PAINTING Pball GUNS??
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
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Topic: PAINTING Pball GUNS??
Posted By: ghille baller
Subject: PAINTING Pball GUNS??
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 11:39pm
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i was wondering how some people paint there own guns when they have scratches. what kind of paint would i use, cause the tippman 98 i use is pure black with lots of scratches due to sliding in dirt for cover nad stuff u know, what do i just get a special piant or what. and is it safe to the gun. ------------- "Damn...Did that just happen?" -George, a bewildered teammate. |
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 04 January 2008 at 11:14am
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http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=141569&PN=1 - Try reading stickies
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Posted By: ghille baller
Date Posted: 04 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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yea ill keep looking at the stickies and stuff ------------- "Damn...Did that just happen?" -George, a bewildered teammate. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 2:33am
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Tippmann's are painted. The type of metal used in the aluminum cannot be anodized. Pros: Paint is cheap, and its easy to make designs. Cons: its not very durable. Most other guns on the market, that aren't plastic, are anodized. Anodizing is a process in which a hard porous coating of aluminum oxide is applied to the surface electro-chemically. The porous metal, before it is sealed, will accept a dye. Pros: Very solid and crisp looking. Can do designs with lasers, or coat with other metals. Cons: most expensive, parts can only be stripped about 10 times before tolerances are off. Your other option is powder coating. A part is magnetically charged and a colored powder is sprayed on the surface. The part is then baked and the coating hardens into a shell. Pros: Cheaper than anodizing. Cons: not as hard of a coating as ano, and you are pretty limited when it comes to designs. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: Ilford Rule
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 6:44pm
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I wouldn't paint it just cause of a scratch. But if your going to, then the sticky should tell you everything you need to know (and more).
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:45pm
| if its just a scratch, you could always touch it up with nail polish. won't be a permenant thing, but it will do the job. |
Posted By: DeMented 6521
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 2:15am
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for my markers i just use a flat engine enamel black paint to dull
anything that has a sheen and touch up. for spots that have a sheen,
hit with 800 grit sandpaper first to rough up a bit so paint lasts
alittle longer
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Posted By: pro-rider46
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 5:11pm
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well powdercoating is a very awesome coating. we use it on our quads all of the time. and it can be customizable. it can come in every color that paint comes in. its literally ten times harder than paint. and can be masked and have layer just as paint can. another alturnative(SP?) is moly coating. its extremely durable, and commonly used on brake calipers because it disapates heat. and they sometimes will use it on rifle bolts because they get hot ------------- Custom Pro -E Trigger -14 inch barrel |
Posted By: S\/\/4T-L()G4N
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 1:15am
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If painted correctly and with the right kind of paint, the paint will be durable. You can use expensive processes like powder coating, but you can do what you need to at home.
Painting is nice because you can efficiently change colors every year... ------------- 
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Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 9:37am
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Can an a5 be duracoated or no? ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/"> 
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 1:04pm
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im not shure. im having my 98 powdercoated when i get the $. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |