philbert001
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I searched, but didn't find an official one, so I thought I'd start one.
I am an automotive painter by trade, and I now have my own little shop, specializing in custom paint on cars and bikes. After some prompting from a few friends, I recently decided to try my hand at duracoat. I have done 4 guns now. A couple for me and a buddy, (Government work), and a couple for pay!
(Sorry about the crappy cellphone pics!)
I guess dove in head first, because my first one was a fairly complex custom job. It's a Savage Axis in 30/06. This one was for a customer. (Friend of a friend)
Next up, was the stainless slide, off of a Smith Sigma 9mm, for another buddies wife.
Next up, was supposed to be MY AR, but somehow, over beers, I let my buddy talk me into doing his, and letting him replace the Magpul FDE duracoat I bought for MY AR! His ACS WAS black, and I let anal retention get the best of me, because I completely disassembled the stock, to do it right!
Last but not least was MY AR! I duracoated an EOtech clone I had laying around, just because It had been digital camoed, and didn't match anything. I also sprayed a couple of GI mags I had laying around. I traded my buddy 3 black gen 2 Pmags, for 3 FDE gen 2 Pmags, and I really like the contrast to the black lower!
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I'm actually glad that I sprayed my buddy's AR first, because it showed me how far off Magpul FDE duracoat is from their actual furniture! I tinted it with a bit of woodland brown, to darken it up a bit, when I sprayed mine. These pics are from like 4 hours after I sprayed it. It has actually darkened up quite a bit, and is pretty close to my furniture now!
Let's see yours!
I am an automotive painter by trade, and I now have my own little shop, specializing in custom paint on cars and bikes. After some prompting from a few friends, I recently decided to try my hand at duracoat. I have done 4 guns now. A couple for me and a buddy, (Government work), and a couple for pay!
(Sorry about the crappy cellphone pics!)
I guess dove in head first, because my first one was a fairly complex custom job. It's a Savage Axis in 30/06. This one was for a customer. (Friend of a friend)
Next up, was the stainless slide, off of a Smith Sigma 9mm, for another buddies wife.
Next up, was supposed to be MY AR, but somehow, over beers, I let my buddy talk me into doing his, and letting him replace the Magpul FDE duracoat I bought for MY AR! His ACS WAS black, and I let anal retention get the best of me, because I completely disassembled the stock, to do it right!
Last but not least was MY AR! I duracoated an EOtech clone I had laying around, just because It had been digital camoed, and didn't match anything. I also sprayed a couple of GI mags I had laying around. I traded my buddy 3 black gen 2 Pmags, for 3 FDE gen 2 Pmags, and I really like the contrast to the black lower!
I'm actually glad that I sprayed my buddy's AR first, because it showed me how far off Magpul FDE duracoat is from their actual furniture! I tinted it with a bit of woodland brown, to darken it up a bit, when I sprayed mine. These pics are from like 4 hours after I sprayed it. It has actually darkened up quite a bit, and is pretty close to my furniture now!
Let's see yours!