I'm thinking about doing something different with one or two of my savage axis rifles. I seen a couple videos where guys painted the barrel and the stock. I have a concern though. say I sell the rifles which I don't plan on doing or get tired of the painted look would it be possible to get the paint off the rifle barrel and scope? if so how would one go about it and what type of paint would I use for the barrel and heat?
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I assume you are refering to the heavy barrel Axis...I don't think barrel heat would be an issue.About anything would work..I would say that the only way to get good adhesion on a synthetic stock is to sand it well,and possibly find a paint that is for metal,and plastic..I wouldn't want to paint a good scope unless I knew I would never want to use it on something else..If it was mine I would just do the stock,and then decide if you want to do the rest.
yes its the heavy barrel. I painted the stock on the pencil barrel grey with silver spider web paint and it came out awesome. for the heavy barrel I plan on ordering a boyds in coyote color and seen a video online where the guy had the scope and barrel painted coyote color but left the wood stock alone and it looked amazing.
I have though about a wrap but I'm putting a boyds laminate stock on the rifle and was just looking for something to accent the stock. I might see of I can find some sort of wrap material I could just put on it.
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Ive been painting, and in some cases, removing the paint from things since the 60's. If you use the right paints, they can be removed completely, but it does take some work, which can be tedious, depending on how far you want to take it back.
Ive always used Testors Military Flats, and a few others similar to them, and with good results.
These were both painted about 25 or so years ago. The 1100 on the bottom was stripped about 8 or 10 years ago now and repurposed. The finish under the paint was basically "as new", except for a few small spots where the paint had worn from use and didnt always get touched up.
This is it now....
Ive used the more permanent type paints on some things, and they work well if you apply them right, but youre basically not getting them off without a bead blast.
Ive tried some of the wraps on a couple of things, and they really didnt work out to well. They can be hard to fit, especially in the areas of moving parts, and I always wondered about moisture and what was underneath, and how you were supposed to deal with it.
Ive always used Testors Military Flats, and a few others similar to them, and with good results.
These were both painted about 25 or so years ago. The 1100 on the bottom was stripped about 8 or 10 years ago now and repurposed. The finish under the paint was basically "as new", except for a few small spots where the paint had worn from use and didnt always get touched up.
This is it now....
Ive used the more permanent type paints on some things, and they work well if you apply them right, but youre basically not getting them off without a bead blast.
Ive tried some of the wraps on a couple of things, and they really didnt work out to well. They can be hard to fit, especially in the areas of moving parts, and I always wondered about moisture and what was underneath, and how you were supposed to deal with it.
Yep that's the one! Or at least they have the same pattern Reaper woods.
Omaney
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Ive used Testors on a few different rifles and a shotgun with nice results. My Vanguard has been painted for several years. Still looks great.
Sunray
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"...get the paint off..." Possible, sure. Easy, not necessarily. Scope tubes tend to be Al and easily damaged/scratched.
Krylon is made for this kind of DIY playing around. Comes in camouflage colours too.
An Axis is an entry level hunting rifle. Like jmr40 says, painting one won't hurt the value.
Krylon is made for this kind of DIY playing around. Comes in camouflage colours too.
An Axis is an entry level hunting rifle. Like jmr40 says, painting one won't hurt the value.
Id like to do something along these lines. I think that barrel makes the stock pop more. I just like his setup and run a similar setup. if I would sell it and the buyer wouldn't like the painted barrel I would be worried about them not wanting it cause its got a painted barrel.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...B6B79F59934160B97B79B6B79F5993416&FORM=VRDGAR
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...B6B79F59934160B97B79B6B79F5993416&FORM=VRDGAR
I've painted my AR and my FAL. Both get hotter, faster than a bolt gun. My FAL melted cheap plastic handguards... I used the camo spray paint that came in a box set I got at the local Sportsman's Warehouse. It's help up great and has yet to burn off...
Dr T
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When you coat the barrel, the vibration characteristics change and this will impact the accuracy. Just sayin'...
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There's no way on God's green earth you're going to get that rifle & scope looking the way it did before you painted it - after you paint it. If you manage to get all the paint out of every tiny nook & cranny (doubtful), you'll definitely have problems with the resulting finish.
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I have never found that to be the case, even with the wraps.
The only thing Ive had issues with the paint and heat, were on my suppressor. It really wasnt an issue other than the paint became discolored over time as it was being cooked. Just got a bit darker, never really burnt off.
Never had it burn, or really discolor on a barrel.
That all depends on the paint, the scopes finish, and how anal you are at the removal.
On a gloss finish scope, using something like Testors or Krylon, it should come off completely without screwing with the finish underneath. The matte may take a bit more work, but things like that and park still usually clean up pretty good. No guarantees, but thats been my experience.
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