<span style="font-weight: bold">I just thought Id share a reveiw i put up on a website over here about a new product on the Australian shooting scene.</span>
Its been a while since getting my hands on them so I thought I’d finally pull my finger out and get in and do the write up on the GunworX Removable Camo Paints.
A bit of background regarding the paints, They have been designed from the outset to be a weapon paint capable of being quickly and easily removed from the painted surface without damage or the use of harsh chemicals, unlike other brands of commonly used paints, and meet the stringent/anally retentive ADF spec’s and requirements. Don’t let the fact that they’re removable make you think that they will just scratch off like some model paints or krylon. They are quite hard wearing paints when put on in multiple light coats, and the beauty is if it does wear in places, it can be easily touched up.
The colors have been modeled off the current ADF DPCU and the DPDU (Desert) colours and are by my calibrated eye a 95% match, and close enough is good enough for government work. Also available is matte black and White, for the snow regions. The paint as well as the removal agent come in 175ml aerosol spray cans, which is enough to coat 1-4 rifles.
Anyway lets just get on to the pictures and the painting
I used a mates bare rifle to paint as it was already in pieces, I prepped all the bits by taping off the parts that I didn’t want to be painted, ie the lenses, increment numbers bipod spigot etc and gave them a good wipe with wax and grease remover.
The barreled action got a de-grease with brake cleaner to help blast any oils out of the joints. I taped of the action and mag well to prevent any overspray getting in and then wiped down with the wax/grease remover.
All the bits were hung and partly sprayed with light coats of the Background Khaki, then gradually filled in the gaps with the leaf green, light orange brown and finally a bit of black for shadowing and a bit of depth. The key like most paints is to do light coats and let about 10mins between coats before spraying another one over the top. This can be sped up if left to dry in direct sunlight
All parts having dried, the tape came off and ready to be reassembled.
The skins went back on the chassis, torque the action in and bolted the scope base and scope back together. All up this paint job took about 40mins, it would have been quicker but there’s been a lack of sunshine up this way for a while.
As you can see all the colors have a very flat/matte finish with no shine. Even on the lawn the colors help blend and break up the outline of the rifle. The finish is quite durable and will help protect the rifle from light scratches and rubs but will come off if you scratch continously at it.
Now the taking it off part. As it’s designed to be easily removable, I thought I’d strip the rifle back to show how it goes.
Once again the rifle was stripped back down to its basic painted components. Starting with the bipod legs, I sprayed on a coat of the Aerosol paint remover, which according to the can is a water based, citrus removal agent designed specifically for use with these paints, and let it sit for 1 minute, The can states a 5min sit time but I found it works virtually straight away. Spray it on and wipe the paint off. It comes off as if it was only just painted and still wet. An old toothbrush is handy for the tight corners and crevices.
This is the skins almost clean.
Multiple re-applications of the remover agent is required in order to get all the paint off, and once the majority of the paint is gone, a final spray and a wipe with a clean rag is required to remove any final paint residue. It’s very easy to use, and took me once again about 1 hour to get it all off which was mainly the scope and skins. The barrel was the easiest to clean, taking about 8-10mins.
The scope halfway done.
All the parts clean, the flash on the camera shows a small amount of residue on the scope which was barely noticeable to the naked eye. It took approximately ½ a can of paint remover to do the complete rifle, which was me using a bit more per part to be completely clean.
These paints also have non weapon applications for the painting of other items which you would like the shine dulled down as can be seen with the knife sheath, GPS, pistol holster, etc
Knife sheath, GPS and PDA Otter box
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Pistol holster
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All in all the GunworX Removable Cam Paints worked well, and did what they were advertised to do, they sprayed on and came off with ease, providing a non damaging non permanent painting solution for those who wish to cam their rifle or as a single color for those hunters who would like to dull down their rifle for the trip and then take it off on return. As previously stated they aren’t designed to be as durable as other coatings such as duracoat or Cerakote, as they’re purpose built to be removable quickly and easily by the user without damage to the painted item.
The paints and removal agent are available by emailing the company APEX Combat Technologies and contacting Nathan.
The colours currently come as individual cans, or in bundles of your option from 2-5 colors, including those required for DPCU or DPDU colors.
To wrap up, this in my opinion is great Australian made product for Aussie shooters, no matter what your hunting.
Cheers,
JJ
Its been a while since getting my hands on them so I thought I’d finally pull my finger out and get in and do the write up on the GunworX Removable Camo Paints.
A bit of background regarding the paints, They have been designed from the outset to be a weapon paint capable of being quickly and easily removed from the painted surface without damage or the use of harsh chemicals, unlike other brands of commonly used paints, and meet the stringent/anally retentive ADF spec’s and requirements. Don’t let the fact that they’re removable make you think that they will just scratch off like some model paints or krylon. They are quite hard wearing paints when put on in multiple light coats, and the beauty is if it does wear in places, it can be easily touched up.
The colors have been modeled off the current ADF DPCU and the DPDU (Desert) colours and are by my calibrated eye a 95% match, and close enough is good enough for government work. Also available is matte black and White, for the snow regions. The paint as well as the removal agent come in 175ml aerosol spray cans, which is enough to coat 1-4 rifles.
Anyway lets just get on to the pictures and the painting
I used a mates bare rifle to paint as it was already in pieces, I prepped all the bits by taping off the parts that I didn’t want to be painted, ie the lenses, increment numbers bipod spigot etc and gave them a good wipe with wax and grease remover.
The barreled action got a de-grease with brake cleaner to help blast any oils out of the joints. I taped of the action and mag well to prevent any overspray getting in and then wiped down with the wax/grease remover.
All the bits were hung and partly sprayed with light coats of the Background Khaki, then gradually filled in the gaps with the leaf green, light orange brown and finally a bit of black for shadowing and a bit of depth. The key like most paints is to do light coats and let about 10mins between coats before spraying another one over the top. This can be sped up if left to dry in direct sunlight
All parts having dried, the tape came off and ready to be reassembled.
The skins went back on the chassis, torque the action in and bolted the scope base and scope back together. All up this paint job took about 40mins, it would have been quicker but there’s been a lack of sunshine up this way for a while.
As you can see all the colors have a very flat/matte finish with no shine. Even on the lawn the colors help blend and break up the outline of the rifle. The finish is quite durable and will help protect the rifle from light scratches and rubs but will come off if you scratch continously at it.
Now the taking it off part. As it’s designed to be easily removable, I thought I’d strip the rifle back to show how it goes.
Once again the rifle was stripped back down to its basic painted components. Starting with the bipod legs, I sprayed on a coat of the Aerosol paint remover, which according to the can is a water based, citrus removal agent designed specifically for use with these paints, and let it sit for 1 minute, The can states a 5min sit time but I found it works virtually straight away. Spray it on and wipe the paint off. It comes off as if it was only just painted and still wet. An old toothbrush is handy for the tight corners and crevices.
This is the skins almost clean.
Multiple re-applications of the remover agent is required in order to get all the paint off, and once the majority of the paint is gone, a final spray and a wipe with a clean rag is required to remove any final paint residue. It’s very easy to use, and took me once again about 1 hour to get it all off which was mainly the scope and skins. The barrel was the easiest to clean, taking about 8-10mins.
The scope halfway done.
All the parts clean, the flash on the camera shows a small amount of residue on the scope which was barely noticeable to the naked eye. It took approximately ½ a can of paint remover to do the complete rifle, which was me using a bit more per part to be completely clean.
These paints also have non weapon applications for the painting of other items which you would like the shine dulled down as can be seen with the knife sheath, GPS, pistol holster, etc
Knife sheath, GPS and PDA Otter box
Pistol holster
All in all the GunworX Removable Cam Paints worked well, and did what they were advertised to do, they sprayed on and came off with ease, providing a non damaging non permanent painting solution for those who wish to cam their rifle or as a single color for those hunters who would like to dull down their rifle for the trip and then take it off on return. As previously stated they aren’t designed to be as durable as other coatings such as duracoat or Cerakote, as they’re purpose built to be removable quickly and easily by the user without damage to the painted item.
The paints and removal agent are available by emailing the company APEX Combat Technologies and contacting Nathan.
The colours currently come as individual cans, or in bundles of your option from 2-5 colors, including those required for DPCU or DPDU colors.
To wrap up, this in my opinion is great Australian made product for Aussie shooters, no matter what your hunting.
Cheers,
JJ
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