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[Frontier_Bill]

So, a couple years back in highschool I made a toolbox and 'painted' it with black DupliColor Truck Bed Liner. The stuff it awesome. It is satin to semi-gloss in sheen and the texturing is fantastic. The more you spray, the more texture you get! I just painted a part for 'Mag project and I painted a 10 rd. tube. They are drying right now. Oh yea, it dries pretty danged fast in the shade in 65* weather too.

Just thought I would tell you folks!!

Pics to come later today after they are done drying.

EDIT: Pics of my MP-RT are here. Doesn't have a gas line rigged up yet.

The magazine was what I 'painted'; it is made out of laminated Plexiglas.

[russc]

That looks pretty good. How much does a can usually run you?

[Frontier_Bill]

You know... I don't remember... $4-ish??

I just groped the 'painted' part about 10 minutes ago - the finish really set nicely. Seems like it will be pretty durable.

[russc]

I might have to pick some up. It would make a nice alternative to paint on a DIY molded stock.

[Frontier_Bill]

It would be awesome for a stock. I think I am going to 'paint' my hammered prolite foregrip with this stuff. Should produce a desirable result.

[Azzy]

Surface prep is key, if it doesnt have texture to bite into, it will flake off.

I used this to paint the old luggage rack on my motorcycle and found that out. The parts that the crome still stuck to flaked fast, the others, not so much.

[Frontier_Bill]

Yea, I prepped mine with some 120 grit sandpaper.

Do you think that the finish on a prolite foregrip should accept it good... or should I rought it up?

[fanky]

I'd rough it up a bit just to be sure it will hold. Nothing too aggressive, but just enough to let the paint cling to it.

[Frontier_Bill]

Yea, I figure I'll do that when the weather settles down. It has been swinging from 65* and dry to 30* and snowing for the last couple weeks. Too unpredictable for painting seriously.