Spongetarn - A Flecktarn paintjob using sponges and spraypaint

[@redflagguy88]

Ganz ehrlich: das ist mit Abstand der Beste Flecktarn Paintjob den ich je gesehen habe. Respekt 🫡

[@DrThunder88]

Vielen Dank.

[@tims1415]

Flecktarn is one of the best camouflage patterns in the world. The desert version is also very good.

[@BlaineKK37]

Most impressive is how good it looks with how little time you invested, but I'm sure that's a product of you knowing what youre doing. Love the versatility factor you talk about, I've took many patterns and altered them with "environment appropriate" color schemes

[@DrThunder88]

@@BlaineKK37 Thanks! Sponge painting like this strikes me as faster than using stencils or stickers, but I don't have any experience with those to compare the process or the results.

[@handsmcneil]

I just did this to my ruger american stock. It turned out great. Thank you for making such a well done video. Very well laid out and easy to follow.

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks for the feedback! If you're able to post a picture or video, I'd love to see it!

[@handsmcneil]

@@DrThunder88 I am unsure how to post a picture on yt but if I can figure it out I will do! Thanks again!!

[@robr4596]

Your method looks good! I'll give it a try.

[@MXCOP406]

Nice job!

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Lake district camo. 🤘 I read the title as 'Spongtard' and in my youth spong was a derogotary name for thick or slow people, especially if suffixed with tard, So you can imagine my confusion as 'reading' that and seeing camouflage haha!

[@PENFOLD1962]

Stainless Steel wire wool is as good as natural sponges. Just loosen the wire from the roll then squeeze into shape, for the holes that are in natural sponges press the wire wool onto different sized balls such as marbles, steel bearings etc. The wire wool will hold the shape. So much affordable just make sure that you buy the oil/grease less version used in joinery.

[@jmmartin7766]

I spent a couple of years in Germany, stationed there as an American soldier, and saw both how nice Flectarn looks, AND how effective it was... Your rifle looks great! 🖒😎 I would've probably painted the whole thing, but that's just my military OCD rearing it's head... lol!

[@GoodisBest4u]

You did a great job! I would have done the barrel too.

[@Egnatius]

Thank you very much sir helped me a lot and it looks great!!!

[@DrThunder88]

You are welcome! I would love to see pictures of your project if you use this method.

[@Egnatius]

I'll show you when I get done for sure!

[@Virtual_Villain]

Pretty Nice Job. I wearn Flecktarn for years by myself and this is pretty close to it. 👌🏻

[@Jester_-]

Ayyy I'm in Michigan too! Maybe could use a little more light green left uncovered for contrast, but looks good!

[@royshobe6642]

Thanks for making this video

[@DrThunder88]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@andrewmccrary3600]

The stock looks great. I hope I can do as great a job as that. In any case though, the “OH FOR GOD’S SAKE!” had me laughing really hard. Thank you for that lol. I can see that happening to me when I try to do this for the first time.

[@jeremyknop5378]

I was looking for a video on flecktarn Camo painting cause I'm planning on painting my ar12. Flecktarn is probably my favorite camo pattern, I'm of German ancestry mostly so that might play a role but it's also really effective here in the pnw in the woods and mountains. Thanks for the upload. And yeah pretty much everytime I go to paint something either some stupid fly gets stuck in wet paint or if I'm spray painting it'll be a windy day and the wind gusts will wait til I pull the trigger so I go through about twice as much paint as I otherwise should need to.

[@DrThunder88]

Glad to know bugs aren't just irritating here in the Midwest! I'd love to see how your AR12 turns out. If you get a chance when you finish, please drop me a line!

[@msgajhimelret9496]

Great job, well done...

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks!

[@johnkoenig496]

Looks Good !

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks!

[@ratagris21]

You're one of the few people who sprays in both in short and long sprays of the base paint. Everyone else I see act like they're scared to spray paint and put alot of effort into a simple project. Like this method. As they say got build a better mouse trap. The avocado would have worked out great after the flat clear coat.

[@misssiberia69]

I like it! I'm gonna paint my motorcycle with that method.

[@DrThunder88]

Well, make sure you stay visible on the road. Ride safe!

[@Zzoro1987]

Looks great

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks!

[@mickstringy]

Nicely done. I might try the sponge technique on my mk23 to see how it turns out before trying on my main guns. Looks easier than the stencils especially on a pistol

[@ThaSilentOne420]

Army green , OD Green , Black , Brown , Khaki /Sand/ Tan . Works great

[@scottgorman7166]

Good job Dr. I added a little gray due to hunting in winter in Ohio

[@DrThunder88]

Great idea! It's a very adaptable pattern with the right color choices.

[@TheGoatMumbler]

Good job man.

[@raxxtango]

the cammo colors on the jacket are olive drab, khaki, yellow-green, red-brown and black. your red-brown and black are close...the greens on the rifle are more towards the blue scale than yellow. personally, I would go over all of the greens with a olive drab or a grey/green. the 'glaring' question..is...why didn't you paint the barrel?

[@hogislandgunparts3448]

agreed, all that work just to hit the woods with a 28" light sabre. the camo does look good though.

[@jruba]

great job !

[@ronniebounds6474]

Could you post the colors and brands of paint you used for your urban camo. Well done on both by the way!!!!!

[@DrThunder88]

It was all Rustoleum: flat gray primer, "Slate Blue", Camouflage "Sand", Camouflage "Army Green", and Camouflage black. The cheek piece is Rustoleum dark gray primer. Thankfully I posted the colors in a thread on SavageShooters, because otherwise I would have forgotten! Thanks for the kind words and good luck!

[@ronniebounds6474]

@@DrThunder88 thank you for the rapid response!!! I’m going to try and sponge a soft gun case this afternoon. Never done a soft one before. It’s 600 Denier Premium PVC Shell so I need to do some experimenting! Any advice?

[@DrThunder88]

@@ronniebounds6474 I've never tried painting fabric before. Experimentation would be key. I know Dupli-Color makes a paint specific for vinyl and fabric, but I've not tried it either. Let me know how your project goes. I'd love to see it!

[@ronniebounds6474]

@@DrThunder88 thanks again for you reply. I will. Cheers!!!

[@northwind9505]

Nice and simple. I will try this! Could you do a desert one and Florida?

[@DrThunder88]

Hey there! Sorry, I'm not sure how I missed your comment. TiborasaurusRex here on KZbin did a video about this type of painting years ago called "Paint Your Gun - DESERT!!!" He specifically was matching it to the desert area he lives in. The short version is that he uses most of the same colors, but he leads with tan instead of green and (I think) makes the brown more pronounced than the dark green. Anyway, it's worth a watch if you check out his channel. Thanks for watching!

[@northwind9505]

@@DrThunder88 Thank you. I watched the other desert video. I like yours better. I've also seen one done with Elmer's glue. The kryptek pattern is laid out over a plastic book cover than peeled off as a stencil. I may use both.

[@restingfish]

very nice but the red/brown is too prominent imo, I will definitely be using this technique! thanks dr thunder!

[@DrThunder88]

Cool! Let me know how your project turns out! I'm interested to see how other color patterns work.

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

No response

[@trollfacedomi]

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[@tatt2dpeckerwood608]

Germany has been using Flecktarn longer than that they been using it since WW2

[@redflagguy88]

Das was du meinst ist Erbsentarn. Flecktarn ist die Weiterentwicklung und basiert darauf. Offiziell eingeführt wurde das 5 Farben Flecktarn (B) 1991 nach 4 jährigen Tests verschiedener Varianten.

[@brianvannorman1465]

Interesting. This was done on synthetic stocks? I'd have been a bit squeamish about brake cleaner (ether?), and, especially, acetone on a synthetic stock. May try the urban version on a Mini-14 stock.

[@DrThunder88]

Not to worry! Nylon, commonly used in injection molded stocks, has excellent resistance to the active ingredients in both regular (tetrachloroethylene) and non-chlorinated (acetone, alcohol, heptane, toluene) brake cleaner. I would be more concerned if the stock was carbon fiber or fiberglass laid up in epoxy, as that resin can get loose in at least a few components of Brakleen. Thanks for watching, and good luck with your project! If you think of it, let me know how it turns out for you!

[@williammason8673]

Thanks!

[@j.t.patton7820]

If you clear it with Dura Coat clear...you won't have to worry about spilling solvent on all that hard work ;)

[@badkarma7644]

I have always liked German Camo I think it’s the Best around

[@DrThunder88]

It looks good and it seems to work pretty well in a variety of environments. I like it!

[@briannguyen5725]

don't sell yourself short! it looks great!!

[@robr4596]

not the 70's or 80's, they invented the pattern mid ww2! search it.

[@DrThunder88]

Searched! "Flecktarn-as it is known today-was part of [Truppenversuch 76 (Troop Trials 76)] and went under the name of 'Flecktarn B (groß)' or, translated, Spot Camouflage B (big). There were (among others) two more Flecktarn designs, one with smaller elements and the other with less contrast. Beginning in 1986, two Flecktarn designs were tested. Four years later, Flecktarn B was chosen to become 'Kampfanzug 90' (Battledress 90)."

[@robr4596]

You are perfectly correct. I can't believe that it's been 2 years since I posted this.

[@wntu4]

Love your shirt.

[@koningbolo4700]

LOL... You gotta have that avocado toast right ?

[@aaronkeener95]

The silver barrel. Not going to paint it ?

[@DrThunder88]

I had considered blasting it to give paint something to stick to, but I haven't gotten around to it. I've had some paint flake from machine polished stainless.

[@user-wx3wc4bo7c]

I lucked out in life long time ago worked at an army surplus, it use to come in a seacan former Soviet bloc time capsules, one time a person from the Russian embassy came in dropped like 10 grand for formal former USSR uniforms. One time a porno director came in looking for specifically 1990’s camo for an adult film 🤔 anyway flaktarn is my favourite.

[@kevindawson5379]

anyone else see the face in the stock around 12:30? lol i know its random but it was to funny. great video though.

[@ashleynonis697]

You should post how to paint leopard print 😉

[@flashg2910]

Nice!

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks!

[@incognito1559]

Close enough for me

[@DrThunder88]

And even if it's not perfect, it still works! Thanks!

[@stevenwillard8436]

Looks….okay. Like, not bad at all.

[@landonjones8819]

Camos a stock. has stainless barrel lol

[@nickmcarr617]

People have decorated weapons for as long as weapons have existed.

[@sirkokemter7904]

sorry we didnt use any kind of Flecktarn in the 70ies or 80ies, we used simple steingrau-oliv, the introduction of Flecktarn started back in the 90ies, it went into field test 1992 the bigger issue rounds came 1995 with the IFOR deployments, I personally got mine issued 1997

[@DrThunder88]

Interesting! My sources may have been mistaken. Thank you for the insight!