In this video, we show you how to rattle can your rifle to break up the silhouette of our budget build.
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Starting out with rattle canning your rifle the first step is to find color that match our area. As I’m in a more arid climate, I focused on the tans and browns as it’ll cause the silhouette to best blend into the environment.
The biggest part of painting your rifle also involves proper prep. We like to keep the base coat underneath untouched so we just clean the entire system with acetone to make sure there is no oil or debris on anything. Use a nice brush to really work into the grooves and get all of the debris out that would prevent a proper adherence of the paint.
Next, find a good masking medium or stencil. I used pantyhose but another popular product to use are landry bags or other mesh materials. Look for whatever gives a good mesh pattern that serves to break up the overall shape.
When you begin to paint, you’ll see the mesh pattern becomes more defined the closer you have the item to the medium. If you want super-defined lines, place your mesh pattern directly on the firearm. Then you’ll have those really crisp lines. Alternatively, you can have more blended lines and more subtle transitions if you have the mesh medium further from the rifle itself.
The biggest part is to experiment and run a test pattern on a piece of cardboard. You will achieve very different results going from dark colors to light colors compared to starting with light colors and going to dark.
If you paint your own, make sure to tag us on Instagram @thinlinedefenseco or thinlinedefenseco@gmail.com and we’ll show them off on our live chat on Thursday nights!
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