Anyone ever spray paint a polymer framed gun?

There are usually solvents in regular ol spray paint. These solvents, especially xylene and toluene, will turn most polymers used in gun manufacture into a gooey mess. You'll have to make sure the paint you select can be used on plastics.

Good luck.

I haven't tried it & don't know how well it would hold up if exposed to solvents but they make spray paints for plastics now IIRC.

I spray painted a Mossberg 500 using heat resistent grill paint. It took a lllllloooooonnnnnnggggggg time for it to dry, but now it's good. It was a cheap plastic side-fold stock, I'm not sure how the properties would react differently.

Krylon makes a spray paint called "Fusion" that is made especially for plastics and polymers. If I was to paint it I would use this type of paint.

WHY???

Why not???

Some of us, myself included, cannot resist tinkering with things. For me, subtle improvements and personalization of the things that are "mine" etches my signature and seal of approval on them. Sure, I might screw something up and I'm usually not increasing the value of something I "modify" but I'm not into firearms as an investment. I'm just into it for the fun...and for me, and others like me, tinkering=fun.

Ill advised

The plastic in Glocks and other polymer pistols is nylon 6 or nylon 66 or a blend. Nylon does not paint well, it's reallly considered unpaintable, even with special paints for plastic.

Nylon is very chemical resistant, and should hold up to the solvents, but the paint won't adhere very well to the surface - it will just flake off.

I do realize a high point is not a glock...but i have a friend who bought a high point and painted it with krylon fusion....it had held up fairly well except for the muzzle from shooting the crap out of the gun.

The Real Mags said:

Because I am not you, do not want to be like you, and like to put my own "touch" on MY poesessions. Thank you for adding so much to the discussion with your comments, they are truly genius and provide so much input I just can't take it all in. Again thanks.

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And thank you in return for you pugnacious response! I seriously wanted to know why an individual would paint a gun and you have explained it succinctly. Thank you for enlightening me.

I seriously wanted to know why an individual would paint a gun

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Camouflage.

Krylon fusion uses methylene chloride, which bonds directly to certain plastics that are solvent bondable. Nylon is unaffected by methylene chloride, so the bonding won't work. The resulting paint finish won't have any durability, but it still may be a pain to clean off.