[kalifornia]

I can't say, but a before and after pic would be kool

 

[MrMirth]

Yeah, what he said, and congrats on a great rifle!:bthumb:

 

[Craigs1001]

I coated one a couple years ago and it still looks great today. Instead of laying the paint heavy, I applied something like three or four "mist" coats...about five minutes apart and let it dry for a day. I then used automotive POLISH to smooth it down good then applied automotive wax.

If you get the clear on too thick it's going to have a slight gold tint to it. Try misting......If it doesn' work out well, it's easy to get it back off! I have just never used Brownells paint. I used Top Coat.

 

[jon p]

stripper?

what will remove the factory paint? is the bare metal fairly smooth under the thick paint?

 

[Desert Guy]

what will remove the factory paint? is the bare metal fairly smooth under the thick paint?

I bought one used a while back but the cover was a mess. Supposedly some nail polish remover was spilled on it. I had a local machine shop bead blast the paint off.
I'll probably just repaint it as it shows quite a few crecent shapped marks that look like they came from a milling machine.

 

[beaver dave]

why bother stripping

why strip it? i just scuffed em with some 200. used high quality rattle can paint. alot of them come with clear already in them. misted a first coat. wait a few minutes and shot em with 2 lite coats. i left the screws factory for a contrast look.

 

[Rick-F]

I just stripped mine with some paint remover. Just cleaned it up and coated it with a flat clearcoat. I wanted just the "bare metal" look . . .