Digital camoflage (digicamo)

This is a guide on how to digicamo your airsoft rifle, real rifle, or anything you want.

Step 1 Object

Find the object you are going to camoflage. I am doing an airsoft sniper rifle.

Comments

[james4]

what gun is that in the pic it looks sick

[sandbox290]

i think u can get a non gloss finish that's just as effective but i am not sure

[MasterOvCreation]

Or you could take a very fine grit sand paper, ie. 400 or 600, and go over it all. It would probably dull it out nicely without clouding it over.

[airsoftman123]

I second this it would make it look so much better that is what i do when i camo go 550 grit sandpaper...

[deernads88]

hey bro love the camo and r u sure its an airsoft

[ilpug]

amazing instructable, i wish all of them were this good. i dont have that much time on my hands, to camo my guns, but id sure love to, the final result is stunning. 5*

[monsterman2212]

Really good 'ible!

[The_Guardians]

i dont think i could EVER take that much time out of my life but thumbs up to you man :)

[arb1ter]

Can you just tell what you did cuz i want mine to look like yours

[arb1ter]

 Im looking for a good airsoft sniper so could you tell me where you got that, how strong it is, and what it costs.

[57ub31]

i got it from hitguns.com. also look at evike or airsoftgi. it's about 400fps stock, costs about $120 stock. It's called a JG Bar-10

[arb1ter]

 Thanks once i have cash im getting

[arb1ter]

Im getting an M14 thats just as strong and im doing this paintjob on it.

[specopps117]

you used a bit to much black for all the tan... then again, I wouldn't have used black at all, but that is my opinion...

[ZirconiumX]

Could you use enamel paints instead of spray paint? If so, any recommended brands (in the UK)?

[mrmoneybagss]

Nice instructable. But I think that there's too much white on the rifle.

[mettaurlover]

Actually, there isn't any white. It's tan.

[hhhttt]

what rifle is that MB02?

[cdousley]

is that in a real rifle case lol

[sneaky snake]

very nice. ive tried this before and the curved areas are a serious pain. personally i like the mud brown with dried tan but digital is cool too.

nicely done.

[yourworstnightmare]

 do you need to pay for the stencils?

[yourworstnightmare]

 sweet gun

[imshanedulong]

That is awesome! Although you shouldn't use a glossy finish.

[cwebsterl]

Should you prime before you paint the base coat? Is there any clear coat that is NOT glossy around? How many coats per color did you use and how many cans or each?

[57ub31]

I did not prime before the base coat. I could not find a non glossy coat but it is not a problem, it looks alot worse in the pictures than in person. 3 coats for the base coat; just once doing stencils. I used a whole can of tan, and about half the others.

[Devildad]

To remove the gloss you could try giving it a rub down with a wet piece of scotch bright.

[jimmytvf]

all the coats aren't glossy, the final look, is made by the final barnish you apply

[albylovesscience]

that is one nice looking gun

[deathbyronin_13]

Why paint it camouflage then use a gloss coat? so now you have a camo shiny rifle.

[57ub31]

The gloss protects the paint. If you play airsoft seriously then your gun is going to get banged around alot. The type I used was the only thing I had available at the time. My enemies do not have camera flashes on their guns so my gun does not look shiny on the battlefield.

[deathbyronin_13]

Yeah I guess on the airsoft battlefield its ok as long as there is no sun too, But like us guys on a real battlefield we do play for real and bang are guns around alot. I know of airsoft guns like crazy but what do you do on the battlefield? is it like paintball or Simunition training?

[57ub31]

Its alot slower than paintball. I could try and explain but the best way would be to visit a local airsoft field if there is one around and try it out for a day

[swabby1212]

Do you HAVE to disassemble the WHOLE gun?? Cuz im not much of a airsoft mechanic kind of guy... so... y not just plug up the parts you dont want painted and just paint the gun WHOLE??

[i am theJEWTRON]

but just 1 with the polyeurothane?

[57ub31]

read step 10

[i am theJEWTRON]

nvr mind i found a can at home depot. How many coats did you apply?

[57ub31]

5

[i am theJEWTRON]

incredible man. GREAT WORK! this has helped so much. but one question. where did you buy the finish?

[57ub31]

idk it was just in my shop

[jetsfan]

How long did this take you?