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Tikka T3 Lite 308Win - My digital camo project
I decided to start a camoing project on one of my guns.
I'm one of those guys that are afraid of depreciating a gun by modifying it, so getting the nerve to actually do it took a lil bit of pushing myself.
I decided to do my Tikka T3 Lite (308Win).
Anyway, this was the plan:
1-clean the heck out of everything
2-rough up the glossy scope finish
3-mask and clean again
4-prime
5-put down a dark coat of color (olive)
6-cut out masking tape with the edges blocky (0.2" grid paper was helpful) and stick on wherever I wanted it to be olive colored
7-paint with lighter color (khaki)
8-fill in with other colors in random spots
This is the gun before any paint
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=310291&filter=all
This is the barrelled action after priming
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403935&filter=all
After olive
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403931&filter=all
And after masking, painting with khaki, then removing the tape
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403930&filter=all
Sorry about not hotlinking the pics, but the server doesn't allow it.
Some of the paint came off of the stock when I peeled the tape off, so I stripped it and started over with the stock.
Instead of primer, I used Krylon Fusion. This stuff really bonds a whole lot better than primer on plastic, but you have to let it completely cure for 7 days before painting it again, or do it soon within a day, or else the solvent from the top coats will soften the Fusion and it will come off when you pull masking tape off.
I'll post pics when I'm completely finished.
I decided to start a camoing project on one of my guns.
I'm one of those guys that are afraid of depreciating a gun by modifying it, so getting the nerve to actually do it took a lil bit of pushing myself.
I decided to do my Tikka T3 Lite (308Win).
Anyway, this was the plan:
1-clean the heck out of everything
2-rough up the glossy scope finish
3-mask and clean again
4-prime
5-put down a dark coat of color (olive)
6-cut out masking tape with the edges blocky (0.2" grid paper was helpful) and stick on wherever I wanted it to be olive colored
7-paint with lighter color (khaki)
8-fill in with other colors in random spots
This is the gun before any paint
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=310291&filter=all
This is the barrelled action after priming
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403935&filter=all
After olive
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403931&filter=all
And after masking, painting with khaki, then removing the tape
http://www.thewolfweb.com/photo_photo.aspx?user=8984&photo=403930&filter=all
Sorry about not hotlinking the pics, but the server doesn't allow it.
Some of the paint came off of the stock when I peeled the tape off, so I stripped it and started over with the stock.
Instead of primer, I used Krylon Fusion. This stuff really bonds a whole lot better than primer on plastic, but you have to let it completely cure for 7 days before painting it again, or do it soon within a day, or else the solvent from the top coats will soften the Fusion and it will come off when you pull masking tape off.
I'll post pics when I'm completely finished.
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