A better way to hold a stock for painting

[Intheshop]

On a hike this a.m. with the shopdog....223/55g cast bullets @2800fps Got the 3200 scope here. Scary accurate cold bore 3 shot groups.

 

[Bc'z]

I wish I was walking in the woods today.

I figured out the design flaw of my stand after using it these last couple days.
Gotta remember to mask the upper portion of thread stock. I remembered today, yesterday I used a thread chaser to get stock off stand.

 

[jghoghunter]

Here's how I hold my stocks to be painted. They can be held at any position and it stays there on its own.

 

[Bc'z]

Wifes new stock done with lace , now to sand and flow coat with a matte clear
Last picture showing how pattern lines up side to side.

 

[Intheshop]

Bc,this is gonna be hard to describe but... oh well,here goes.

After you shoot,or whatever you use to get a color "blotch".... some guys are using sponges to apply color for their camo?

Take a 1/2" or 3/4" wide artist brush and wet it with a pretty strong "reducer".....

Now,gently touch the reducer on the "downhill" side of the color spot. Get it right,and it does some bada$$ fade,"on that side".

The trick is to keep doing it in one direction. In other words.... keep doing it,say twds the buttstock. Try this.... lay down some serious "sponge" colour,then before it gets too hard,hit the backside with reducer.... sit back and watch what happens. Learn to "drag" that action back in a predictable form.

Yes,I know this is hard to digest....it amounts to,manipulation of colour before it takes a "set".

 

[Intheshop]

Another trick is......

Go ahead and let the colour set up.... give it 15 minutes or so. Now,with the same technique of hitting the back edge with reducer....

Take one of those needles used for pumping up the kids football,and carefully blow the now,"loosened" up paint into some pretty durn interesting patterns.

 

[Bc'z]

Bc,this is gonna be hard to describe but... oh well,here goes.

After you shoot,or whatever you use to get a color "blotch".... some guys are using sponges to apply color for their camo?

Take a 1/2" or 3/4" wide artist brush and wet it with a pretty strong "reducer".....

Now,gently touch the reducer on the "downhill" side of the color spot. Get it right,and it does some bada$$ fade,"on that side".

The trick is to keep doing it in one direction. In other words.... keep doing it,say twds the buttstock. Try this.... lay down some serious "sponge" colour,then before it gets too hard,hit the backside with reducer.... sit back and watch what happens. Learn to "drag" that action back in a predictable form.

Yes,I know this is hard to digest....it amounts to,manipulation of colour before it takes a "set".

Thanks for sharing your technique.
I'll have to play with it for sure.
Heres my marbling technique.
I wad up plastic sheeting in my pocket while i'm getting setup. I load color in my mini jet. And spray the plastic lightly with a slow reducer. Blot spray and so on .
I'm use to doing cars where folks like things soft and subtle. The shooting folks like things a little louder is what I'm learning.
Up grades my garage today with a complete BASF mixing system.
Started day by putting transparent primer on wood that I dyed for another member. I'll sand these down in the morning and apply top coat, then sand and buff. Learning this process from
brother in law who builds custom guitars

 

[Shayne N Tn]

Here is the way my friends shot mine just for a thought

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I remember Uncle Billie carrying that smoke gun around a lot of years ago. I imagine seeing it again here on this site. At the time Colonel Billie said his little nephew ran a burning pine cone under it to get that smoke look. Is that true? I always believe Uncle Billie.

 

[Bc'z]

I remember Uncle Billie carrying that smoke gun around a lot of years ago. I imagine seeing it again here on this site. At the time Colonel Billie said his little nephew ran a burning pine cone under it to get that smoke look. Is that true? I always believe Uncle Billie.

You know....
Seems like I heard the same thing.

 

[20PPC]

View attachment 1093790 The dude that paints mine does it like this

WillyTP I think we use the same guy
He finished up this one last week for Lisa's gun.
See you next week !

 

[JFrank]

Candy Root Beer?
I love it...

 

[WillyTP]

@20PPC we sure do. He is one heck of a painter and all around good dude.

 

[20PPC]

WillyTP he definitely is. I had him do the new Seb Max in the same paint to match.
SPJ you are correct candy root beer fading into candy tangerine.

 

[McStocks]

How 'bout this? Goes the perfect speed; hard to cause runs!

 

[Shayne N Tn]

I remember Uncle Billie carrying that smoke gun around a lot of years ago. I imagine seeing it again here on this site. At the time Colonel Billie said his little nephew ran a burning pine cone under it to get that smoke look. Is that true? I always believe Uncle Billie.

a burning brown paper bag was used on mine

 

[Bc'z]

I remember Uncle Billie carrying that smoke gun around a lot of years ago. I imagine seeing it again here on this site. At the time Colonel Billie said his little nephew ran a burning pine cone under it to get that smoke look. Is that true? I always believe Uncle Billie.

Pine cones dont burn worth a damn!
Now bondo on the other hand burns like a sumbitch!!

 

[JFrank]

Beautiful work my friend!

 

[Bc'z]

Thanks you sir.
Still have to sand and flow coat it.
If you see my tack rag in that mess let me know.
I looked for 20 minutes and gun was loaded with clear!

 

[Walker Ridge]

Sis digs it!