Textured Spray Paint on a Rifle Stock

[Dougfirtree]

Who's used textured spray paint to customize a rifle stock? I'd love to hear about your specific product used and the end-result (looks, feel, durability). I think I'm going to be painting a carbon stock soon and I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!

 

[grizzly63]

I used some textured paint and then some dull light od green on an old JC Higgins 51 FN Mauser and it turned out very nice. Nice enough, people at the range were coming over to look at the "new" gun. Seems to be adhering very well. Now taking that front sight off was the hard part. Its your rifle, do as you wish.

 

[Dougfirtree]

I used some textured paint and then some dull light od green on an old JC Higgins 51 FN Mauser and it turned out very nice. Nice enough, people at the range were coming over to look at the "new" gun. Seems to be adhering very well. Now taking that front sight off was the hard part. Its your rifle, do as you wish.

Nice. Got any pictures? How would you describe the texture you ended up with?

 

[Potsie]

I’m in the same process, have primer, gray, white, and about to spray some matte black tonight.

I’m gonna try skipping the texture for some self adhesive leather on the pistol grip and cheek weld. Not sure how long it’ll last, but a half hearted attempt at a ghetto Clymber.

 

[El Jason]

I have. Some of the textures don’t hold up very well at all. Some hold up very well. Rust oleum has a sand textured paint that holds up very well, I can take a picture of it when I get home. I also tried a different stone texture last year, and it didn’t even last a full season.

 

[nzouski]

As a new member, I can't start a thread yet but I have a question about stock finishing. Has anyone repaired holes in a synthetic stock? I have a savage striker pistol from the 90s that I had a few holes drilled in to fit my wheelchair gun mount at the time. I was looking to actually sell the pistol but you can't buy replacement stocks anymore. I want to fill the small holes made in the original stock, but not sure how to do it or if it can be done. I should say they are cosmetic and not structural.

 

[ismith]

Who's used textured spray paint to customize a rifle stock? I'd love to hear about your specific product used and the end-result (looks, feel, durability). I think I'm going to be painting a carbon stock soon and I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!

No.

 

[Dougfirtree]

I have. Some of the textures don’t hold up very well at all. Some hold up very well. Rust oleum has a sand textured paint that holds up very well, I can take a picture of it when I get home. I also tried a different stone texture last year, and it didn’t even last a full season.

Thanks. I’d love to see it!

 

[Justabirdwatcher]

Textured spray paint is all I use anymore for stocks. Whether it's sprayed on or sponged on. I can find the Rust-o-leum textured paint in any Wal-Mart and most hardware stores. Provides a perfect grip on a hunting rifle, holds up well and looks great.

 

[Justabirdwatcher]

This is the last one I did, sponged on.

 

[JAG]

As a new member, I can't start a thread yet but I have a question about stock finishing. Has anyone repaired holes in a synthetic stock? I have a savage striker pistol from the 90s that I had a few holes drilled in to fit my wheelchair gun mount at the time. I was looking to actually sell the pistol but you can't buy replacement stocks anymore. I want to fill the small holes made in the original stock, but not sure how to do it or if it can be done. I should say they are cosmetic and not structural.

I'm not a gunsmith, but I used epoxy to repair a rotted window sill, filled holes in my aluminum screen porch, and my proudest accomplishment was an outdoor wood door. The stuff I like the most is a clay-like epoxy.

In the video below, this guy used aquaglass:

 

[El Jason]

This is sand textures gray with sponge finish.

 

[El Jason]

I did one stock with this style of paint. Within one season it was completely wearing off.

 

[El Jason]

Sand texture paint with marble spray over.

 

[EastTNHunter]

I did one stock with this style of paint. Within one season it was completely wearing off.

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Too late for me

 

[Tikka06]

I’ve done the krylon textured as an undercoat and a top coat. I’m about to do another rifle this summer. I will primer, textured, a couple of top coats of whatever color I decide, and then add the black webbing.

 

[EastTNHunter]

I’ll try to find some photos later, but I have used the rustoleum sand textured stuff shown above with great success, but the key is using a flat clear coat to protect it

 

[morley.tyler]

Textured spray paint is all I use anymore for stocks. Whether it's sprayed on or sponged on. I can find the Rust-o-leum textured paint in any Wal-Mart and most hardware stores. Provides a perfect grip on a hunting rifle, holds up well and looks great.



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I used this exact product in the late 90s on a model 700 Mtn Rifle (the Wood stock is still perfect, in a sock), and it has held up for 30 years with no chipping or peeling. However, it has shifted colors a bit—nothing drastic, just a slight patina.

 

[KingOfTagSoup]

Who's used textured spray paint to customize a rifle stock? I'd love to hear about your specific product used and the end-result (looks, feel, durability). I think I'm going to be painting a carbon stock soon and I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!

I've actually used Raptor truck bed liner as a base, super hard and durable and has decent texture for grip, then sponge paint a camo pattern with conventional rattle cans and a matte clear coat over the top.

 

[KingOfTagSoup]

Sand texture paint with marble spray over.

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How do you do the marble effect?