[PAMinuteMan]

What would you recommend a guy that wants to paint a USGI stock multicam?

I would probably end up using spray paint as I don't have anything to paint with.

 

[rbgonoles]

This guy is close

http://forum.snipershide.info/showthread.php?t=190346

 

[PAMinuteMan]

This guy is close

http://forum.snipershide.info/showthread.php?t=190346

lol I was just reading that GI1

any more tips?

 

[75nova]

I'm curious how to keep the paint from stacking..at the pattern edges..so it all looks like one uniform layer

 

[NATOBTHP]

Most all combat rifle pictures in the last 10 or so years looked like they were rattle canned.
That's the way I do mine.

 

[SGT John SWF]

Most all combat rifle pictures in the last 10 or so years looked like they were rattle canned.
That's the way I do mine.

I totally agree!

 

[PAMinuteMan]

I totally agree!

nice dude!

 

[conditionone]

I'm curious how to keep the paint from stacking..at the pattern edges..so it all looks like one uniform layer

cut your camo pattern out of newspaper and loosely tape it so it isn't lying flat against the stock and you will get 'feathering' that doesn't stay flat on the stock.
Decide on your base color and everything should go over the top of it.

If you can keep hard lines from forming in the paint yo will be good to go.
It can be time consuming but it's worth the wait to go slow.

After you finish you can lightly sand to blend any hard lines

 

[Stg1944]

You might look at hydrographics. Not sure how it works on wood though.

 

[Thor]

I did mine by using home made "stickers". Take a sheet of wax paper about two feet long and cover both sides with blue painters tape. Draw various sizes random squiggles, dots, and the like then cut them out with scissors. You now have two sets of stickers. I found where I wanted the "white dots" and painted those areas. Wait 24hrs to dry and apply the stickers where you want the white. Then add your next color, let dry and layer up again. Keep layering and painting and by the end of the week, take off all the stickers and you should have a nice camo job.

Prep is key here unless you don't mind some flaking since it may not have fully attached to an unprepared surface. If you plan on swapping colors around, then lack of prep my be a plus.

 

[Ringer]

Get a few cheap sponges and use them to dab the paint colors on over a sprayed-on base coat.

This guy has the right idea: https://www.ar15.com/mobile/topic.html?b=6&f=19&t=321800

If you pick the correct colors for multi-cam, you will get it looking very nice. It won't be an exact match for the multi-cam pattern, but it will not clash with anything that's actually multi-cam. It will also be very effective at actually being camo GI5