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what paint is best
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There's a stone texture rustoleum that has some grit in it. Spray a few layers on pretty heavy and I've had good luck adding some traction to my platform. There are good muted colors but I just try to dull out the metal shine, I don't know how it for work for the instagram purdy camo patterns.
Paint won't/doesn't last very long....stealth strip or vet wrap. I use the vet wrap because it's the cheapest option and easy to take off and redo once it starts wearing out.
What @Weldabeast said. Paint doesn't stick around too long. I have a RR that I wrapped with camo 550 cord to help break up the color and pattern.
ThePennsylvanian
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Herculiner! Get a pint of that stuff and you'll be in like flynn
These are both painted using the G2 method. Paint on the stick is 2 years old, on the platform is one. These have seem a lot of time on the tree. IMO the paint is holding up pretty well (certainly better than my deck 
). My scheme is a complete dark gray base coat, swathes of dark brown using spray cans followed by sponge application of light brown/tan.
A couple pics of the stick right after I painted it and before I cut it down two years ago to show how well its wearing.
). My scheme is a complete dark gray base coat, swathes of dark brown using spray cans followed by sponge application of light brown/tan.A couple pics of the stick right after I painted it and before I cut it down two years ago to show how well its wearing.
My camo paint kit . . .
If want to make sure it stays you need a couple of layers of clear coat. You don’t need expensive paint, IMO, whatever you can find cheap and the right color for where you hunt. But if your wallet is to heavy, Duracoat ain’t coming off without a sandblaster.
Especially when the leaves are all gone in the fall when I'm in a tree hunting
Things stay green a lot later in the year in Alabama than they do in Michigan
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Things stay green a lot later in the year in Alabama than they do in Michigan
Alabama = the only place that foliage color in ACU/UCP actually works.
A gray / brown / tan pattern works great.
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It was just a bad joke
Hardly_Hangin
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Here's a couple of highlights from my last camo-day - used stone grey primer on all, then did basically the sponge method but used 2" foam paintbrushes to go more of a tree bark look. Tree bark strokes are 75 % brown, 15% black and 10% green.
1st pic is my blowgun, it turned out the best by far. I add stripes of an ivory color on top of the grey base prior to adding the treebark look and it really disappears against that tree.
2nd pic is my stock for my mini-30, same as blowgun but without ivory step.
3rd pic is muddy pro stick, the picture is without ivory step but I liked the blowgun so much I went back and redid this with the ivory.
All my paint was rustoleum camo except the primer, don't remember brand but it was a flat matte finish grey.
1st pic is my blowgun, it turned out the best by far. I add stripes of an ivory color on top of the grey base prior to adding the treebark look and it really disappears against that tree.
2nd pic is my stock for my mini-30, same as blowgun but without ivory step.
3rd pic is muddy pro stick, the picture is without ivory step but I liked the blowgun so much I went back and redid this with the ivory.
All my paint was rustoleum camo except the primer, don't remember brand but it was a flat matte finish grey.
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Looks great!
As was my response. nothing wrong with having a little fun at someone else expense. lol
Mopar1169
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This is textured Rust-Oleum. Dark brown base the black and tan highlights
