From: J (W7LS@blarg.net)
Date: Thu May 27 2004 - 16:44:12 PDT
Oh, yeah. Paint it yourself. It actually never occurred to me to do
elsewise. It's easy. I used a high pressure, low volume gun from Harbor
Freight. Works fine. Any spray gun will work, though. As for color, take
a sample into a paint store (Rhodda is a big store here in Seattle area)
and have them color match it in something called 'equipment paint'. It
is oil and gas resistant. Choose semigloss for good compromise of ease
of cleaning and not too shiny. Cost you about $35 a gallon. Looks great.
Jim
FireflyArms wrote:
>Summer is here and I think I'm finally going to have some time to work with
>my M35. It could really use a paint job! The OD greens don't all match and
>there's even some blue showing in spots.
>
>How realistic is it to think I can paint this thing at home?
>
>I have a compressor, spray gun, and sandblaster. I figured I'd just go
>around and clean up any rust (either sanding or sandblasting), smooth
>everything else out with some sandpaper, tape of the "non-painted" parts,
>and spray away. I'd also take off the easy things like mirrors separately.
>
>Also I'd rather not have to send off for paint. Is there a color/brand that
>is close to the modern OD green that can be found at the local NAPA?
>
>Thanks for any tips or tricks!
>
>Sam B.
>http://www.fireflyarms.com
>
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