Cool trick for those of you that don’t want to disassemble… take a Q tip and Vaseline and smear it on everything you do not want painted. Then when it’s completely dry, just wipe the Vaseline off. Paint won’t stick to it. Just be careful to not get Vaseline on parts you DO want painted, because it’ll wipe right off with a rag. Also, a foam ear plug in the barrel will keep paint outa there. I mean, it’d probably blow right out with the first round anyways, but I wouldn’t want paint in my barrel.
@Tanika Bays unfortunately never did it. Got a great deal on a hellcat so I sold the g3x shortly after... great gun but I wanted something capable of being smaller.. still curious. As long as you take the mag apart before painting your clear though. I have done that on my glock 23.
I guess he can "like" your comment, but not actually reply... Personally, i haven't had too much trouble with it coming off. With use (any kind), it obviously wears/fades over time anyways. Not sure what the protocol is, but i did two coates of color and one coate of flat clear. The holster probably causes the most (and quickest) wear to handguns.
See I'm not fully comfortable stripping the gun so I'm wanting to find a way to paint it without takedown. How much harder is it to tape it up without disassembling?
You dont have to takedown to paint just tape off the sights and trigger even getting paint in the tip of barrel wont effect accuracy and the paint will be removed from the first shot kit badger has a good video on painting his pistol
Cool video thanks. Just wondering how the paint goes in terms of wearing away where it contacts a holster which is hard plastic and also is there wear from where you grab the slide to rack it?
Very cool! I have a beater colt frontier scout that i was thinking about painting. I think this color or an od green would look good on it. I subscribed too
I have a question, so I have a umarex M&P co2 gun and I want to paint the slide silver so it will look like the SG-09 from the resident evil 4 remake but the gun is polymer and im going to use it for a costume and also using it for shooting in my back yard should i paint it,and also should I take the gun apart in order to paint it or no because I have never taken apart one and don’t want to break it as I got it yesterday and it was $50
My father likes the snake skin spray painted pistol and ak47 grips and stocks i have been painting with spray cans. He wants me to spray can his g2c carry gun the same. I figured to ask here and see if its possible to spray can the whole gun. I can spray the slide and all? If so what steps would i take to paint the slide successfully?
Yeah you can spray the slide like I did on this one, but you don't want to spray the inside part of the slide only the outside. Because you're adding layers and that could cause it to bind and not function properly. Basically just avoid any of the moving parts or parts where there will be friction.
@@RustyGuns thanks for the reply. I appreciate it a ton. I got done painting his handgun around 7 this morning and its drying now. I think it came out pretty good. I did the same design of trying to make it look like snake skin. He wanted his color alittle darker so i used the same base color i was using before but i used alot more grey for the secondary color. Just taking alittle while to dry now lol.
I didn't need to as it was already a little textured. But some surfaces could benefit from it, but I would do it very lightly as it doesn't need to be sanded hard.
Not bad actually, but it took much longer to fully cure and harden on the plastic parts. Took almost 72HR before I could tell that it really fully cured. But it will also depend on when you paint, temperature and humidity will play a factor.
I want to spray paint the slide on my s&w but the words on on the slide are not dug in it kinda looks like scratchable ink and I don’t want to spray over it or do you think it would still be visible ?
So I was going to get a Bodyguard 2.0. It's so small. I'm not paying 100+ to get that thing cerakoted. This will be fun!! Do it need to clear coat it after??
Cool trick for those of you that don’t want to disassemble… take a Q tip and Vaseline and smear it on everything you do not want painted. Then when it’s completely dry, just wipe the Vaseline off. Paint won’t stick to it. Just be careful to not get Vaseline on parts you DO want painted, because it’ll wipe right off with a rag. Also, a foam ear plug in the barrel will keep paint outa there. I mean, it’d probably blow right out with the first round anyways, but I wouldn’t want paint in my barrel.
I don't wanna disassemble thanks a bunch
@@jontaylor8188 did this work out well for you?
I just use blue tape but I'll have to try this.
Should make a video doing this would love to learn
did dis now my safety doesnt come off and wont cock
Most helpful video I ever found. Thank you!
Looks very good. I've been thinking about painting my G3C a FDE or AR-10 Classic Green maybe add octagon patterning
You ever paint your g3c? I'm here because I'm thinking about doing my g3x currently. I would love a good success story lol
Same I’m doing FDE green on the G2C good luck on yours
@@ayejay5000 how did it turn out? I'm too nervous to paint my whole gun so I'm starting with the mags
@Tanika Bays unfortunately never did it. Got a great deal on a hellcat so I sold the g3x shortly after... great gun but I wanted something capable of being smaller.. still curious. As long as you take the mag apart before painting your clear though. I have done that on my glock 23.
Nice finish ! I want to spray paint my gun then finish it with some engraving
Did you have any issues afterwards when cleaning the gun using gun cleaners and oils?
I guess he can "like" your comment, but not actually reply...
Personally, i haven't had too much trouble with it coming off. With use (any kind), it obviously wears/fades over time anyways. Not sure what the protocol is, but i did two coates of color and one coate of flat clear. The holster probably causes the most (and quickest) wear to handguns.
Awesome
See I'm not fully comfortable stripping the gun so I'm wanting to find a way to paint it without takedown.
How much harder is it to tape it up without disassembling?
Not much it just makes it much much easier. Just take your time and be sure to cover the parts needed.
You dont have to takedown to paint just tape off the sights and trigger even getting paint in the tip of barrel wont effect accuracy and the paint will be removed from the first shot kit badger has a good video on painting his pistol
You really need to learn to takedown your gun it's very important, Your gun is basically disposable if you can't clean it.
masking masking masking
@@reganronald8328 you guys clean your guns??
Think serial would still be visible if painted olive green ?
Should be
Will this spray paint also work on metal (iron).. like on beretta 1934
100%. Just remember to use anti-rust paint if available when painting on metals.
Cool video thanks. Just wondering how the paint goes in terms of wearing away where it contacts a holster which is hard plastic and also is there wear from where you grab the slide to rack it?
The hands haven't wore it at the slide, now yeah it will definitely wear faster in a kydex type holster vs a nylon or leather.
You can definitely dye the frame back
I have an old revolver of very low value. Thinking about spraying it coyote brown. Any issue with heat of the barrel?
Very cool! I have a beater colt frontier scout that i was thinking about painting. I think this color or an od green would look good on it. I subscribed too
Awesome thanks for the sub! Yeah this is something for guns you don't want to put a lot of money in but still give it a new look.
Could you do this on a chrome revolver?
😊nice!!
Thanks
That was pretty good, I’m debating between olive or tan it’s kinda hard.
Paint it both 🔥💯
@@tayeeinthacut9661 nah I went Tan my Olive was to dark I’ll do EDRL next time. It has the same coat of an old FN57 with the Tan
I'm trying to paint my upper but the paint keeps chipping... Thoughts?
I have a question, so I have a umarex M&P co2 gun and I want to paint the slide silver so it will look like the SG-09 from the resident evil 4 remake but the gun is polymer and im going to use it for a costume and also using it for shooting in my back yard should i paint it,and also should I take the gun apart in order to paint it or no because I have never taken apart one and don’t want to break it as I got it yesterday and it was $50
Taking apart is always the easiest. If you dont make sure to cover any moving parts
@@RustyGuns thanks brother
My father likes the snake skin spray painted pistol and ak47 grips and stocks i have been painting with spray cans. He wants me to spray can his g2c carry gun the same. I figured to ask here and see if its possible to spray can the whole gun. I can spray the slide and all? If so what steps would i take to paint the slide successfully?
Yeah you can spray the slide like I did on this one, but you don't want to spray the inside part of the slide only the outside. Because you're adding layers and that could cause it to bind and not function properly. Basically just avoid any of the moving parts or parts where there will be friction.
@@RustyGuns thanks for the reply. I appreciate it a ton. I got done painting his handgun around 7 this morning and its drying now. I think it came out pretty good. I did the same design of trying to make it look like snake skin. He wanted his color alittle darker so i used the same base color i was using before but i used alot more grey for the secondary color. Just taking alittle while to dry now lol.
How did the slide hold up as far as keeping paint on it without sanding it or roughing up the surface
I've been asked this a few times so I'll be doing a video update on it this weekend.
Do you have to disassemble to paint?
No, but it does make it much easier to tape of anything you need to.
My keltec p11 is rusted so I was wondering what to do. I'll probably sand and paint
There's an update video, of this one if you want to check it out.
Should you sand the gun first?
I didn't need to as it was already a little textured. But some surfaces could benefit from it, but I would do it very lightly as it doesn't need to be sanded hard.
Rule number 1: dont paint the lowers if polymer, only the slide
and disassemble the firearm before painting
Why can't we paint the polymer?
You can, but it's polymer so it is not easily removable unlike a metal slide. Which I believe I covered in the video.
where did you buy the paint
This guy hearts comments but doesn't answer
i had the 9mm and 40 version of this gun. its actually a good gun. ( the new version, not sigma)
OHHHHHH... FYI, getting spray paint off a gun is easy.... citristrip. (dont use on plastic, will discolor) and that takes the paint right off.
Was the serial # still visible afterward?
Yep
Would it go or would it get damage with water?
Not if you use enamel paint, latex would not be a good idea though.
I love it but quick question does the paint comes out with water or it’s permanent paint ?
No it is an enamel paint, does not comes off with water.
Permanent
What’s the name of the paint and brand you used?
How did the paint hold up?
Not bad actually, but it took much longer to fully cure and harden on the plastic parts. Took almost 72HR before I could tell that it really fully cured. But it will also depend on when you paint, temperature and humidity will play a factor.
I want to spray paint the slide on my s&w but the words on on the slide are not dug in it kinda looks like scratchable ink and I don’t want to spray over it or do you think it would still be visible ?
Just gonna depend on how heavy you paint that particular area.
You can go back. It's called break cleaner.
Can you do this with a Glock 23?
Yes
@@RustyGuns thank you for the reply which exact color did you use on this ?
How does it look after shooting it?
Good question!
What if you want some color on your barrel
Because of the heat and slide hitting the barrel regular paint won't last long.
Always painted the SD slides multi layers black n gray just to cover the stainless give away 😭
So I was going to get a Bodyguard 2.0.
It's so small. I'm not paying 100+ to get that thing cerakoted.
This will be fun!! Do it need to clear coat it after??
Farther than corona 😂🤣😂
So many stories without getting to the point!
Those that can't critique
Very very hort