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November 9th, 2011, 05:02 PM
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#1 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ca.
Posts: 21
| Who's a great fiberglass stock painter out there?
Have a fiberglass stock for my LRB Tanker and its the lovely olive drab. Wish to repaint into camo or ? and would like to find a company (or individual) that I can simply send my stock to and have them do the work.
Any recommendations?
Thank you. Cadiz
Ft. Ord. Class of '67
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November 15th, 2011, 02:05 AM
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#3 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 7,891
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Wamo Camo
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November 15th, 2011, 02:47 AM
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#4 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia
Posts: 566
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I would second Whamo Camo but I don't know if they are doing work anymore. What was their home page is now closed.
They do have a user name of Whamo Camo but no activity since April. I will try to get some pics of my Whamo stocks.
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November 15th, 2011, 07:19 AM
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#5 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 7,891
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I'll ask six if they are accepting stocks, he would know.
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November 15th, 2011, 01:36 PM
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#6 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,539
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Neither Karsten or Whamo paint stocks anymore
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November 15th, 2011, 01:50 PM
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#7 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: BumF**K Egypt
Posts: 1,120
| http://762precision.wordpress.com/cu...hes/grassland/
Check out these guys. Not cheap, but looks nice. I was looking at them before but I realized that I actually use my rifle, so I went with something I'd be willing to beat up. at 12$ instead of 500$ (give or take, depends on the pattern, and the parts you want done. My quote was for the rifle and all of its parts.).
Copied this one from their page.
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November 15th, 2011, 09:19 PM
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#8 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Picayune, MS
Posts: 61
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There are some ole boys in Mississippi that do really nice work. Dixie Precision Rifles.  
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November 15th, 2011, 11:12 PM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 7,891
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Originally Posted by Orlando  Neither Karsten or Whamo paint stocks anymore | I just talked to Sixtygunner today and Whamo is still painting stocks.
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November 16th, 2011, 03:28 AM
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#10 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,539
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Originally Posted by 82nd ABN I just talked to Sixtygunner today and Whamo is still painting stocks. | How come their website is closed, a few weeks ago they posted on another website they were no longer painting stocks
Which is it?
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November 16th, 2011, 09:44 AM
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#11 | | Grunt
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia
Posts: 113
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Try "Hydrodip". It is better than painting but it will be 200.00 to hydrodip it.
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November 16th, 2011, 10:19 AM
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#12 | | Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon
Posts: 2,720
| Personally, I have not seen any stock artwork better than Whamo Camo.
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January 30th, 2012, 06:32 AM
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#14 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Arizona
Posts: 205
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el cadiz.....
This doesn't answer your question but, as an option, try it yourself. It's surprisingly easy and very satisfying not to mention inexpensive.
I used two colors or Krylon Camo spray paint and some netting I got from Sportsmans Guide. Used light green and dark green only.
Cleaned up the GI synthetic stock good with a clean rag and paint thinner: Then painted four bands of alternating colors (light and dark green). Finally, after drying, and with the netting serving as a masking material painted again, this time using dark green on the previously painted light green band, then light green, over the netting, on the dark green band.
Ends up looking like a snake skin. I'm very pleased with it and will post pics if I figure out how to do that.
I should add that the second coats (over the net masking) should be fairly light "puffs" and perpendicular to the surface of the stock or the paint will find it's way under the net and the desired effect from the net will be lost.
Offered just in case you might decide to give it a try. Good Luck!
BTW...I've got a stock that was Duracoated by Duracoat of Arizona (I think) in Desert Camo. Nice job but according to their web site the cost for this is $260.
Bob
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January 30th, 2012, 08:15 AM
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#15 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida
Posts: 494
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go to wal-mart, buy some Krylon and Masking Tape, read up on it if need be and do it yourself for 12 bucks or so. Krylon.com even has stencils you can print out and how toos
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