Sponge painting stocks?

[Patton63]

This is my effort to paint a Boyd's laminate stock. I laid down a primer and then a mix of brown, OD, and tan base coat and varied the colors with a sea sponge.

 

[Randominator]

I painted this AR about 10 years ago with Brownell's Aluma-Hyde II using sponge applicators after spraying the base coat. Has held up perfect.

 

[Buckys]

I gave this a try on my first rifle last summer. I was pleased with the first outcome.

My first rifle purchase after college was an early 90's Rem 700 stainless synthetic (tupperware) stock and I had bought an old McMillan stock to replace it that needed to be painted.

I worked on the original stock first and foam filled the hollow butt stock and stiffened the foreend with a broken carbon arrow shaft. Initial base coat shown here.

I wanted a strong tan undertone for the Texas brush that I hunt with this rifle in. So the tan paint went on next with a sponge (I went heavy on the sponge) and lightly sponged olive, brown, white and some more tan. Final coat was a black webbing paint followed by multiple thin clear coats. Finished product alongside the chipped dark navy blue McMillan that would be done next is here as well.

Final product is the rifle set in the newly painted McM next to the original tupperware stock:

 

[Janno05]

Here is my first attempt at it.

 

[ENGUNEER]

I began "sponge painting" my stocks using colored epoxy many years ago. The epoxy (I use acraglas gel mixed with dye and/or pearl and aluminum powders). This can be applied to the stock using polyurethane foam in any color or pattern you may want. It provides the patterning you want with texturing over the complete stock for a good grip surface. Attached are photos of a Win 70 rifle in a traditional camo pattern and Tuebor Legion rifle in a more colorful "camo".

 

[BrentM]

I've done piles of them. I use cerakote generally but not always.

Prep stock- clean and rough surface
plastic primer if you like, it helps.
Texture paint if you like
Base coat
sponge pattern and colors- I like sea sponges generally
clear coat with matt clear - cerakote

Here are a couple

 

[Clem Bronkoski]

Ive also done a few. Started off with my Savage 93 17HMR to see how it would turn out. I use Krylon camo paint and natural sponge. Sometimes I use a tan base and others I use a green base. When dry I use a satin finish polyurethane o protect it. This pic is my Tikka with the green base.

 

[smokey3]

I have done a few. Not hard at all. I use model paint (like for model tanks/planes).
Manners Tac Moola (green) w. 3 color tan to fill in between. Had too much black in between.
Before:
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After
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Can't get much better than that IMO, Awesome looking job

 

[tjmcree]

My bronze and off white krylon sponged magpul hunter

 

[Timx47Lapua]

My first attempt. I like how it came out. Stock was black already so I just added the camo with a sponge and sprayed several layers of matte clear coat over the top.

 

[skipglo]

The clear coat sure helps with dings and scratches. Krylon makes a flat crystal clear that looks great with no reflective glare.

Krylon Rocks for guns! Fiberglass, metal especially! And at 1/10 the the cost of other GUN PAINTS! You can apply the second coat within three minutes....then I let it sit for seven days... the gun powder residue on my muzzle brake wipes off with a damp cloth! I thought that would / could be a real problem. Our Prime Minister is afraid of Black guns...so I painted my 50 Bushmaster...was real happy with the outcome!

 

[Huntz]

Geez ,you guys did some nice painting.I might give it a try.

 

[JAYgs8163]

Krylon Rocks for guns! Fiberglass, metal especially! And at 1/10 the the cost of other GUN PAINTS! You can apply the second coat within three minutes....then I let it sit for seven days... the gun powder residue on my muzzle brake wipes off with a damp cloth! I thought that would / could be a real problem. Our Prime Minister is afraid of Black guns...so I painted my 50 Bushmaster...was real happy with the outcome! View attachment 280899View attachment 280900

Hey Skip,

I bet it looks real good with them Christmas lights too while nighttime predator hunts.

Best, JGS

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Krylon, I have found the best sponge to be the big "airy" sea sponges from Michael's. I finish with Brownell's Alumahyde. I definitely think less is more, as you can see on the last one, I got a little carried away.