Rattle Can Paint Job on the LMT MWS .308

[jpach]

For a bout a year or so now, I have been wanting a super cool FDE .308 AR. I managed to acquire a LMT MWS .308 and decked it out in super cool Magpul FDE furniture as seen here
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=4913614&postcount=22

I was content.

BUT after seeing the KAC M110 Carbine, I figured it wouldn't hurt to change the look again

M110 Carbine:

I didnt want to go all crazy with my gun and put something on it that would be hard to take off, so I decided that I would paint my LMT with a rattle can (that way I can strip everything off if I hate the look). I came across this thread on how to get close to FDE with a rattle can:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=172592

Today, I gave it a go and this is how it turned out!

Not too bad for a rattle can job. It matches a lot better than my camera will allow you to see. It is MUCH closer to FDE in person, but it is still a tad bit lighter.

Now I am one tiny mall-ninja step closer to having a M110 carbine clone (which would be impossible given the nature of the LMT's monolithic upper, but shhh).

 

[savage110]

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job on the LMT MWS .308

Looks very nice

 

[problemchild]

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job on the LMT MWS .308

I actually have the recipe for FDE paint. You can get a can mixed up with oil based outdoor paint (metal fence paint) and then spray it with a 25 dollar air brush from Harbor Freight. If you do not have a compressor you can use those little cans of compressed air from an art store.

The recipe is (with benjamin moore paint, low lustre metal and wood enamel)

OY=1x 22.0000
RX= 0x 8.0000
BK= 1x 9.0000

This color matches the FDE exactly.

 

[jpach]

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job on the LMT MWS .308

Thanks!

Those mags look pretty good PC