Painting a synthetic stock

[bnkrazy]

Is there any specific paint I should use when painting a synthetic stock? Thanks!

ETA: After some searching Krylon seems to be cheap and durable...so that should work.

 

[nicholst55]

Unless you're trying to make a fashion statement of some sort, I'd use the Krylon camouflage paints. They have a flat, or matte finish, and don't reflect light.

Before you start spraying, I recommend washing (yes, washing) your stock to get all of the grease/oil/mold release agent off of it, so the paint will stick better. Take your time, and mask off anything you don't want to paint - and to make a camo pattern.

I've painted stocks (and rifles) with Krylon, DuraCoat, and Brownells AlumaHyde II, and they all work. Some are more durable than others - and much more expensive, too! The beauty of Krylon is that it's so easy (and inexpensive) to touch up.

 

[kingjoey]

If you need your stock Duracoated let me know, we do a lot of them.

 

[BsChoy]

I myself prefer alumahyde II. Ihave done 4 or 5 stocks and as long as they are oil free it is pretty hard to remove. I also recently found that if you want to cure it faster just place it somewhere like in front of a fireplace (I used my gas insert fireplace) and got the synthetic stock on my 700 up to about 120 degrees for 4-5 hours. The Alumahyde was fully cured in the end. The stock was just cool enough to handle so use that as a guide.

 

[strat81]

Krylon Fusion works pretty well for most plastics. I'd use that over regular Krylon. Walmart carries it.

 

[GunDoctor]

Krylon flakes and wears off too fast. You want to use DuraCoat. After it's 3 week final curing time good luck getting it off without a sandblaster. I'm actually one of their "Expert Camo" finishers. Let me know if you would like it done in DuraCoat. I'd be glad to help you out.

 

[Uncle Chan]

How would Duracoat work on a Hogue OM Stock?

 

[GunDoctor]

I've never had a Hogue stock come to my shop but it should do just fine.