AR15 Camo Paint Job - How To

[@sethrossman8496]

Couple of hints:1. Wiping with a rag while still wet gets it cleaner. Kind of like preping a car. If you only wet it, some of the junk just relocates.2. Final wipe with isopropyl 91% gets deep. Then one or two coats of adhesion prometer on the polymers gives a better bond. Maybe even on the phosphate. It's onl;y a 20 min. wait to start painting.3. Rustoleum says within an hour or after 24. I base then wait. Next day, Fifteen minutes between colors.4. Rustoleum clear flat--isn't. I contacted them. There is a "Dead Flat." It's in that new shaped can, but it shoots very wide, very fast. Practice to get very light coats. I waited a couple days before doing that.5. Recommended dry is 5-7 days. After the initial dry-to-touch of a couple hours, I set it against the wall next to a heat register for four days. Doesn't really stink.

[@micwell2247]

Yes with rust-o-leum you need to let dry for the 24. I've found that the Krylon dries much more quickly if you let it out in full sun...tends to bake it harder...I my self don't care for the cerocote. When it chips/wares you pretty much have to do a tare down. With paint it's pretty much a touch up and you good to go... Everyone that see my firearms wants me to do theirs and I've had a ton of offers from people to buy then on the spot...My experience is that it up's the value by the many whom enquire

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

Good lord dude, you're spray painting a rifle... not painting a new lambo.

[@hotrodsather]

Brake clean is a terrible choice for pre-paint cleaning.

[@socalmx255]

yeah its also a terrible choice to spray your rubber and plastic with. SMH. 50/50 H2O/IPA.

[@jhutch1470]

hotrodsather. Why? I've had good luck with it for 20 years. No residue, and drys quickly. I also use air to dry after rinsing.

[@zmax429]

I always use alcohol

[@Justbase]

@@jhutch1470 it dissolves more than you'd like, like the wax that keeps your handgrip's rubber flexible.

[@jhutch1470]

@@Justbase I use it on my upper, while it's detached from my lower. I usually use the regular gun cleaning stuff, but have used brake cleaner for heavy stuff.

[@MyHollowpoint]

Love the tiger stripe like appearance. Nice how to video.

[@dustoniuspollywogus8105]

yeah i agree

[@RealitySurvival]

Excellent job! Looks great.

[@sierrachase323]

Want !!!

[@porksboy]

Heat your rattle cans in a bucket of hot water, especially in winter. No runs and it flashes a little faster.

[@jjmjesse22]

porksboy took me five damn minutes to figure out wtf a rattle can was

[@jeffwerner1291]

@@jjmjesse22 lol

[@Highjak86]

Lots of you asked for it so here it is! AR15 camo paint jobs!

[@aluben4682]

Did you remove any parts or internals? I would think just throwing paint on the rifle could cause some sort of malfunction or interfere with the operation of it

[@Highjak86]

Aluben Only the BCG. We closed the dust cover and didn't spray into the mag well. The dust cover seals off well enough that there is probably no need to remove the BCG, but we did just be safe. The amount of paint that might get through the dust cover is so small it wouldn't have any effect on the function and it would be worn off after the first magazine is shot through the rifle.

[@alwaysarmed88]

wouldn't let me tag you. But did the gun come with that delta ring or did you add it extra. looks bad ass and way easier than mine to take the handguards off. Is it a BCM and you can put one on an ar from a different manufacturer? sorry lol I'm new to ar's. I recently bought one. I'm usually an ak guy

[@Highjak86]

Always Armed88 That ring isn't technically a delta ring per my understanding, but it does look like one. That is just how the LaRue rail mounts to the upper. This is a complete BCM upper, the rail has not been changed out.

[@jdrake6704]

Hey I know this is older video but do you need to tape off the gas block I have a shaved fsb under my bcm kmr just wanted to know if I needed to cover it before painting. Thanks

[@jhutch1470]

I do love the video and watch all of them for ideas and experience. I just wanted to jokingly say the 2002 called and wanted their fore rails back.

[@Sdukes001]

Why would you sell your rifles🤷‍♂️?

[@pyrofful]

Sell a rifle!!! That's crazy! Every gun owner knows that when you buy a (great) rifle you and it are bond for life.....till it dies or till you die. Lol. Almost like the bond in Full Metal Jacket where they even sleep with the weapon. HahahaNice paint job that looks awesome!

[@CountArtha]

Did you BUY the grass at Walmart, or was it growing in the parking lot? :P

[@alinkinthecomments2639]

Next time, after your base coat, wrap twine around your rifle and mags in different directions and layers.

[@Z33Garage]

for next time, spray the rifle with some adhesive promoter and allow to set before a primer coat. Helps the paint stick alot better.

[@warnerparedes7629]

Sponge Bob Rifle up next!

[@brandonfrazier8534]

Can you use rubbing alcohol other than brake cleaner

[@BakeryWizard13]

yes

[@RKHarm24]

Very nice job guys. Looks real good. Like you said, if you ever plan on selling your rifle, probably best not to paint it. Good advice for someone about to rattle can their AR or AK.

[@Jaxdaddy8617]

Make sure you spray the entire bottle of brake clean with as little ventilation as possible.

[@toddk1377]

Looks nice. I used 4 colors. Black, hunter green, dark brown, and nutmeg which simulates a sand color. I used painters tape and tore pieces to make a tiger stripe camo right on the black anodized finish. Then painted it with hunter green. Made a stencil out of a piece of cardboard in a tiger stripe pattern and used that to apply the brown and nutmeg. Once I was done I lightly misted the entire rifle with the hunter green and nutmeg to blend all the colors together. Used hair dryer to dry the paint faster. Removed the tape and it was done. Turned out really nice. Standing ten feet from the rifle laying in the grass, it blended very nicely. This rifle is also the one I'll be using to hunt coyotes and other small critters with so camouflage was important imo.

[@RidgeRunner88]

Nice job. I love the way a well used, painted rifle looks. Gives the gun character.

[@federicocabarle9317]

how does that paint hold up to cleaning solvent and oil like clp, hope's , etc.,,?

[@brockducharme6948]

I painted my savage .22 with krylon. Cleaned and oiled it time and time again and ive had little wear on the paint. No paint comes off with solvent either. Not that ive noticed anyway

[@blugrassmaniac]

Sweet guys! I'm fixin to build another AR and I think I'm going to Cerakote it before I assemble it and see what I think, cool vid!

[@haydenkapiko3191]

Walmart is the devil

[@disabledvet420]

i love doing camo paint on my rifles, but after having to remove the old paint, i only stick to vinyl wraps that can be removed. too much of a paint to remove the old paint. but i do love painting my rifles. so many options and you can say you did it yourself and it makes it all the more better.

[@lgdurocher]

That looks sick as fuck

[@sixgigs]

Just curious, you said rustoleum but the can's are kylon. Have you used both? If so, which one is better?

[@nevahenuf]

Some of those stencil jobs look like crap so the resale point is definitely a good one. I think you guys did quality work though - I'd not be scared of buying an AR that looked like one of two in the video.

[@MrBillyd603]

OSHA says no air to be used to power dry anything in a shop!!!! :)

[@Local.Hammer82]

do you recommend any clear coat once painting is complete?

[@AIRBORNE916]

im surprised that break cleaner didn't melt your stock/pistol grip.

[@Highjak86]

Oh, it's not that strong at all. Acid might do that.

[@jhutch1470]

AIRBORNE916 Brake cleaner is not too strong and dries extremely fast. I also hit it with compressed air and it dries in seconds. It's really great stuff.

[@highvaluetarget8162]

Nice job...that's one of the few times I've seen people use ODG first instead of brown. I may use the green first on mine also. It'll be my first time so I'm going to "practice" on my Rock River before painting my D.Defense. Anyway, great job and keep the videos coming.

[@myidahohomestead.7123]

Only 6 minutes into the video and there's already been 3 commercial breaks

[@TheVikingSailor]

This kind of thing is perfect for Frankengun builds.

[@vintageguitarz1]

Why the hell would you put a Bipod on a Carbine length barreled M4??!!! Jesus!

[@tedwilliams8766]

who...the hell...buys guns....with the intent to sell? ive never brake cleaned a rifle, just used a little booze on the greasy oily areas and let 'er buck. nice job though.

[@TheDownRisen]

I usually camo my own gear as well, I dont use spray paint though I use this stuff, its more durable homeplastidipper.com/where-to-buy/plasti-dip-camo/

[@joesearcy8580]

why don't you use rubber gloves, because of the oil on your fingers,,, your natural oils everyone has???????

[@davidm1858]

You shouldn't paint your barrel will not cool down like it should it will prevent heat from escaping and barrel from cooling off which will cause your barrel to warp or gas block to over heat and break gun looks sweet but don't paint the barrel

[@tomsteadman9520]

After that much brake cleaner in what seems to be a closed garage, I don't know how either of you are standing up straight... 😂

[@elievans6565]

i want the camo paint job of the gun in the back in 8:37! can u tell me how to do that one

[@DanWActual]

Great how to video on painting guys.

[@micwell2247]

Atr least the democrats' can't pursue you/us for have a black looking rifle

[@GigaBytePatriot]

Awesome video there, and love the way it turned out. I put 2 coats of a matte clear after I am finished and it really helps the paint job look smoother and keeps it from wearing off so fast. Another thing, If you try to start your paint 'stroke' away from the rifle, rather than right on top of it, you won't have so many stray dots of paint.

[@armenius7553]

If you want to do this pattern and make it look like Vietnam tiger stripe do tan first then brown then green I did it go hen I was a little kid on my airsoft 416 and I made templates with an exacto knife and cut out patterns from masking tape that was overlapping and it was stuck to parchment paper so I made stickers essentially and covered up the spots that I wanted to keep the color as I did the coats for different colors black can also be used and I did that

[@davidm1858]

In a sport setting where your not pumping that much lead and can cool down when need probably wouldn't matter to much but in a battle situation barrel will get to hot with a layer of paint over it and warp it and destroy your gad block

[@Symtex23]

Great job fellas! Been a subscriber for quite a while now. Always good stuff, can't wait for more. Stay safe and take care.

[@Highjak86]

We appreciate it, Symtex!

[@cleehollis1983]

If you clear coat it with a matte clear or satin clear it won’t wear off or scratch

[@Jshaun]

Wow nice work fellas, thanks for the info!

[@codycoldbrewski572]

The worlds longest bipod, they don’t even use them on Barretts

[@MrChromebones85]

That looks awesome!! Good work and video!

[@jjmckay6man1]

Rifles look great! Nice video how to! :)

[@wazupholmes1665]

This is a great video on how NOT to paint your rifle.

[@kaveebee]

Good to see you guys got your country's flag there

[@DamfinoMR2]

Man this is phenomenal. I want to paint my AR out of practicality and not for a fashion statement and this looks like it's the ticket!

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

Don't lie. You want to spray paint it and be a LARPer just like the rest of us.

[@shelbysrvtech]

who sells their rifle? I mean why buy a rifle if you're just going to sell it.

[@hiwayman64]

cool video .....how does the paint hold up on the barrel when it gets hot ??? ive had barrel's smoking hot be for ??

[@RKHarm24]

Have y'all been seeing this grey color being used for urban tactical? Magpul, B5 Systems and another company are pushing greys in a little different shaded tones.

[@peeman4841]

So I have a ar15-22 which is an ar body but shoots 22s and I was wondering if I would do anything differently with painting it or would I just do the same steps? Sorry if it's a dumb question but I feel like I had to ask

[@Highjak86]

The same steps should apply, but put a piece of tape over you bolt as most 22LR ARs don't have a dust cover.

[@vdogg14209]

I want to paint mine white and black but what kind of paint do I use?

[@vdogg14209]

I want to paint mine white and black but what kind of paint do I use?

[@henrycruz45cal]

Now you will be invisible at the range.

[@dbrownick]

What is the third colour you used mate? First was OD, then Earth Brown, followed by???? Great looking gun, painting mine soon. Cheers.

[@Highjak86]

The third color was a khaki or coyote brown. Can't remember exactly.

[@dbrownick]

Highjak86 Cheers. I noticed that since you used the khaki brown last, it really brightened the gun up. Would you suggest using khaki first, THEN earth brown if the desired look is more dark:?

[@Masta_E]

The green is so dark you almost didn't need to put it on. Looks cool though, i personally would try and make it less "busy". Thanks for the video.

[@ratagris21]

Great job the almost not Tiger stripe job, but looks very nice.

[@FM-Patriot]

Who would EVER want to sell one of their rifles??? they are like children!

[@patrickl995]

I didn't have any luck finding any actual od green, I know rustoleum does use an army green and a deep forest green. Do you know which one you actually used? Also, do you prefer rustoleum over krylon camo paint or just happened to grab rustoleum? I found the krylon for close to the same $5 price tag and checked amazon reviews that were same if not better for krylon. Any pref?

[@calvinkelley6745]

IF U AINT CAMO U AINT RAMBO

[@blindsleep]

Protip: If using a suppressor system, mask your muzzle device before paint.

[@Lonewolf6565]

That od doesn't look like od at all.

[@runninggoat2220]

The one problem I had with Rustoleum was on the extension. Once painted the B5 SOPMOD and LMT SOPMOD stocks would not slide over the extension freely. I had to put a mag in the lower and use my foot as a brace on the mag using my body weight and pull the stock off. I removed most of the paint on the extension to allow for the stock to ride freely in all positions.

[@danphipps4110]

Cool video man. I know you briefly covered this in your vid, But have you ever experienced heating issues? Or have you fired the rifle enough, after painting, to notice if you had heating issues? I painted my Remington 710, 30-06 hunting rife a few years ago. I did it just like this. But I don't fire my bolt action rapid fire though. Just curious. Keep the videos coming man.

[@williammoore6952]

Great video! Thx for sharing! There is a satin you can protect the paint job. Thx William

[@shogekimura]

i like the paint job but man i want an air compressor so badly now lol. i thought you guys were using soon much brake clean but then once he busted out that air compressor i was like oh. ok i get it now haha

[@brambo1755]

Looks like the guy who makes lures

[@h2oecho]

You bought dead weeds from WalMart?!?!?! LMAO!!!!

[@rman713]

What's your experience with painting polymer and rubber parts? I've heard it doesn't stick to rubber well, but how does it hold up on polymer furniture? In other words, am I gonna get paint flakes all over my hands and face?

[@-f1r3_bird-96]

i didnt see you guys take off the the rear butt stock pad to paint the tube that the rear butt pad with button where it collapses

[@Highjak86]

Correct. We didn't show removal of the buttpad. We also didn't remove the stock to paint the rear of the buffer tube.

[@deadspazz]

at the start of the video you have an AR that is awesome looking. How did you paint it, because it looks so different from the one you paint in the video. Could you give me some instructions on how to get mine to look like the one at the beginning???

[@Highjak86]

We used the exact same process as described in the intro. We just used different overlays. Pine, sticks, and leaves.

[@Justbase]

good advise on the resell value.

[@rolliefingers8790]

Ive always been told to avoid brakleening plastic/poly stuff, but obviously Ive been misinformed...nice job, thanks for the tips and for easing my mind regarding the use of brakleen.

[@deadspazz]

sorry for so many questions, I just think this rifle is bad ass looking and would like to do the same to mine. But I don't want to screw it up at all.

[@Highjak86]

No worries. Rattle can is cheap in easy to fix with another coat. Practice on a piece of cardboard, an old magazine, or something else you don't care too much about.

[@-f1r3_bird-96]

looks good. so im thinking about painting a tatical shotgun, but the question is the barrel will needed to be painted what do you this about that? would it get to hot for the paint?

[@s.o.f.fpatriotsforlife414]

Bipods on ar15s never made sense to me

[@chrissewell1608]

I have had better camo patterns turn out, when starting with a light color base coat (white, sand, tan) then adding the darker shades, as you layer in your patterns. And practice before painting. Test it all out, on a scrape piece of card board. You may discover your stencil is to thick or thin, and you can replace it. And test spray from different distances for a variety of effects, from detailed lines, to a misty foggy layer.

[@noncompliant209cali]

I live in California so I just cover it in graffiti and piss. Perfect camoflauge

[@Catgat37]

Fantastic comment 👏

[@stag3t-muspsa910]

Nice job fellas...think bout doing my at pistol 300 blkout

[@harveysimms3692]

I've never seen a flash suppressor quite like the one on the rifle you used to demonstrate the three color camo paint job. What and where did you get the flash suppressor? Thank you.

[@CaptGus]

The first coat looks like the Rustoleum Army green, then it looks like you covered it with the deep forest green , there is no Rustoleum OD Green, so could you tell which one you used,or what you did for to the base color. Because it most definitely change from the Base coat at the start and then when you went to laying it down the straw strips it was dark green. Thanks, trying to use y'all's technique

[@tskfrcdgr]

Your first mistake was not painting a Daniel Defense. Larry Vickers wrote this.

[@smiffersmaffer]

Hijack+ how does you're buddy like the Larue Handguard ?

[@CaptGus]

It's (DEEP FOREST GREEN ) is what y'all used,

[@robbyholmes686]

I'm sending mine out to you.

[@keyboardbeats]

Nice job bro, excellent breakdown can't wait to upgrade my furniture for my S&W M&P-15

[@briangarmonar15]

? For ya... Any gun oil just seems to smear the paint right off. Am I the only one having this problem?

[@adamkreuz9068]

I've been looking for a good woodland camo job. What's the third color you used?

[@jaredguest7170]

I skipped the de grease part

[@terrylentz7735]

Nice paint job!

[@pawcrawlowens8730]

Carb cleaner is best

[@Tww1995]

I want to do this to a remington 700 type rifle. Do I need to remove the trigger assembly?

[@martingarcia3467]

Great video, quick question tho, after I do the paint job on my rifle, does it affect the paint if I frog lube the gun?

[@RIPPER334]

LOL... Quad rails.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Looks cool, but any pattern smaller than the palm of your hand is wasted effort.