Cerakote Custom Camo. Three color halo effect

I'll be using three different colors of Cerakote and vinyl stencils to create a custom camo with a halo effect.
The colors used are:
H-146 Graphite Black
H-242 Hidden White
H-317 Sunflower Yellow

[@sachmo0196]

Not new but...A young man on KZbin shows how to "divert light" via plastic and bending (cloaking him). Wait till Magpull really "see's" or doesn't. Magpull, send me a check :)

[@BransonCerakote]

Turned out very nice man. It's always cool to see shops using non-traditional colors in camo. A lot of people don't think they'll turn out but in our experience, they are some of the best custom camo choices. Great work.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks, I like it when a customer can give me a good challenge. That's what's continues to make me try harder.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

By the way, thank you for the complement. Your videos were a big insperation for me when I was starting out. You made my day today.

[@BransonCerakote]

@@alaskanmancave5301 Cool brother, I appreciate that. Good work is good work. Plenty of the other kind on here, lol.

[@FSU1HEMI1]

@@alaskanmancave5301 / @bransoncerakote you two guy are very good at what you do and helpful to all that are just getting into the business . I cant thank you enough for all the instructions given keep up the great work .

[@larrylambert5193]

One of the best I’ve seen. So many think they’re the next cerakote god on KZbin but fail short with their work…. Again very nice work💪🏼🇺🇸

[@chrissavage8107]

Bro you kicked butt on this one! Hands down this channel is TOO UNDERRATED!! Please keep the cerakote vids coming! Awesome stuff!!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks, the channel is starting to take off. It takes time to get noticed by the algorithm.

[@VidarrKerr]

Amazing Work, truly awesome. The 3d effect is very real. I just want to know why you decided to change the direction of the stripe stencils. On the upper and lower receivers it is going up and to the right, but on the hand guard you went up and to the left. Also, what did the rifle look like fully assembled? Did you do the barrel and buttstock too?

[@stanhutchins4365]

At first I was thinking oh man that isn’t for me. But then after all the tap was pulled off it looked absolutely amazing. 🤩 damn good job. 👍

[@sachmo0196]

Looking for ghosting for your weap can be difficult. I saw this and added it for one reason. I wanted mine to look (regional) yet, look like a train wreck (don't know what your looking/seeing...at). Take James Deans car (after) then clobber more and rust it...Train wreck.

[@mikebellofatto3023]

Just out of curiosity where did get the stencils or just any stencils you like find in your area

[@spoke1183]

this camo could work when we invade the sun to blend with its colors.

[@spoke1183]

@Niiswii Willard Haha some people are just too crazy. I mean for a range toy, sure. I dono if i could ever paint something ridiculous on a firearm personally. I love my OD greens, tans, browns and 100 shades of FDE's '-)

[@johnwalter6410]

If you use an airbrush on the stencil portion you can get solid saturation without leaving a hard edge,

[@amateurgunner]

Great video. Thank you for the explanations. I’m doing ok with solid colors. I’ve been planning a camo pattern and now seeing yours it makes it much more comfortable on my mind.

[@michaeltaylor1534]

LoL it took me a day and a half to do my first camo job, and it looked way different than I thought. The colors were reversed, but it still looked pretty cool. Still trying to figure out how to get the lines off the edges of the stenciling.

[@getbrainseeds]

i want to do this using fde as base color od green and some kind of brown maybe coyote dark brown,nice job

[@guyromero9761]

Did you fully cure this at 2:50 for 2 hours with stencils on

[@donthit707]

Awesome job👍🇺🇲✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

[@eurothrasher2823]

L@@ks great ! Well done sir !

[@Slinky108]

Would it have been okay to flash it after final coat, remove stencils, then fully cure? Thank you!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

yes and I will do that sometimes. I usually give it about a 1/2 hour then pull stencils then full cure

[@jackhammermike2522]

I've only watched one minute of your video and I like it already. I wasn't sure where you were going when you mentioned yellow as a color. I was impressed when you mentioned the leaves where you hunt turning yellow. I've painted many a gun and the person is always kinda surprised when I ask them for a few pictures of their primary hunting spot. I've always said that if you're going to paint your rifle paint it in the colors you are going to be in.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Boy that's so true

[@shramj]

Amazing technic, very cool pattern.

[@jimsteen12]

I noticed you handled the weapon with your bear hands while attaching the stencil, do you need to degrease the metal afterwards or is it safe to apply paint afterwards. Great video Thanks for producing it.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

That is good question. You need to really look at yourself for the answer. Obviously the right answer is to degrease again. Personally I have very dry skin and I always seem to get acetone all over myself reguardles of how hard I try to keep it off. With that combination handling parts with bare hands works for me. Everyone is different and the conditions we work in are different as well. You will need to determine for yourself if you are able to handle the parts without requiring additional degreasing or continuing to wear gloves through the entire process. Thanks for watching and your question.

[@candicechrestman328]

If you have "bear" hands you probably should get all that deer, elk, or moose grease and blood off of them or degrease the work before proceeding. But if you have dry "bare" hands you might be ok. Just joshing!!!! Good point and very good question. I was thinking about that as well.

[@Prepper_Raider]

Nicely done! Closer to Anchorage or Fairbanks? And what are your thoughts on cerakoting a base color down like white, using Krylon over that and finishing w/ cerakote clear? And lastly, do you have an opinion on cerakote micro slic?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Krylon more than likely wont stick to fully cured cerakote. Sometimes even the air cure clear wont stick to cured H series. Cerakote has so many colors I would just stick to one type of paint that way you can avoid any potential compatibility issues

[@fuddyduddie1205]

Not only one of the best designs, but also a unique method. Kudos.

[@liggerstuxin1]

Is it with it for a cheapie like a ~$800 rifle? I know it’s silly. They’ve already got nice optics. Not sure if I should save for an expensive AR with it included or maybe just cerakote my palmetto, Smith and Wesson, or bushmaster. I just dig the look so much

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thats totally up to you. I paint more palmetto's, etc than I do the spendy ones. Since it is aluminum it is purely cosmetic.

[@mitchross8514]

I'm not sure if you did this or not but by the commentary I suspect maybe not. You want to do a bit of an extended flash cure with the final stencil later and then remove the stencils before going into the longer and hotter final cure.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Is the idea behind that to eliminate the potential of leaving marks on the finish where air bubble were? Cause in the past I have had a few come out like that. I have found that if I get a proper flash cure I don't get the discoloration. And yes I do usually do an extended final cure with multi color paint jobs.

[@BrandinoTheGod]

Nice work man! Im curious if youve ever had any issues with the glue residue from the vinyl after putting it in the oven? Also im assuming after peeling the stencils you put it back in for a full cure? 🤔

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Sometimes I get small patches of residue from the stencils. Mineral spirits takes it off easily. Sometimes I leave stencils on for the full cure but most times I pull them after about 20-30 min.

[@liggerstuxin1]

Also do you coat the inner of the upper and lower? They didn’t on my Sig tread snakebite. Just the outer of the upper and lower. Not even the hand guard… 😐

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I do inside and out. I think it looks more professional

[@ericthemonopod7637]

That looks really slick!

[@kristiejim]

Do you have cure it between colors? Like couldn’t you have done the yellow and black without curing between.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

you want to flash cure between colors or the colors will start to blend together

[@baronvonsnazzy3355]

You did a fantastic job. Thank you for posting

[@Badger-pj3lz]

Where do you get your stencils from ? Or do you make them yourself Great video 👏👏

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I make them myself. but they are readily available on the web

[@BigMrAC]

Really thorough video explaining your process! Awesome!

[@silverstormrifleworks7080]

That looks great man! great inspiration

[@JohnAIDoe]

12min flash cure for each coat. Do you do 60min full cure after apply all the coat?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Yes still do a full cure. I usually go almost double the cure time with muti layer jobs

[@kalebhensley7868]

Great!

[@Jessyssej]

Great job looks super cool

[@ryanolson523]

That looks awesome! Well done!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I love a good challenge.

[@jaydonballman1135]

Where did you get your file to print your stencils? I have a cutter similar to yours I can cut my own as well.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I made my own. It's super easy to draw them up on the cutter software. Which brand cutter do you have?

[@Veldtian1]

That looks insane man, awesome effort.

[@m3dbs]

Great video, and great result. I would have never put those colors together, but they came out fantastic. What psi are you running for your paint gun?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

It depends on how much fan I'm using. But in must cases I run a full fan at about 24psi.

[@m3dbs]

@@alaskanmancave5301 Excellent, thanks. And thank you for taking the time to reply 👍

[@christopherowens2635]

Do you cook it after you spray each color? Or spray all the colors then cook it, then peel the stencil last?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

yes I cook for 10-15 min between colors to flash cure

[@inkedkinggamingtv3669]

How much to buy all equipment and build a booth and oven ?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

that all depends on whether you make or buy stuff. I built my oven for about 200$ sand blaster is 500-2500 depending on how big you go. Air compressor with enough CFM to run a sandblaster will be 2000-4000 then if you go with a spray booth, commercial ones start about 2500. I built mine for about 800. then there will be the spray guns 15-400 depending on if you buy a junk gun or a good one. I'm sure there are a few more misc items you'd have to through in there too. so it is not cheap to get started.

[@Alternate_Titles]

...my IMMEDIATE thought when seeing this camo: YELLOW SNOW

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Lol. Don't eat it

[@Alternate_Titles]

@@alaskanmancave5301 I mean is that not a good name for the camouflage? TM that buddy you earned it. Looks fantastic.

[@Datmobb328]

Where can i find the stencil sticker pack ?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

With this pattern you can use ripped tap. Or I think montactical.com may sell them.

[@hawwwgjaw]

Where you get the stencils?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I drew them up myself and print them on my silhouette Cameo cutter

[@ralphseidler8893]

Wow that’s awesome, color scheme is on point .

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks, it turned out way better than I thought it would.

[@tjrmz250]

Where do you get your stencils, or the files you cut from? Awesome work, im definitely going to try this out.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I have designed all of my stencils myself. I am currently using a Silhouette cutter and their software.

[@ZeNkIxFc]

Also, what type of material do you recommend for the stencils? Great video!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

@@ZeNkIxFc use Avery Desison SF100-235 high bake vinyl. Cerakote sells it on their website. Or many other online retailers. I usually get it from UScutter.com

[@alaskanmancave5301]

There was an auto correct in there it's Avery Dennison

[@ZeNkIxFc]

@@alaskanmancave5301 awesome 👌🏼

[@timothylawson4518]

Where did you get the stencils?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I make the stencils my self. this pattern is easy enough to replicate with ripped tape if you dont have a cutter

[@jamielowder1]

how did it get white I need the whole video

[@alaskanmancave5301]

watch one of my other videos for the base coat. Since it is anodized materials i sweep blast it and spray the whole thing one color, in this case hidden white.

[@nathansilver4736]

Nice job!! Thank you.

[@johncrawford9097]

What are you doing with your airline going up and down the wall? Cooling?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Yes, an attempt to cool and remove condensation.

[@johncrawford9097]

I like the idea, I don't quite have the money yet to get a refrigerated dryer

[@MARC11B]

Looks Great!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks

[@KINGSL0THXXIII]

How did you color fill the “fire” and “safe”? Didn’t show in the video. Awesome work, definitely going to try this effect!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

The fire and safe were not color filled.

[@000gjb]

Is the curing Temperature 180 degrees F or 180 degrees C. Are the Vinyl stencils made from the same material for masking items for Powder Coating? What brand is the Vinyl stencil material?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

The curing temp is 180 degrees F. And yes powder coating vinyl will work good. I use Avery Dennison high bake vinyl. It can be purchased through cerakote or many other online venders.

[@XblSaVage]

Looks great! I have a question. You were touching the gun parts with your bare fingers placing the stencils on. Didn’t the oils in your fingers hurt the next coat of paint?? How’s you get around that.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Flash cured cerakote can handle a brief acetone wipe. And depending on how oily your skin is it may not even need it.

[@brianpoole4703]

Did you have to completely break down your paint sprayer when changing colors? As in 3 cleanings? And do you charge the customer for 3 colors differently than if it was 1 color? Thanks and great work

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Yes I clean my gun between colors. I usually do not completely break down the gun though. I have a video that shows how to properly clean the fluid path of your LPH80. And yes I charge the customer accordingly when stenciling and using multiple colors.

[@candicechrestman328]

Very much enjoyed your techniques, directions and result. First cerakote video I ever watched and very fun.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesfrancis303]

I admit I cringed a little when you showed that yellow for an AR at the beginning.. turned out great.. I learn something from every video, thanks

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I was right there with ya. Customer picked the colors I just tried to make it work. Better lucky than good right?

[@michaelenochs4033]

I was curious how someone did a rifle and you pretty much answered what I was thinking on that fade. I found a picture of something similar on Google images and thought it would look killer on my new VR80 AR style shotgun. Guess I'll have to design another stencil. Just to be sure, you tacked the first color, sprayed your second color, and then fully cured the Cerakote... How long do you think you waited for the first tack to cool down? And how long do you think you waited to cool down before peeling the stencil? I had a little problem with 4 colors wanting to peel the paint off when I took my stencil off. I don't have time to experiment like some of you guys do. Still a very good video, you did an excellent job

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Multiple colors can be a real challenge with cerakote. There is no set time for how long it takes for a color to tack out. Some colors take longer. Also the thickness it was sprayed on and oven temp. The material makes a difference too. Plastics and aluminum heat up faster than steel. I guess the simple answer is 10-15 min at 180 usually works. If your doing mutli colors I try to do the minimum time in the oven to help keep that first layer from curing too much. If your paint is peeling off the layer below definitely cured too long. If it is peeling off to base metal the surface prep wasn't good enough. My best advice is to try and minimize time in the oven for tacking. If there is an area that won't show then you can touch the paint and check if it has tacked. As far as the stencils, I pull them off while they are still hot. It makes it way easier. I also give it about 30 minutes after my last coat and pull all the stencils then back in for a full cure. Good luck.

[@Dafftronic]

Hi, awsome colors, this inspired me to try and do it myselve... Gathering tools and such.. Could you tell me what kind of stencils I need to search for to get as close to the one u designed?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I would look for some tiger stripes. You could also use masking tape torn to shape

[@jamesrehm8647]

Looks frickin awesome and I think would work great in some Aspen trees or in the hot Texas sun

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Totally!

[@stevelatronica6025]

Awesome!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks!

[@Elev8minh]

Great video sir, quick question what brand paint booth are you using?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

My paint booth is homemade. There is a video on my channel that shows its construction

[@ravencraft3074]

Do you ever have dry spray issues with doing the halos? Or is it no different than doing normal spray?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

The only time there could be an issue is if you cure the other layers too much. Or dry spray too if you spray from too far away or improper spray gun set up

[@tdubblz]

I’m inspired! I will attempt this job with my next build but in black and gold!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Good luck. It's a fun pattern to mess around with.

[@alexu8199]

Very good man! So the stencils stay on during the oven curing?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I prefer to peel the off after 15-20 min. But it works just fine to leave them on for the full cure

[@K_M_M_G]

Beautiful work! How is the upper and lower held together? I do not see the pins

[@alaskanmancave5301]

When I paint them together like that I have wooden pins I use to hold them together

[@boss350z5]

the color combo is not really my bag; but the technique is awesome.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

If you check out the monolithic ar in tiger stripes you can see a similar technique with green brown and black

[@jeffwerner1291]

Great job bud. It came out amazing. Keep up the gtreat work

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks! Will do!

[@JackofallTrades674]

Nice work

[@The007craig]

did you sandblast the original finish, or did sand and spray over the finish?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

On an anodized finish there is enough profile for the cerakote to stick to. I always sweep blast all of the anodizing anyway, just to make sure

[@briskettaco]

Even though I had seen the thumbnail I was skeptical about how it was going to look because of the process. But dang, it looks good! Very well done!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thanks. To be perfectly honest I was skeptical too. But in the end I was happy.

[@vladimirloncar3453]

Beautiful work. Does cerakote have to be baked at a certain temperature? I mean, how do you bake it with this template?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

The stencils are high temp vinyl and I flash cure at 180 between colors for about 15 min then 300 degrees for an hour or so for the final cure

[@vladimirloncar3453]

@@alaskanmancave5301 Thanks

[@bobbywarren4911]

Hey buddy, was wondering if you take on any outside work? Would love to have this done with one of my firearms. Thanks

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Still working on getting my FFL once I have that I'll start working mail order stuff. If you live in Alaska I could help you out.

[@bobbywarren4911]

@@alaskanmancave5301Thanks for the reply. I've had my FFL & SOT for 13yrs. It's been fun & work. Unfortunately, I live in Florida. I really like the camo work in this video. If you get your FFL soon, I would be interested in your work. WE thought about doing the Cerakote our salves, but I'm leery of the investment & initial waste.

[@chadm6805]

Where do you order your stencils ?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I purchased a craft/hobby cutting machine and design and cut them myself.

[@miller330i]

what gun and nozzle are you using?

[@alaskanmancave5301]

I use the Anest Iwata LPH 80. It only has one air cap. The needle size is 0.8.

[@rikacoetzer8135]

Nice I want one!!!! 😎😎👌👌

[@alaskanmancave5301]

What's stopping ya

[@rikacoetzer8135]

@@alaskanmancave5301 it really is nice I'm from south africa it's a little bit of a problem to get something like this here..... It really is beutifull😔🙃

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Well I guess that can be an issue. These same techniques can be applied to whatever paints you have available and it can be applied to whatever object you want to paint too. It is fun customizing your stuff. By the way check out my other tiger stripe video. Cheers mate.

[@rikacoetzer8135]

@@alaskanmancave5301 I did its awesome I'm going to it but the yolow one is beutifull and unique will try that one I'm subscribed now keep posting... Have a nice one Greatings from South Africa Earstern Cape if you ever visit here let us no👌👌👍

[@alaskanmancave5301]

@@rikacoetzer8135 you can even use ripped pieces of tape for you stencils may look cool that way

[@Felenari]

Nicely done. I dig it.

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Glad you like it!

[@adamstevenson2485]

Amazing!

[@alaskanmancave5301]

Thx

[@brentshehorn8347]

Think about all the surfaces you touched over and over while applying the stenciling without gloves.....not good