Hey all,
Myself, along with what seems to be tons of others on the web, have been searching for colors that match the Crye MultiCam pattern. I just wanted to share my experience with you to hopefully save you some time on your paint project.
First off, here's what my rifle ended up looking like.
As you can see (or at least I think so) it's a fairly good color match to the multicam fabric, with a few notable exceptions.
-DO NOT use white for your final layer. Even the flattest white in the world will stand out like a sore thumb. I knew this but wanted to finish the project and guess what, I'm totally unhappy with it.
-Be sure to blend your colors well. If you look at the scope bell you can see an area of green that was not blended very well and ended up looking sub-par.
Layer 1 - In effort to get the color as dull and light as I could I started off with Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Grey Primer (249088)
Layer 2 - My base coat is Krylon Camoflage Khaki (4291). Do not use the Rust-Oleum Camo Khaki, which has an orange base instead of a brown one.
Layer 3 - For my base layer of browns I simply misted Krylon Camo Brown (4292) on the desired areas, over the top of by Kakhi base. This is fairly visible in the top photo.
Layer 4 - The next layer is the flat, dull olive green color. For this I used Rust-Oleum Camo Army Green (1920). This was a great match, but I wish I would have made larger ares of coverage on my rifle.
Layer 5 - Following the base layer of green you apply the dark green. This was by far the hardest to match, and I ended up using two colors blended together. I started with Rust-Oleum Hunter Green (7732), which is a very bright and unnatural green. I followed up this layer very quickly by a light layer of Krylon Camo Woodland Light Green (4296). This layer toned town the brightness of the hunter green, but gave it that rich needle green color I was looking for. I then misted back over the top of this layer with the hunter green, but very lightly.
Layer 6 - Dark Brown blotches. For this I used the same Krylon Camo Brown (4292) as in layer 3, except instead of misting I laid down several coats to give it a bold dark color. I am very happy with this match.
Layer 7 - The light blotches. As I said, do not use white here. I am going to have to hand paint over the blotches with something else, or grind some dirt into it or something. The right color would be a dull, flat olive (but lighter in color than in Layer 4).
Obviously this paint job isn't perfect but I hope someone finds the info useful. Please feel free to add your experience to the post so we can help others out.
Myself, along with what seems to be tons of others on the web, have been searching for colors that match the Crye MultiCam pattern. I just wanted to share my experience with you to hopefully save you some time on your paint project.
First off, here's what my rifle ended up looking like.
As you can see (or at least I think so) it's a fairly good color match to the multicam fabric, with a few notable exceptions.
-DO NOT use white for your final layer. Even the flattest white in the world will stand out like a sore thumb. I knew this but wanted to finish the project and guess what, I'm totally unhappy with it.
-Be sure to blend your colors well. If you look at the scope bell you can see an area of green that was not blended very well and ended up looking sub-par.
Layer 1 - In effort to get the color as dull and light as I could I started off with Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Grey Primer (249088)
Layer 2 - My base coat is Krylon Camoflage Khaki (4291). Do not use the Rust-Oleum Camo Khaki, which has an orange base instead of a brown one.
Layer 3 - For my base layer of browns I simply misted Krylon Camo Brown (4292) on the desired areas, over the top of by Kakhi base. This is fairly visible in the top photo.
Layer 4 - The next layer is the flat, dull olive green color. For this I used Rust-Oleum Camo Army Green (1920). This was a great match, but I wish I would have made larger ares of coverage on my rifle.
Layer 5 - Following the base layer of green you apply the dark green. This was by far the hardest to match, and I ended up using two colors blended together. I started with Rust-Oleum Hunter Green (7732), which is a very bright and unnatural green. I followed up this layer very quickly by a light layer of Krylon Camo Woodland Light Green (4296). This layer toned town the brightness of the hunter green, but gave it that rich needle green color I was looking for. I then misted back over the top of this layer with the hunter green, but very lightly.
Layer 6 - Dark Brown blotches. For this I used the same Krylon Camo Brown (4292) as in layer 3, except instead of misting I laid down several coats to give it a bold dark color. I am very happy with this match.
Layer 7 - The light blotches. As I said, do not use white here. I am going to have to hand paint over the blotches with something else, or grind some dirt into it or something. The right color would be a dull, flat olive (but lighter in color than in Layer 4).
Obviously this paint job isn't perfect but I hope someone finds the info useful. Please feel free to add your experience to the post so we can help others out.
