If you want to try this at home, here's what you'll need :
- A clean, dry rifle- lube and dirt will carry the paint right off the gun
- Painter's tape
- Spray paint, at least 2-colors
- Template or pattern (optional)
- Hanger or string
I painted my guns by hanging them by the muzzle device using a common wire hanger. I like this method over laying the gun down on a mat, as I could get 360 degree coverage in one go.
Front to back, I taped off the following areas:
- Muzzle device
- Light /laser lenses
- Sights as needed
- Mag well
- Optic lenses
- Trigger
- Rear sights as needed
I used Rust-Oleum camo paints, their FDE and ODG colors and flat black. I hung the guns up in my basement and gave them a nice coat of FDE. At this point I was reminded to fully extend the stock to get the buffer tube and to close the dust cover. It's worth noting that you'll want to paint the receivers together as a complete rifle. If you have flip up sights like MBUSs, flip them up to get underneath them.
After the base coat dried, I sprayed on some irregular stripes in ODG and let them dry. Some I did in a deep, concentrated color, some I left light and feathery. I tried to keep it random, the biggest thing was to make sure I got over the top and bottom of the rifle.
Once that dried, I sprayed on the flat black with a makeshift template made out of a plastic web used to protect a barrel. This breaks up the black and even does a budget Kryptek pattern.
To complete the effort, I threw the guns down the stairs a few times to scuff them up.
After all, it's not about the pattern, it's the wear.
Be sure to do a few magazines, because how will you ever look operator if you don't have matching mags?
These are easy to do, just tape up the top so no paint can get in, and tape down the side to the mag catch.
And that's that. What do you think about painting your guns? If you have the time, give it a try!
Stay accurate.
Ben
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