painting buddy botles

[tulliola]

sanding down to remove the paint will not damage the bottle as when they are tested a stamp it cut into the surface i just hammerite mine biggest problem is the alloy surface tends to oxidise in harsh conditions

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Go the whole hog and chrome 'em. No good for hunting like, but well snazzy.

[timdiscus]

Looks good in matt grey! going to finnish it in matt green though. Thats about as far as my artistic skills go.

[JLB]

I painted one with plasticote nut brown enamel just went lightly over it with 600 wet & dry to give it a key wiped over with some thinners on a rag to remove dust let it evaporate off & spray no cracks or flaking in 6 years

cheers john

[Koz]

take it from me lads,,,,strip with paint stripper then etch and use 2 pack paint,,,,,then again i do it for a living

Be sure that you're paint stripper is not caustic.
Bads news for aluminium and it's alloys.

[Sam]

I tend to rub down to the base metal,spray with etching paint,then spray with plasticote (sp)satin finish.

Right on the money, if you're going back to bare metal then etch primer is a must, otherwise the new paint will eventually flake.

If you don't want to do a complete bare metal respray, then simply wet flat any chips or scratches to a smoothe contour, spot prime (etch primer again on bare metal) key the rest of the bottle, then paint over with your chosen finish.

Cellulose aerosols don't give a very durable finish at all, either go for plasticote or if you have access to a compressor and airline, go with 2-pack.


HTH.

[loiner1965]

Right on the money, if you're going back to bare metal then etch primer is a must, otherwise the new paint will eventually flake.

If you don't want to do a complete bare metal respray, then simply wet flat any chips or scratches to a smoothe contour, spot prime (etch primer again on bare metal) key the rest of the bottle, then paint over with your chosen finish.

Cellulose aerosols don't give a very durable finish at all, either go for plasticote or if you have access to a compressor and airline, go with 2-pack.


HTH.

only thing better than 2 pack is powder coating and that is a bu@@er to remove,,,,,,, it depends on how well you want your £600 plus gun to look,,,,nice walnut stock,,,,,leupold / scope and a tacky spray can finish buddy bottle