday I got a wild hair and wanted to remove the Krylon. I started on the barrel and buffer tube. I went to WalMart and bought some Klean Strip Premium Stripper.

Here is the barrel and buffer tube covered in the stripper.
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It worked great, even on the scope and mount.
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But I got a little on the free float tube and it took the green camo right off too.
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So today I began to completely strip the upper and lower. I have my upper and lower 95% stripped and I only used a set of allen wrenches, a pair of vice grips, a multi tool, and an armorer's wrench. And a loaded pmag as a hammer.

Here is the free float tube after using the stripper
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And the upper during the process
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The upper after the removing the old camo
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Still needs some work but its coming right along.


I am having trouble getting my castle nut loose on my lower so this is all I can do for now.

 

[Wormydog1724]

Got the lower apart and stripped
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All together now
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[Wormydog1724]

MOar pics .bling bling? no no


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[garrett09]

I really liked the krylon straw job you did

 

[Traxxis]

heck, leave it like that... how many aluminum/silver ar's do you see?

 

[Wormydog1724]

heck, leave it like that... how many aluminum/silver ar's do you see?

That's what my girlfriend said. lol. Its a little to "bling" for coyote hunting.

I just can't decide on which camo pattern now.

 

[Hondafire]

I had my T/C contender set up dipped on shadow grass. Manily just for the fact that it blends with everything. Also have a 204 in Mossy Oak Brush. I belnds very well in the oklahoma winter grass.

 

[Wormydog1724]

I was thinking maybe Desert Digital pattern. A little more "tactical" than I was wanting on my hunting AR but it blends in well with dead grass and things.

 

[Wormydog1724]

Nevermind. Just saw a rifle dipped in Mossy Oak Brush and I think that is what I am going with.

 

[Wormydog1724]

Dropped off the upper, lower, handguard, 20 round pmag, and magpul MOE stock at the Dipper today. He said he should have it done in 2-3 weeks. I am excited and probably won't sleep until I get it back. I am getting it dipped in a pattern similar to Mossy Oak Brush pattern.