Gun Skins

[BillPenn]

Wife want's to snazzy up her rifle. Has anyone applied one of the vinyl Gun Skins. If so how big of a pain is it, how did it turn out, and how ling did it last?

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

I have a gun with a gunskin. It took about 20 hours to apply it to where it looks professional.
I discovered duracoat, I have a gun with duracoat. I will never use gunskin again.

 

[Cowbaby]

I prefer about 13 coats of hand rubbed linseed or tung oil but I'm kinda funny like that.

But I enjoy you guys having your fun.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

I like rustoleum.

 

[Snattlerake]

Ya gonna shoot it or salute it?

 

[BobbyV]

I've painted several but never used one of the skins . . . .

 

[Louro]

I like rustoleum.

Here is a frugal guy. That is exactly what I do....LOL

 

[Fredkrueger100]

I’ve used alumahyde 2 from Brownells and it works good. I also used kitchen appliance epoxy to paint an AK several years ago. It turned out to great.

 

[BillPenn]

Like most I am steadily tinkering with something. I have a Savage that I put on a Boyds Thumb hole stock (love it), a Glock I refinished with Brownell's Aluma-Hyde (not holding up real well), an old 870 that I recently refinished with True Oil (took weeks, but turned out great). Next up is the wife's Bolt Action. It has a synthetic stock in camo. I'll either paint it or try a Gun Skin. Haven't decided yet.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[rickm]

I have never used the skin but have talked to people that has and seen a few and from what i have seen and heard they scratch real easy and no way to fix it without replacing.