I'm posting this because I keep seeing really terrible how to videos on you-tube to camo air-soft guns. however you could use this to paint anything from a coffee mug "don't the paint will make the coffee taste yucky" to a car it's the method not the product I'm displaying here.

#Note the rust-oleum camouflage is because it is an Ultra flat type of spray paint. You can use whatever but if you are painting mettle I recommend spray paint because it sticks to mettle much better. Also use flat colors, this is nonnegotiable. If you use satin it will have a somewhat glossy finish and the shininess will defeat the purpose of camouflage.

If you are painting something with moving parts like a gun or something else with moving parts. Completely disassemble the item “if you do not know how to do this than you shouldn’t be painting it than should you” cover the open ports and anything else you don’t want paint is “I left the safety on and taped the open area behind the trigger and the action bar lock.” Most people will want to tape the whole trigger assemble. After the base coat is applied reassemble the item “i.e. I put the barrel and action back on but left the bolt housing group out” and set the moving parts to their normal static position.

So let’s get this out of the way now

yes it is a real maverick 88 shotgun it fires 12 gauge rounds. I use it for defense but mostly hunting. no I don't trophy hunt I om nom nom what i kill

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1 first thing I did was scrub down the entire item with 70% rubbing alcohol. the surface of whatever you paint has to be 100% clean that's why I use alcohol because it dries quickly dissolves most grime and oils and leaves no residue.

2 next I used khaki as a base. You’re supposed to go lightest to darkest but I have seen some examples of the adverse come out really good. However that is very rare. This is the number one mistake people make when they paint.
2.5 coat the entire piece evenly and completely. If you are using spray paint hold the can 12-18 inches or 30 - 45 cm for all you foreign peoples "j.k. much love for people across the pond" away from the surface of what you are painting. the closer you paint the more access you have witch tends to dribble.

3 wait until the top is dry than flip over and repeat step 2

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