Sunday, May 4, 2008

Krylon Camouflage paint


Krylon
camouflage spray paint is used by many in the tactical and hunting community to camouflage gear and even firearms. The latest version of Krylon's camouflage paint used fuzion technology. This technology helps the paint adhere to surfaces better than the old style. Less prep of the surface is needed and it will stick to thinks like plastic that the old paint didn't adhere to well. I honestly can't tell the difference. The old paint adhered well sometime and didn't other times, the same with the new fuzion paint. I suppose it really all depends on what surface you're painting, and what kind of use and abuse that surface is taking. The Krylon paint dries to touch in 15 minutes and to handle in 2 hours, full chip free cure is 7 days. It is available in OD, khaki, brown and black. The new cans also have an adjustable nozzle that can create a fan of paint either horizontally or vertically.
When I use the paint I help the dry time a little
between coats with a hair dryer. One thing to note however is that you want to let the paint dry a little before using the hair dryer. If you use the hair dryer right away it can give the paint more of a glossy finish than the Matte finish it is supposed to have. I give it a couple minutes until the paint no longer looks wet, then hit it with the hair dryer. It is important that you use several light coats to prevent dripping and to prevent chipping of the paint once it's dry.
Here are before and after pictures of a .22cal Remington viper that I camouflaged using krylon and a mesh laundry bag. The paint will wear off in spots t
hat have normal use. But the good thing about Krylon is that it's inexpensive and easy to touch up.
Another thing that I've found is that Break Free Powder Blast made for cleaning firearms will take the Krylon off. This is bad if you use powder blast on whatever you've painted. It is good though in another aspect in that the paint is removable and you can change camouflage if needed.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi like the camo look i just bought some krylon camo paint od green for my taurus pt111 going to paint the slide how's it holding the paint any problems let me know thanks.

Jake said...

High wear areas will wear off, but doing pretty good...especially after you let it dry for a couple weeks. Any solvent (powder blast, etc) will take it right off though.

Anonymous said...

i did a two tone od green and flat black krylon camouflage on my taurus pt111 i added rustoleum crystal clear enamel <clear coat and it spotted spider veid every where what can cause that .
how do i get that smooth clear coat look . thanks

Anonymous said...

Hi jake what do you clean your firearm with? so the paint wont come off. thanks

Jake said...

I've never had that happen, but then again I don't use clear coat too much because it never seems to come out matte like it's supposed to be. Possibly mixing the krylon and rustolium, or clear coating too soon after painting, maybe?

Jake said...

As far as cleaning, mostly just oil. If you use a solvent it seems to take krylon right off. If you want ultimate durability without it coming off during cleaning, Duracoat is the way to go.