Complete Guide to Spraypainting Your Airsoft Gun Part 2: Painting
Part 2, the spraying of the gun and final coatings and touch ups.
FAQ (updated 6/20/11):
Will this work on metal guns? Yes, if you use the right spraypaint. Just read the can and it will tell you if it works on metal things.
Why use primer? It helps the paint stick to the gun, even if you're painting a black coat on a black gun. Better paint job.
What paint brand do you use? I use RustOLeum and Krylon because of their quality plastic specified spray paints.
What is the gun in this picture? The gun here is G36 springer (single shot per pull) airsoft gun and it is plastic. It was $20 somewhere in California (I don't live there).
Where to buy paint and supplies:
AC Moore
ACO Hardware
Advance Auto Parts
Anderson Paint & Decorating
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Aubuchon Hardware
Auto Barn
Auto Zone
Benny's
Beverly Fabric Inc.
Carter Lumber
Caswell Inc.
Checker Stores
Coast to Coast Hardware
Dick Blick
Duckwall Alco
Eckerd Drug
Fred Meyer
GI Joes
Hull's University Art Supply
Janovic
Jo-Ann Etc.
Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts
Keltner Distribution
Kragen Stores
Marvin's
McCoys
Meijer
Nasco
Murrays Discount Auto
NAPA
Navy Exchange
O'Reilly
Parts America
Pat Catan's
Paxton Patterson
Pearl Paint
Pep Boys
Rite Aid Corporation
Sam Flax Art & Design
School Specialty
Schucks
Strauss Auto
Utrecht
Valu Home Centers
ONLINE RETAILERS
Art Materials Online
ArtSuppliesOnLine.com
Art Supplies Wholesale
Art Supply Warehouse
McLean & Ballard Ace Hardware
Mittel's Art Center
The Paint Store
United Art and Education
CANADIAN RETAILERS
ACE Hardware
BMR le Groupe
Canac--Marquis Grenier
Canadian Tire
Coast Distributors
Heinz Jordan and Company Ltd.
Home Hardware
Kent
La Coop Fédérée
Laferté
Matério
Omer Deserres
Patrick Morin
Pro Hardware
Réno Dépôt
Rona
TimBr-Mart
Totem Building Supplies
True Value
TSC
Walmart
Or at a local store.
Best kind of paint:
http://www.krylon.com/products/camouflage_paint_with_fusion_technology/
this would work on metal guns right?
smeagle9999 8 months ago
Yes, it will work on metal guns.
TSRAA 8 months ago
Wait I don't under stand why do you need to do primer then black...if the gun is already black? Why not primer then the tanish paint?
MxLegit 8 months ago
@MxLegit The black plastic on the gun is all scratched up and looks really bad, and the primer helps the tan paint stick to the gun on the parts that aren't covered by the black.
TSRAA 8 months ago
will any spraypaint work as long as you sand it? Also, if I don't have sandpaper is there a better kindof spraypaint that would work better? GREAT videos btw, helping me out alot. I have a DD44, AK and standard 9mm to paint. Already tried the 9mm to paint it but the paint keeps rubbing off...
Chadowikku 8 months ago
@Chadowikku Last thing, wait 7 days after applying the clearcoats so it has time to set. If it doesn't have a long enough time to set, then the paint will chip and rub off.
TSRAA 8 months ago