White BBQ paint on guns?

[Lucky]

Couple quick and strange quesions.

#1; would a white BBQ paint be a good paint for firearms? Could one mix in Rit-dye's and turn it in to the colour of our choosing?

#2; To paint an AR-15 do you need to spray yellow aluminum-primer on first? Or if 99% of the original dark paint is still there can you just paint over that - or do you prime that? And at any point do you have to go over the finish with 600 grit sandpaper?

Thanks all! I got this re-chargeable aerosol cannister, and want to paint things now

 

[Hemicuda]

um... do you mean "Zinc Chromate" yellow primer? as i understand, that is a self-etching primer for bare prepped metal, NOT a primer for plastic (though it may work well)

as for painting it, i would bet that you'd be better off with a SOFT paint... (the furnature on an AR doesn't get that hot...) but even stiff plastic is flexible, and hard paints are prone to cracking and crazing in those conditions...

as for tinting, if you are going with a nice soft enamel (add some "flex additive" to it) then any decent enamel tinting system oughtta work well... same thing for lacquer, but it doesn't "flex" as well as enamel...

 

[Lucky]

Ok, gotcha. Yea I was thinking about painting it all, handguards, barrel, receiver, stock.

Thx for the tip on enamel tinting systems though, I'll look into it.

 

[Sunray]

"...BBQ paint..." That's for Al, not steel.
"...and want to paint things now.." Paint your truck.

 

[Henry Bowman]

At first I thought you were talking about a Texas BBQ gun (as in bling). I pictured a Colt .45 in all white with gold pinstriping.

 

[Lucky]

"...BBQ paint..." That's for Al, not steel.
"...and want to paint things now.." Paint your truck.

Appreciated... But it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. Besides, I kind of want to get good at it, maybe have a business on the side. It's just that I read that some specialized firearm paints darken noticeably when they heat up, like on the barrel.

How about white tractor paint

Well, I guess I'll do some testing, cookie pan + (white paint+dye) and then put it on the stove, see if it discolours.

 

[scout26]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunray
"...BBQ paint..." That's for Al, not steel.
"...and want to paint things now.." Paint your truck.

Appreciated... But it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. Besides, I kind of want to get good at it, maybe have a business on the side. It's just that I read that some specialized firearm paints darken noticeably when they heat up, like on the barrel.

How about white tractor paint

Well, I guess I'll do some testing, cookie pan + (white paint+dye) and then put it on the stove, see if it discolours.

OOOOH OOOOOH !!!!!

Can you setup a video camera and record Mrs. Lucky's reaction when she gets home. I'll get the popcorn started !!!!

 

[Lucky]

No missus as yet, just a room-mate.
...and it would be nothing compared to the time I tried to make a cast-iron frying pan non-stick by baking oil in the oven... I insisted the instructions said it took 24 hours, but after a mere 10 hours of smoke wafting and open windows and exhaust fans he forced me to cut the process short...
Luckily the land-lady is a patient soul. Turns out the same thing happens when you put a tin can on the stove. Or drop a pen under a burner and don't notice.

 

[Lupinus]

you season cast iron by coating it all over with oil backing in a preeated 350 oven for an hour turning the oven off and letting it cool in the oven