SS barrel paint

[HOLY DIVER]

my target/varmint AR has a nice shiny SS 18" WOA barrel and i'd like to tone it down some i want to start coyote hunting. is there a spray paint out there that will stick 2 SS and Handel the heat of the barrel and not flake off. i know dura coat is great but i realy don't wanna spend alot of $$$$ just to shoot varmints just want a nice flat black so the yote doesn't see my bright SS barrel and head for the hills

 

[JDGray]

My Brother tried grill paint on his ML, but it came off rather easily. Nothing sticks well to SS, so at least the temporary grill paint job came off after the hunt.

 

[HOLY DIVER]

i had a feeling spray paint would not work well guess i'll have it dura coated but i figured it was atleast worth asking before i paid for the duracoating

 

[CraigC]

Well, since the best way to prep stainless steel for a coating is abrasive blasting, you might as well have that done and see if it is matte enough for you. Should be extremely cheap and just about any gunsmith should be able to do it. Though I do think that concerns about glare are vastly exaggerated.

 

[nastynatesfish]

Just take krylon to it. That crap sticks to everything just make sure its the fusion. You can go to lauerduracoat.com and they sell mission specific arisol that cures like regular duracoat but comes off easy with the remover they sell. Its about 25 bucks for a big can of it and it works real well.

 

[NCsmitty]

As CraigC mentioned, have the surfaces blasted and see if it's something that you want. It needs to be done prior to coating anyway, and it's a logical step.



NCsmitty

 

[Shadow 7D]

CHEAP, Krylon, it will not look that great, and will er, come off,
Then you have the real deal, like KG GunKote, or DuraCoat, almost any color you could want, and it will hold up well,

well, as well as you did your prep work, do bad work, and get bad results.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Krylon Fusion

 

[mmitch]

Diver,

Why not get some camo and wrap that barrel?

Mike

 

[HOLY DIVER]

i thought about cammo wrap but then i thought will it insulate and over heat the barrel?

 

[Z-Michigan]

If you can find a color you like, this is what you want:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/

It runs about $7 a can around here. I've used it on some parkerized gun parts and it's great - so far 100% durable, won't even scratch, seems to adhere great. It's rated up to 500 degrees F. which should be enough for most purposes (not enough for extremely hard running of carbines, or fairly hard running of full-autos).

The GM/Chrysler low gloss black is basically a satin, not quite flat but not very glossy either, and that's what I would recommend. Cummins Beige is a nice tan but is very glossy. Cast Coat Iron is a medium gray that is almost flat, and would be my second suggestion.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

It won't really affect the barrel as far as heat goes, but it might bum up the finish with even stainless. I have a blue 700 that I used that stuff on for years until one time....I took it off after it had been on about 24 hours. It either took some blue off or reacted with it some way or another. My barrel looked like a barber's pole....That gun just got reassembled a few weeks ago after a new re-blue job.

 

[CraigC]

Spray paint on a $1000 rifle???????

 

[HOLY DIVER]

yea Craig i been thinking more about that think i'll send the barrel and have it dura coated in flat grey or black

 

[Shadow 7D]

For shipping alone, you can go to the auto parts store and guy a decent cheap airbrush, and order DuraCoat off Midwayusa, and do it yourself

 

[CraigC]

I've had excellent results with AlumaHyde II but that's as close to "spray paint" as I'd ever use on a firearm. Though no doubt that the quality of the result I achieved was due in no small part to buying a blast cabinet for the purpose.

 

[mc223]

While coyote hunting I have taken 2 or 3 shots in a few minutes. Not enough where barrel heat would be an issue.

 

[Z-Michigan]

Spray paint on a $1000 rifle???????

To which I reply: Spray paint on a $5000 engine in a $15,000 restored car???????!?!?!!?

Apparently some people must think that's OK!

It's a rifle, not a work of art. Paint is functional. If you want it a work of art, that's fine, whatever, but if I want a firearm work of art, I'm looking at exhibition grade walnut and hand engraving with gold inlays. My black guns are progressively becoming green n' tan guns.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Spray paint can be removed...Paint stripper will wipe it off. No big deal on metal gun parts. If the OP doesn't care for the look or durability, he can always take it off....I hunt with a couple of old timers who have been rattle canning their stainless deer guns for years.

 

[CraigC]

Uh yeah, while I do have a lovely $5500 engine in a $30,000 custom truck (so I've spray painted a thing or two), I can't remember the last time I looked under the hood of anything and said, "man that's a beautiful engine block". Not to say they can't be but I don't sit in front of the TV fondling and wiping down my engine block. Likewise, I don't take my engine block out in the woods, slide it in a holster or handle it excessively. Apples and oranges. There's a very good reason why guns are blued or plated and cars are painted. Sorry but spray paint on a good rifle just screams "ghetto" to me, whether it's "black" or not.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Everytime I go to a car show, I usually look under the hood and marvel at the detail to engines and say to myself, "Man, that is a beautiful engine block"....However, I'd guess those engines I'm usually looking at have not been painted with rattle can paint, either.

 

[AK103K]

I've had excellent results with AlumaHyde II.....

Me too.

I just degreased the barrel well and applied the AHII as directed. You do have to let it cure. If you dont, you'll likely have troubles.

Armalite M15A4(T)
Before....


After....


Its been on there 8-10 years now.

Spray paint on a $1000 rifle???????

Sure. Just one?