Steampunk Pirate Gun Mod

Step 2 Prepping for modifications

Take apart your gun, as is possible. Squirt guns, for instance, may not have many or any screwed together parts. Cap guns or other toy guns may come apart completely. Remove the "safety" orange end pieces, if any, and discard. If your barrel is enclosed (many squirt guns are), and you want an open barrel, you can use a small saw or Dremel to saw off the end.

Put your screws in a safe place, and if they vary in size, make a note of where they go on the gun.. I sometimes take photos of the stages of taking things apart to refer to later. Having a second, identical gun on hand can also be a big help.

Sand all surfaces with the sandpaper. The rougher the grit, the more worn your final result will appear. Some people use acetone for this step, but it's smelly and messy, and can be unpredictable if you don't know what kind of plastic you are dealing with (read: melt!) Ultimately, you are trying to make the piece look worn, and the sandpaper can only help with this!

Sorry, I have no pictures of this step.

Comments

[IBreakHeavyStuff]

I'm pretty sure toy guns are required to have the red safety cap by law - at least they are here in Oz. I mean chances are it won't be mistaken for a real gun, but you could still get into trouble with the police.

[user240485]

By law if it to be SOLD it must come with a blaze orange cap or making at tip of barrel. There is nothing stopping you from taking the tip off of YOUR toy. UNSAFE but nothing illegal. So as long as you don't go walking around town out of costume, I doubt someone is going to mistake it for a prop costume piece.

[thehamman]

What do you mean by "Sand all surfaces with the sandpaper"? What surfaces are you tlking about exactly?