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**Javaman** · July 7th, 03:03 PM

Does anyone have any tips for painting camo on hoppers and masks or whatever? I know the basics of rough sanding to get the paint to grip, and using a base coat of dark green or whatever, but how do you get a good design layed out with spraycans?

**outlaner_0990** · July 7th, 03:30 PM

make a template and do it in layers.

**Draxxuskid917** · July 7th, 04:58 PM

When I first started i painted my sting ray completely. What you do is get spray paint, the put a few coats of like a dark sand color. Then when that drys spray green in random spots in like zigzag lines or something. It normally works.

**Ryan_Page** · July 7th, 05:22 PM

or in various shaped patches and in some spots put a bit of each color overlaping while still wet, to mix the colors and blend in better.

pballer1_2004 · July 7th, 06:04 PM

do a template and make layers i did that

**Ryan_Page** · July 7th, 06:05 PM

i do basic outlines, then, color in and shade and stuff after

pballer1_2004 · July 7th, 06:23 PM

thats a good idea

**Ryan_Page** · July 7th, 08:29 PM

which one?

**Apache** · July 7th, 09:08 PM

check out www.freedomsplatterz.tk and check out Pit Vipers gun

**Hawk** · July 7th, 09:25 PM

What is the point of having a Camo Painted Hopper if your Gun is Shining Silver? Can anyone awnser me that?

***MedicDVG*** · July 7th, 09:58 PM

Spray your base coat and then lay a few leaves on it and paint around the leaves. Then repeat with other colors until you get the effect you are looking for. Practice on a piece of cardboard first. In the army we just used sand, od green, brown and black.

Alpha · July 7th, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Javaman

Does anyone have any tips for painting camo on hoppers and masks or whatever? I know the basics of rough sanding to get the paint to grip, and using a base coat of dark green or whatever, but how do you get a good design layed out with spraycans?

Olive drab, Earth Brown, Medium Green (or Field Green) and black. Paint it all over Olive Drab. Wait for it to dry. Paint on some areas of medium or field green in a stripe going horizontlaly. Dry. Spray vertical stripes of Earth Brown. Finish it off with some tiger stripes of black, about 1.5 inches apart and going vertically. I just touched up my mask and did my HPA tank the other day.

Hawk, my marker is red.. I can't explain why, but I can't pull myself to paint it camo. When I get an autococker, the first upgrade I but if going ot be a can of spraypaint in all 4 of the above colors and I'll paint my backup.. I promise.

**outlaner_0990** · July 7th, 10:30 PM

^^^Paint the entire gun and post pics, but make sure you do a good job.

Alpha · July 7th, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by outlaner_0990

^^^Paint the entire gun and post pics, but make sure you do a good job.

I dont doubt my ability to paint it, theres just somethign inside of me that says "No! Alpha dont do it!" right now... I can't tell you why or how.. But I just wont do it, not until its my official backup gun.

**Javaman** · July 8th, 07:57 AM

Thanks a lot for the insight guys!

Alpha · July 8th, 10:36 AM

And Pit vipers gun doesn't have REAL camo on that. Its way too bright. Its just a decoration. It wont help at all.

**dfdtrumpet** · July 8th, 11:10 AM

if you dont want something so permenant, something that you dont have to worry about screwing up because you can take off, theres some camo tape that you can use, and not just duct tape. Theres some tape that you can get at some sporting good stores thats not shiny, and it actually has a quazi-ghillie effect.

**WoodballeR** · July 8th, 12:42 PM

at Dicks Sporting goods the have a camo spray paint set w/ 4 colors n patterns

**Ryan_Page** · July 8th, 01:51 PM

i never knew that, i'll try it on an old gravity feed or something to see how it works.

**Apache** · July 9th, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpha

And Pit vipers gun doesn't have REAL camo on that. Its way too bright. Its just a decoration. It wont help at all.

NO DUH