systema Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Just got my (all time favorite gun) CAR-15. Previous owner said his previous owner did a tan paint job. Previous owner upon receiving it claimed to have worn it down for that effect. My take on it is he tried to strip most of the paint off. Didn't do that great of a job, but accomplished some sort of a worn down effect, that I kind of like. This however, doesn't mean it is good looking. I'm in a small dilemma whether to paint it (if so, it'll definitely be back into a desert camo*), or leave it as is. * = See EDIT at bottom of this post. (also, I can only seem to make my camera focus when I use flash in pitch black..so bear with me, there is only one picture where flash-in-dark is not used) Pictures: I'd like your opinion and suggestions. EDIT : +1 to anyone who posts a Real Steal CAR-15 in Desert Camo. I don't even know if it exists, but it would justify a desert camo CAR-15 Link to post Share on other sites
cazboab Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 A desert camo Car-15... woodland would seem a more obvious choice for a get tested and used in the jungle, but meh, if you have to go desert, go desert because the "worn for effect" looks like a gun thats been sanded at random to restore the original colour and given up on after a few hours. Link to post Share on other sites
ardrummer292 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I hate to say it, mate, but that "worn-in paint job" looks like dump. I'd paint a nice tigerstripe-esque pattern over it. Rawr... Link to post Share on other sites
systema Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thanks for the honest replies. Yeah, I knew at the back of my head this "paint-job" wasn't really that good of one at all, if at all. More comments? Link to post Share on other sites
clmwrx Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Please take that boc mag away from it now! I strangely like it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jimisin73 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Yea looks like someone did a job on this one... I'm not a fan of painted guns, but this one needs it... Hope it shoots well cause I got a feeling this one aint gonna win any beauty contests Link to post Share on other sites
david3558 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 CAR 15 did not exist and was never used in Desert Conditions. I would stick to a "vietnam" paintojob, brown, green, black and white. Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing_Sid Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Surely a rag with a bit of thinners on it would get rid of all that paint? I'd try to get it back to original finish before anything else. Beyond that, I recently "weathered" my Academy SA80 and, to do it properly, I ended up stripping it right down then painting it all with silver paint then, a couple of days later, spraying it with gloss black car paint over the top. The polycarbonate paint bonded with the plastic and the car paint (cos there was no primer and the surface was sealed) doesn't fix terribly well. I then went over the gun with a scouring pad to remoe black paint from all the edges and corners. The end result is actually very subtle. So subtle in fact that hardly anybody ever mentions it. The only time it gets mentioned is usually when people hold the gun and say "F**king hell! It's plastic!" which makes it all worth the effort. Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning10 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I'd recommend going with the desert camo. The worn down look is, no offense, cruddy looking. I tried looking for a CAR-15 w/ Desert Camo, but couldn't find anything. Would I get the +1 if I photshopped one for you? Lightning Link to post Share on other sites
Jules Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Hehe too late, i've already done one..albeit a crappy one Link to post Share on other sites
systema Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Yea looks like someone did a job on this one... I'm not a fan of painted guns, but this one needs it... Hope it shoots well cause I got a feeling this one aint gonna win any beauty contests <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh it does, it does. Feels like a beauty too. CAR 15 did not exist and was never used in Desert Conditions. I would stick to a "vietnam" paintojob, brown, green, black and white. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> True, but I'm (high-)hoping somewhere out there existed a desert painted CAR-15 which happened to have it's photograph taken and signed. Surely a rag with a bit of thinners on it would get rid of all that paint? I'd try to get it back to original finish before anything else. The end result is actually very subtle. So subtle in fact that hardly anybody ever mentions it. The only time it gets mentioned is usually when people hold the gun and say "F**king hell! It's plastic!" which makes it all worth the effort. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's pretty optimistic. Thing is, the guy who originally painted it didn't bother to cover the holes and simply sprayed all around in and out. I'm starting to think he even sprayed in the little foregrip holes for the hell of it. I've used nail-polish remover for other paint-removing purposed before, but it left a VERY subtle discoloration on a TM Glock26Adv. Don't know if it'd do the same for this piece here too. What kind of thinner did you use on your SA80? I'd recommend going with the desert camo. The worn down look is, no offense, cruddy looking. I tried looking for a CAR-15 w/ Desert Camo, but couldn't find anything. Would I get the +1 if I photshopped one for you? Lightning <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I figured because I preferred desert I should go with it, but I'd like SOME evidence of a desert camo CAR-15 to satisfy me completely. If I needed a PS job, I could/would do it myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Tommygunn Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 My opinion is that it has been overly artificially and unrealistically worn. Be careful with nail varnish remover because it is really too harsh for airsoft plastic as it melts and eats it away that is why you have discolouration. Better off using white spirit(less harsh on plastic) and some rag elbow grease. Then, if you want to return it to it's original appearance of a mid sixties weapon give, what would be the metal parts, a spray of semi-gloss black and the stock and grips a coat of matt black. I say semi-gloss because a lot of early AR-15 early M-16 variants had a paint type finish before parkerising became the norm. Oh, what happened to the flash hider as that is a modern M16/M4 flash hider not the period CAR15 model. I'm not sure if I read the post right but the CAR-15 DID exist (probably just meant it wasn't, to anyones knowledge, used in a desert environment). It was the forunner to the XM series and was used primarily as a special forces weapon in the early part of the war until the XM series began replacing it. Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Do a tigerstripe paintjob!! Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
ColDaz Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Tigerstripe would look pretty cool. A tigerstripe pattern in desert colours might work. Be unique too. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Get it black, shiny black or grey, get it black now. And never touch it with the box mag ever again. I would put the proper flash eliminator on it too but you don't have to. Some versions of the XM-607 and GX-5857 have the birdcage flash eliminator. I haven't seen a painted XM-607, tiger stripe or desert. There may have been some SF guys who painted the 607 but I've never seen a pic. so just leave it black, it look the sechs that way. Link to post Share on other sites
Lithium Jack Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Well it's been almost 18 months since the OP, I would expect that he's decided by now. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm blaming concussion. What's your excuse Ben? Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Well incase he's still around. It ain't real infact it's springer but here's my CAR15 with a Desert/MC painjob. Might help him decide if by some strange chance he still hasn't. Oh and if your reading this Sytema, let us know what you did and if you want to sell it give me first dibs. Link to post Share on other sites
Predator_2k Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 wow thread resurrection to the extreme, Why the hell you bring this one back? and what was your decision in the end? Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 this isnt necro posting, this is skeletal rape.... Link to post Share on other sites
Crispin1025 Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 You want to paint it tigerstripe and sell it to me... Cheers, Daniel Link to post Share on other sites
wyrwolff Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 this isnt necro posting, this is skeletal rape.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ROFLMAO!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Sh0ty Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Sure it's skeletal rape, but I bet all my imaginary rep points that someone complaining of necro posting will yell at someone for a duplicate post. You'll have to pick one. -Sh0ty (I support skeletal rape, but remember, it's not rape if you yell surprise) Link to post Share on other sites
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