Bowkrazy83
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Man that looks dang good. Could you tell the type of paint and colors u used a type of bed liner cause I wanna do same thing. Thanks
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How have you modified the predator?
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hokiehunter373
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I did the same thing he did. Here's what I wrote up in an earlier post. Good luck
"The exact colors Slipnslide recommended. Dude nailed it. I put down the primer first and then coated with the bed liner. Like I said before, I don't think the bed liner is necessary but I would get just a black layer down as a base. I think having it down first made it easy to get the camo as light as I wanted it to be by using the remaining colors to cover the black. This is the bed liner I used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CT49AS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Then we alternated between the rest of the colors and using the primer for white
Primer/white: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ZKMKSO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Brown: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y0N2NFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Fossil: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BWORX6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Coastal Gray: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0716BJL2S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Painted the letters with some orange I had laying around and then clear coated after everything dried
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BWORZE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1"
Thanks @Slipnslide for the inspiration. Had my 2 year old help me out so it’s a little blotchier and less detailed (especially in the tight spots) than I’d like but thinking of him every time I step on it will be well worth it. And it still looks pretty sweet I do believe.
Started with the primer
Added the truck bed liner.. agreed with the later comments in this thread and probably wouldn’t do this again
Then attacked with a sea sponge
After some drying and a couple clear coats
I’ll reassemble in a few days
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@hokiehunter373 - what did you use to cut in the lettering? I just finished mine and tried with a Q-Tip, which was too large. Any suggestions?
Patriot38
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I used a watercolor paint brush and trimmed some of the hairs off. That worked well for me.
I am boring, all I will do is a little flat color on the areas that could be seen from below.
I will say ...I'm FINISHED trying to do the letters lol. Tried three brushes, qtips and my impatience can't make the cuts ha!
hokiehunter373
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I just used a very small paint brush. It looks better in the pix than it does in person and is definitely the part I'm least happy with
Holy crap, that’s beautiful.
Dykins0115
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Thanks! The rest looks good, but I gave up on the letters. Your colors are spot on! Thanks for submitting the info.
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Here is the finished product ...again, less the orange letters! The colors were on point so thanks for the recommendations!
Process - I painted each piece individually, clear coated, then reassembled.
Do Again - If I were doing it again, I'd get it 90% painted, reassemble to ensure matching looks good, then clear coat as a completed platform
This is exactly what I was going to do. Glad it’s tested and approved!
Pattywhacker
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Well I didn’t go in with huge expectations but I’m pleased with the outcome. Tried to mirror Sitka’s EVII but maybe it came out more like Kuiu’s Vias
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Pattywhacker
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Only thing I’ve done to mine is add some bicycle tube to the buckle to dampen noise and added a loop of paracord for hanging from an S-Biner while climbing. A little flat green paint but nothing noteworthy. The bike tube on the buckle helps a ton with accidental clinks.
Slipnslide
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I've personally found while the paint, bedliner, clear coat,etc. looks great it's a waste of time. As soon as I hunted the first morning and stood on the platform with clear coat I could hear my boots squeak.
So all the paint did was end up adding a little weight because I ended up hockey taping the platform. No noise at all and it actually keeps my hands from getting cold while setting up. Used black hockey tape and few small pieces of white athletic tape to mark the outer edges so I could see better at low light.
So all the paint did was end up adding a little weight because I ended up hockey taping the platform. No noise at all and it actually keeps my hands from getting cold while setting up. Used black hockey tape and few small pieces of white athletic tape to mark the outer edges so I could see better at low light.
Squirrels
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Yep. I painted mine and just won’t hold on something that gets used that way!!