What color is this stock?

[Josh1992]

Would like to spray paint a part close to the color on this stock. I am thinking dark earth but it seems to be a little lighter then that.

 

[gobsauce]

Maybe Coyote Tan?

 

[herrwalther]

I would call that Flat Dark Earth (FDE). Every company seems to have their own shade of whatever paint they put on.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Sand.

 

[hawg]

Magpul light sand.

 

[jmr40]

I don't know the official name, but it isn't coyote tan or flat dark earth. Those are more brownish. Sand is much closer to the correct answer.

 

[Armorer 101]

Trying to match anything, stock to forend to receiver, based on a description is a fools errand, just buy a complete set to start with. A lot of this stuff, made by the same company, will not even match, from batch to batch. I usually spray my own and do every piece to be coated on one batch of the coating. Also why I use black.
Right now, there is a major complication, “in stock.”

 

[BigBlue 94]

Sand or Lauer Duracoat Sandstone. Thats much to light to be FDE or CT.

 

[Riomouse911]

FDE is darker as the guys above said.

And everyone has a different tint to their FDE. My Glock 17 has come out with three different shades of advertised “FDE”; part of the slide camo, the frame and the magazines.



Stay safe.

 

[hawg]

This is Magpuls light sand.

 

[doubleh]

Another that sees sand.

 

[LoonWulf]

Sand. Krylon camo has a color that is close

 

[BigBlue 94]

FDE is darker as the guys above said.

And everyone has a different tint to their FDE. My Glock 17 has come out with three different shades of advertised “FDE”; part of the slide camo, the frame and the magazines.

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Stay safe.

Ugh that crap bugs me. Even blacks arent the same. Just STANDARDIZE already, at least on ODG, FDE, and Black.

 

[wiscoaster]

I'll bet your local gunsmith has Cerakote color chips. Cerakote used to send them out on request and I've got a few, but I don't think they do that anymore for just any yahoo like me. But I'll bet your gunsmith can match the color perfectly and no need for guessing, but you can't match a color by a picture, you have to have the actual item in view side-by-side with a color chip in the same lighting conditions.

(one of my earliest "professions" was in a paint store, and part of that job was matching colors, hah)

 

[BigBlue 94]

I'll bet your local gunsmith has Cerakote color chips. Cerakote used to send them out on request and I've got a few, but I don't think they do that anymore for just any yahoo like me. But I'll bet your gunsmith can match the color perfectly and no need for guessing, but you can't match a color by a picture, you have to have the actual item in view side-by-side with a color chip in the same lighting conditions.

(one of my earliest "professions" was in a paint store, and part of that job was matching colors, hah)

I use Lauer Duracoat. They sell color chip decks for i think 20 bucks.

And yes never match a picture. And actual physical photograph is generally close to true. But a phone screen is generally never correct, and different from my phone, computer screen, etc. Light bulb color also plays a huge part in it. I can be matching a color, and its looking good. Then i take the sample up front under different (both fluorescent) lights and its literally a completely wrong color. It happens especially frequently with the bright yellow colorant and really ticks me off.

My profession is working in a (house) paint store. And im the match guy (unfortunately!) So I know the whole rigamarole. And a spectrophotometer is a hit or miss technology. About 50% of the time it does a 95% good match. The other 50% is way light or too dark and has to be put in the mistint pile.

 

[wiscoaster]

... And im the match guy (unfortunately!) So I know the whole rigamarole. ....

You would have loved the guy I worked under in the Glidden paint store in 1975. This was way before technology, of course. He could match any paint, any stain, and not just to perfect color match but also to perfect sheen match. His name was Fred. He's long gone, now, of course.

 

[BigBlue 94]

You would have loved the guy I worked under in the Glidden paint store in 1975. This was way before technology, of course. He could match any paint, any stain, and not just to perfect color match but also to perfect sheen match. His name was Fred. He's long gone, now, of course.

Not everyone can do it. Takes a good eye and patience. I did 484 matches last year, paint, stain, poly toner, lacquer, epoxy etc. Only used the 'technology' on maybe 30 or so. I do it by eye; dry, adjust, shake, repeat. People are in such a hurry these days too: they want everything yesterday. ...No I cant do it right now because I have 5 others in front of you... Ugh feel like I say that every dang day. Store has been in my family since '69 and im the 3rd generation to work here.