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Originally Posted by matt491
Well, I've got a gun that I need to put a new coat of paint on since I'm not happy with the paint job the previous owner did on it but I want to do this one right since I screwed up the last one I did BAD! The last gun I did had clear parts on it, so I just bought some krylon, flat black, spray paint and threw on three nice coats. Looked great, dried great. After test firing her ONCE in my basement, I already had nice greasy marks on the paint from where my thumb and hands were on the gun. I don't want those marks showing up on this gun since I care a lot more about her.
I assume I should have done three or four coats like I did, but then used some kind of a clear coat to seal her up? What's the advice from the pro's on this? I'm just doing a flat black finish on an M24 replica sniper set up. No camo or any strips or anything, I just don't want those ugly marks on the paint.
Thanks!
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(sidenote: just because I'm posting, I don't consider myself an expert gun painter)
Personally I've never bothered with clear coats, as I know my tastes won't outlast the paint job anyways.
As for grease marks, I'm not sure if there's paint that'll help that from showing up. Clear coat would make it easier to clean, but I could also see clear coat adding a distinct shine to your paint job, which you may or may not want.