Painting

[NubbyJones]

I don't know if i should find somebody to paint my gun for me or if i should paint it myself any suggestions of what brands of paint to use if you do leave a link please

[BobbyDangerous]

I use Krylon Camo

How do you want to paint it?

[NubbyJones]

To match my loadout which is woodland, the gun I have is a Ares Amoeba AM007 in tan

Originally Posted by BobbyDangerous

I use Krylon Camo

How do you want to paint it?

[Rossco66]

I did the spray paint thing and then went to the airbrush. Far superior results.

[BobbyDangerous]

Originally Posted by NubbyJones

To match my loadout which is woodland, the gun I have is a Ares Amoeba AM007 in tan

so you want to paint it woodland? I would leave it tan. You won't wear woodland forever. You'll change it up. I just painted mine tan with some brown dusting. And left it like that. My armour is all tan, olive and Atacs but I wear multi, Snow digital, Atacs and soon to be Marpat Woodlands. I would leave it. Honestly.

[EOD Steve]

There are really only 3 acceptable finishes in my mind:

1. Keep it stock
2. Paint it yourself
3. Cerakote

Everything else that's in between is either not "you", not done well, not durable or just not worth the money.

[Rossco66]

Mine is painted myself with Duracoat which is on par with Cerakote imo.

[Hectic]

Seeing as you've got a tan base a woodland paint job will only need OD, Brown and black.
Krylon is my go to for rattle cans.
easiest method is as follows.
Materials:
Paint.
painters tape
waxed paper
alcohol
news paper or cardboard or a drop sheet
paper towels or rags.
sand paper or scotch bright pads

Steps:
Clean gun with alcohol and rags, get all yer grubby oils and such off. Pay special attn to areas you hold or you cheek weld.
next you can rough up the surface with some fine grit sand paper or emery cloth or scotch bright (this step isn't mandatory with krylon but can improve adhesion)
If you sand re clean.
paint your base coat (tan in most cases, start with the lights color)
Krylon (and most sprays) apply best if "dusted" on keep yer can about 15-20 inches away sweep side to side the entire length of the item pressing the sprayer as you pass over (you will notice the paint will be nice and sparce, almost dusty looking) keep doing this going from every angle until satisfied with coverage. For most items it's best to hang them but you can lay flat and do one side at a time if hanging isn't an option.
While your base is drying stick painters tape to waxed paper. Be sure to over lap the tape, wider tape will work best, you are creating a sheet of tape backed by waxed paper.
Once your sheet is done draw some shapes (or just free hand cut them out) you are aiming for woodland camo shapes, keep in mind your working on a small scale compared to a bdu so keep your shapes a little smaller.
I personally would go with shapes that would fit on an index card or smaller.
Now (once yer base is dry) add some of these shapes to the gun (peel from wax paper and stick on) not too many, this will be your tan that shows so balance it based on environment. Or based on your camo if your just going for a close match. Once satisfied dust your next color in the same method. In this case would be OD. Keep going until you get to your black. Now for the black you will basically be filling in the gaps of places that were left uncovered after the brown was painted and the shapes were stuck on.let it dry and peel off all the paint. You can now leave it or clear coat it (krylon offers a flat/matte clear, it'll make your paint more durable to scratches n such)

If I get a chance I'll make this more point form so it's easier to follow.

[Kokanee]

Originally Posted by NubbyJones

To match my loadout which is woodland, the gun I have is a Ares Amoeba AM007 in tan

Why would you pigeon-hole yourself by only having one loadout and painting your blaster to match? How about painting the gun in a more neutral colour scheme and investing in a spare set of cammies? You're shooting yourself in the foot for joining games if you always have to play on the "woodland" side.

[BobbyDangerous]

Originally Posted by Kokanee

Why would you pigeon-hole yourself by only having one loadout and painting your blaster to match? How about painting the gun in a more neutral colour scheme and investing in a spare set of cammies? You're shooting yourself in the foot for joining games if you always have to play on the "woodland" side.

Exactly.

[NubbyJones]

I'm planning to have a gun per loadout so i want my gun to match the loadout

[Kokanee]

ooorrrr, save yourself a boatload of money and go with one loadout in coyote brown, use it for any uniform. This sport is expensive, if you want to make it more so then fill your boots.