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t0aDe · June 13th, 2011, 10:07

Hey! I'm thinking about painting up my G36 and I picked up some Krylon OD/Brown/Black paint from their camo product line. It says it bonds to plastic (which the G36 obviously is) without sanding etc ...but I know in some cases stuff like this is misleading on packages.

So from anyone's experience would you still suggest a good clean/sand first before application or should I be good to just clean up the surface a bit and paint away? Also the paint says its chip resistant after a week or so but should I be clear coating as well? I'm also worried about the clear coat making it too shiny or whatever, since I'm not looking for a glistening new car finish obviously. I'm still pretty new to painting stuff, last time I painted anything was my model cars when I was a kid and they weren't exactly subjected to the wear and tear of an airsoft gun, haha.

June 13th, 2011, 10:07	#1
t0aDe Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Aurora, ON	More paint questions! Hey! I'm thinking about painting up my G36 and I picked up some Krylon OD/Brown/Black paint from their camo product line. It says it bonds to plastic (which the G36 obviously is) without sanding etc ...but I know in some cases stuff like this is misleading on packages. So from anyone's experience would you still suggest a good clean/sand first before application or should I be good to just clean up the surface a bit and paint away? Also the paint says its chip resistant after a week or so but should I be clear coating as well? I'm also worried about the clear coat making it too shiny or whatever, since I'm not looking for a glistening new car finish obviously. I'm still pretty new to painting stuff, last time I painted anything was my model cars when I was a kid and they weren't exactly subjected to the wear and tear of an airsoft gun, haha.