Newer A-5 Paintjob.

THAT is awesome! good job.

OMG CANDY! i would really like to get my 98c done in digital urban camo. again excellent job!

wow nice job

Alright, heres the stuff you need:

1.) A boring life with lots of time.
2.) Elmers Spray Adhesive.
3.) Assorted colours of spraypaint, I used 3 colours.
4.) Graph paper.
5.) Primer.
6.) Steel wool/sandpaper/paint stripper/paint thinner/whatever floats your boat.
7.) Small knife.
8.) Scissors.
9.) Varnish.

Ok, so start by deciding your colours.  Best way is to take things from the environment you play in most, or the several environments you play in, and match some spraypaints to them as well as you can.  The majority of camo patters are 3 or 4 colours, it really won't make a big difference if you choose either, just don't go under 3 colours, or over 4 (unless they are small touchups, which really don't apply in digicamo).

Once you have selected colours, decide the order in which you want them to appeare.  Number them in reverse, so the colour you most want to be visible is number 3, and work your way down to number 1, which is the colour you least want to be visible (in my case, brown.)

Strip all the paint off the recievers.  To do this I used plenty of stripper and a small knife, because I found the finish amazingly tough.  Once you strip the paint, you'll want to take a medium grain sandpaper and rub all the metal, make sure there are small visible scratches everywhere you want the paint to stick.

*ENSURE ALL HOLES AND PLACES YOU DO NOT WANT PAINT TO ENTER ARE COVERED PROPERLY*

Now, spray the recievers with primer (very VERY light coats).  Give each coat a little time to dry, and spray pretty much as many coats as you want.  I did 6 thin coats.  Give it plenty of time to dry after priming unless the can says otherwise.

After the recievers are primed and dry, spray colour #1.  Remember, #1 is the colour you LEAST want to be able to see.  Give it time to dry.

Now, go sit infront of a tv.  Bring your graph paper and your scissors, you may want a pencil too.  Draw out random patterns of squares and cut them out.  Once they are all cut out, apply the Elmers Spray Adhesive to one side of them, and stick them on the recievers wherever you want the colour #1 to show through.

Now the recievers are ready for the coating of colour #2, repeat the previous step for each subsequent coating, until the final coat is complete.

Give some time for the final coating to dry, then gently remove the pieces of graph paper by hand (unless you may have a gentler method).

Once you are done removing the graph paper, you may proceed to varnish the recievers, unless the paint needs more time to dry.  Spray the primer in several medium coats, not dripping but not thin.  Do as many as you like, I did 7 to ensure it's a tough finish.  Different varnishes may be thicker and not need to be applied as much.

Now, you're essentially done.  If you have any other metal pieces you wish to paint, follow the exact same steps.  If you have plastic parts (like my cyclone/hopper/apex end) then do everythign the same, minus stripping the paint. (I.E. scratch 'em up with sandpaper, prime them in layers etc.)  You may want to give the varnish a few days to fully settle befor you take it on the battlefield.  It should take paintball hits without scratching, though it will wear as any paintjob does, so be gentle if you really want to keep it looking new.

I think that's about it.

Enjoy!

looks great.  great job RG

Thanks everyone.

Cyberdemon wrote: Thanks for the instructions! ill be sure to write those down! although im not going to attempt this right away.

Just make sure you take your time when you get to it.