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Another stock painting thread..

Bc'z said:
I didn't know it was sealed. The clear can always be sanded off, pretty painstaking work to say the least.
I use ColorTone dyes from Stewmac luthier supply diluted with bottled water.
HOK rootbeer concentrate is strong, this is why I cut it with yellow candy.
I really do believe a gold leaf stripe will really set it off, under or over the candy is where I'm undecided!. Lol
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FWIW, I did find a few pics and info on luthiers using basically this same process that I plan to try, or similar. I hope it looks like those pics. We'll see. It sounds a lot simpler if it works well. I want it to look like a stain. The brandywine that I tested...it looked pretty good. It didn't look like a color "on top of wood". I'll post pics, for better or for worse. It's mine so if nothing else, I'll learn from it. Bought lessons..ya know? ;)
 
SPJ said:
Hard to go wrong with candy root beer. :)
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It's versatile. It can be light, dark or in between. I bought a new paint gun the other day. Took a while to get the feel of its settings but I'm anxious to put some color down now. I'll take it easy with the Koncentrate. I can always put on another coat vs being too dark outta the gate. Will keep laquer thinner and rags close by. Lol!

I didn't like the paint gun at first. Took it apart and put it back together...saw nothing wrong but it was a different animal after that, for some reason. It's got potential. Probably way more than me.
 
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Bc'z said:
Mike
I'd rub a coat of copper dye "medium brown and red blended" sand it down with 400 then apply vintage amber.
Prime with Simtech 28x50 easy sanding sealer, block it out, reprise if necessary. Finish in 600 grit, cut rootbeer candy with 20-30% yellow candy, clear with automotive sand and finish with Simtech polyester 37x4 clear.
This is how and what I'd do.
I'm very interested in seeing the outcome!!
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Haha. Don’t ask Michelangelo for painting advice if you won’t understand all the jargon in his reply. LOL. Brother Brett, when I read your reply I felt like what my relatives probably feel like when I talk shooting and reloading with them. You are a true genius.
Dave
 
littlebuddybr said:
You have my interest...
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Well, it started off with a lesson in chemistry but it got better. It's not final judgement day yet but it did work pretty dang well. I did probably go just barely darker than my target but it didn't act like I thought it would and my eye was elsewhere while I sprayed the candy, if you know what I'm trying to say with that.
Nevertheless, the effect was pretty dramatic and with just a little practice, this system of "dying" a wood stock, will work. It's gonna be fine like it is after a little wet sanding a buffing...I think, anyway. This pic isn't very good but I'll post more in a day or so, after I get it more to my liking. It looks better in person. I'll get better pics later. @Bc'z
 

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Jareds said:
I like the stock painting threads and seeing peoples benchrest stocks/ rifles. Always interesting to see what people create and looking at br rifles is just fun!
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Me too. Brett helped me with a rather benign and simple stock painting job and it turned out beautiful. But it wasn’t until I polished the 7 coats of automotive clear with Megs 105, 205 and M21; that it was truly amazing. I enjoyed the project so much that I really would like to try a more detailed project. Perhaps I’ll take a stab at it this winter. The worst part was even with the makeshift plastic paint “booth” I built, everything was still covered in paint film for weeks after.
Dave
 
gunsandgunsmithing said:
Well, it started off with a lesson in chemistry but it got better. It's not final judgement day yet but it did work pretty dang well. I did probably go just barely darker than my target but it didn't act like I thought it would and my eye was elsewhere while I sprayed the candy, if you know what I'm trying to say with that.
Nevertheless, the effect was pretty dramatic and with just a little practice, this system of "dying" a wood stock, will work. It's gonna be fine like it is after a little wet sanding a buffing...I think, anyway. This pic isn't very good but I'll post more in a day or so, after I get it more to my liking. It looks better in person. I'll get better pics later. @Bc'z
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Came out beautifully!!
I told ya that Rootbeer concentrate is strong stuff.
 
@Bc'z , this thing turned out like a piece of cherry furniture...or it will when I get it wet sanded and buffed out. Lighting matters. I was seeing the red cast in the shop lights and put more candy on to get rid of it but I probably should have stopped a little sooner or used lighter coats. The cherry color isn't a bad thing at all. I was just after more of a dark walnut look. Adding more made the dark areas show the candy more than I'd hoped. I didn't think about that at the time. It's much like stain on the lighter areas. Overall though, it's pretty damn good, I think. I wound up with straight rootbeer, ready to spray vs tinting the clear with concentrate. That's where I screwed up from the start but I'll know better next time. Still, no complaints and I doubt many people would notice the things you would or that I'm talking about. Splitting hairs, really. This would've been relatively easy if I hadn't messed up at the start and had to wash it back down and start over.
...And thank you!!

ps...I did get some fisheye after having to start over. I probably rushed it a bit after washing it down but it's just on one small area and I think I can work it out pretty easily. My fault.
 
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