Painting A Gun With Krylon – Best Way To Give Your Gun A New Look

Before anything, you need to make sure that the surface you want to paint is clean and smooth so that the painting process will be much easier.

Therefore, cleaning your guns outside by scrubbing it down, scraping all of the dirt and then griming it off. After that, follow up with cleaning spray cleansers to scraping down all rust and oil stuck in your guns for a long time.

For your safety I highly recommend you take out all the bullets and flip the safety switch. This will make the painting process more secure and prevent any unwanted event to happen . After that, covering off all the parts you don’t want to paint is also a must-do. So, please use painter tape or mask to cover the zone, tube or muzzle of guns to make sure paint is not worn off later.

Starting painting your beloved gun with the darkest color from Krylon Collection (I highly suggest Black Camouflage color). This is called a “base layer”, which will help to define the base tone of your guns’ color and provide them with a good-looking background for other colors to function well later.

To make your base layers perfect, remember to apply background color by using sweeping strokes. Spray carefully in order not to hold on any zone for too long or apply Krylon Camouflage too quickly otherwise you would leave globs of paint.

After you have a perfect base layer background for your rifle, it’s time to let your imagination run free. The next layer you will be painting is the decorate which will make your gun special and stand out from the rest.

Therefore, you can use lighter colors compared to base layer colors. If your base layer color is black I recommend using a light green or Khaki color to contrast the base layer and create a sharp look for your rifle.

However, if you want to camouflage your guns into the environment when hunting, please do not use much contrast colors because it would catch the attention of your “target”. Instead, you can make sharp lines for your guns to easily blend in clothing or hunting equipment.

In order to easily blend into the surroundings, you can make use of easy-looking foliage such as leaves, stems or some patterned objects that can help to make patterns for your guns. Another way that you can apply is the unused laundry bag for your paint to make an outstanding look to your guns.

After all the effort of putting the special decoration layers on your guns with Krylon, It will only take about 15-20 minutes for the paint to dry. And the paint will become touchable, safe and ready to handle after 45 mins to 1 hour.Read late: The Best Spray Paint For Ar15 with Excellent Coverage and Quick-drying