Gun color

Twin#1[Op-for] · November 4th, 2009, 02:46

Hey, so I am in the process of painting my CA M4 back to black. So far with my CASV handguard and Eotech, it's not really the black I wanted. Is it possible to get back the factory black on a gun?

I dont know if you can see, but its pretty light, almost a grey color to it. Will this change after I put a clearcoat on it? A flat clearcoat of course

stealthy1 · November 4th, 2009, 02:52

I'm not sure what finish that paint is (I'm going to assume you used Krylon?), but usually gloss finishes lighten the paint a bit. Try a bit of flat coat and see what happens. You could also put down an extra few coats. Depending on how light the gun was before the first coat, usually some of the underlying colour seeps through. You might have to do 2-3 coats of black to cover up a lighter colour. We use the same concept in plastic modeling, but we reverse it, using a darker colour to darken a lighter colour coat to simulate dirt and weathering.

Twin#1[Op-for] · November 4th, 2009, 17:15

Oh okay, yeah it was Tan before. And im using Krylon Camoflauge.

AngelusNex · November 4th, 2009, 21:50

multiple layers. And plus real guns sometimes have a greyish colour to em, so don't fret.

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November 4th, 2009, 02:52	#2
stealthy1 Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richmond, BC	I'm not sure what finish that paint is (I'm going to assume you used Krylon?), but usually gloss finishes lighten the paint a bit. Try a bit of flat coat and see what happens. You could also put down an extra few coats. Depending on how light the gun was before the first coat, usually some of the underlying colour seeps through. You might have to do 2-3 coats of black to cover up a lighter colour. We use the same concept in plastic modeling, but we reverse it, using a darker colour to darken a lighter colour coat to simulate dirt and weathering. __________________ What's more important: morality or the freewill? In our society most people would say freewill. But we mustn't forget our morality. Our morality guides our freewill to do the right thing.

November 4th, 2009, 02:46	#1
Twin#1[Op-for] Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Langley BC	Gun color Hey, so I am in the process of painting my CA M4 back to black. So far with my CASV handguard and Eotech, it's not really the black I wanted. Is it possible to get back the factory black on a gun? I dont know if you can see, but its pretty light, almost a grey color to it. Will this change after I put a clearcoat on it? A flat clearcoat of course

November 4th, 2009, 17:15	#3
Twin#1[Op-for] Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Langley BC	Oh okay, yeah it was Tan before. And im using Krylon Camoflauge.

November 4th, 2009, 21:50	#4
AngelusNex formerly Sepulcrum Trader rating Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kingston,ON, aka Funkasia	multiple layers. And plus real guns sometimes have a greyish colour to em, so don't fret.

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