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Posted: 5/31/2013 8:04:16 AM EDT
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Chris Butler / AKUSA Custom built AK103K - was a little hesitant to take cheap rattlecan paint to a high end rifle, but in the end, this thing is all workhorse no safe queen. If I chose to remove it, I probably could get most of the paint off in half an hour without much trouble or long term finish damage.
Posted not as much to give suggestions on paint type, but pattern/appearance. 
Another rifle with similar paint scheme 
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Posted: 5/31/2013 9:02:23 PM EDT
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Save yourself some cash and just spray paint it. Cheap to do and cheap and easy to touch up when necessary.
Also looks bad ass when it gets some wear to it. I spray painted my hog hunting AK with Rustoleum a couple months back, turned out pretty good imo. |
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Posted: 5/31/2013 9:52:50 PM EDT
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what's the best "rattle can" paint to use?
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Posted: 5/31/2013 10:36:43 PM EDT
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what's the best "rattle can" paint to use? Aervoe is generally regarded to be the best, but can be quite difficult to find their camo colors locally. Rustoleum and Krylon are also high quality. My local Walmarts sell Rustoleum in their camo line as well as some other colors that work quite well, so that is what I went with. |
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Posted: 6/1/2013 12:25:22 PM EDT
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So how does the paint stand up to solvents?
I use brake clean then corrosionX then clean the barrel with gun scrub. So wouldn't I loose the paint job every weekend? |
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Posted: 6/1/2013 1:02:05 PM EDT
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Krylon! 
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Posted: 6/1/2013 6:00:40 PM EDT
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I had a great time with my SLR107UR.
Eventually sold it because I got rid of all my 7.62 guns but I really enjoyed the camo scheme, particularly the liberating process I went through to break out of the black rifle mode. 
Z |
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Posted: 6/1/2013 6:46:07 PM EDT
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Many have regretted doing an unorthodox (non-black) paint job on their AK.
I would recommend buying different stock sets instead.....OD Green, Plum, Tan, wood, etc. |
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Posted: 6/1/2013 7:47:26 PM EDT
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Many have regretted doing an unorthodox (non-black) paint job on their AK. I would recommend buying different stock sets instead.....OD Green, Plum, Tan, wood, etc. Great thing about spray paint is that you can remove it pretty easily if necessary. |
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Posted: 6/1/2013 8:31:03 PM EDT
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Just do it, 95% of my gun stuff is covered in krylon. |
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Posted: 6/2/2013 12:24:54 AM EDT
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I had a great time with my SLR107UR. Eventually sold it because I got rid of all my 7.62 guns but I really enjoyed the camo scheme, particularly the liberating process I went through to break out of the black rifle mode. http://zenphotos.net/zenphotos/file/Online/SVD/SLR107UR/SLR107UR_BaseCamo.jpg http://zenphotos.net/zenphotos/file/Online/SVD/SLR107UR/SLR107UR_Camo.jpg http://zenphotos.net/zenphotos/file/Online/SVD/SLR107UR/SLR107UR_TanCamo20Right.JPG http://zenphotos.net/zenphotos/file/Online/SVD/SLR107UR/SLR107UR_TanCamoFront02.JPG http://zenphotos.net/zenphotos/file/Online/SVD/SLR107UR/SLR107URCamo_Tac47_Standing01.JPG Z I've admired that paint job for a while now. Beautiful job. Might steal the idea for my next one. 
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Posted: 6/2/2013 9:31:08 AM EDT
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Mine isn't as darkly colored as the others, but it works well in my area.
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Posted: 6/2/2013 10:36:12 AM EDT
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I'm in the same boat with my SGL 31. I've been considering Coyote Tan and have done two of my ARs with Aervoe Coyote, but I have to say, I do like the OD Green paint job on the Rifle Dynamics AK in the OP.
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Look forward to see what you do OP, will post pic if I ever get around to it on my end. |
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Posted: 6/2/2013 11:06:10 AM EDT
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For some reason this thread has me thinking about making my RPK tan
Should I do it? lol |
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