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<blockquote data-quote="Wormydog1724" data-source="post: 1027357" data-attributes="member: 8931"><p>I bought a Remington R-15 two years ago and have loved it. The camo, not so much. Green just doesn't "fit in" with Oklahoma winters, when I do most of my predator calling. So here recently I have gotten the itch to get it "dipped". For some who don't know getting it dipped, from my limited knowledge, is a process of laying an ink film on top of liquid, spraying it with a chemical to "melt" the ink where it remains in a liquid state on top of the water, then dipping the item into the water, thus transferring the ink pattern onto the object, ie. Hydro-Dipping.</p><p></p><p>Many companies in the U.S. offer this service and my brother had his Remington 22-250 dipped about 8 years ago in Natural Gear camo. It looks as good today as it did then. There is some slight chipping on the end of the barrel but nothing really noticeable.</p><p></p><p>I found a company here in OK that offers the hydro-dipping service. They have several different camo patterns, but not the one I want. They aren't the cheapest IMO either so I am trying to work a deal to save me some money and them some time from having to remove the old camo.</p><p></p><p>A little background. I am a 22 year old college student living in a small apartment with limited tools and space. </p><p></p><p>Here is my R-15 brand new sighting it in:</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>You can see how the camo stands out against the dead grass.</p><p></p><p>Here is my R-15 after I did a Krylon pinestraw camo job on the barrel, buffer tube, scope and mount.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>It looked better, but still the green sucked during the winter time. So yesterday I got a wild hair and wanted to remove the Krylon. I started on the barrel and buffer tube. I went to WalMart and bought some Klean Strip Premium Stripper. </p><p></p><p>Here is the barrel and buffer tube covered in the stripper.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>It worked great, even on the scope and mount.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>But I got a little on the free float tube and it took the green camo right off too.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>So today I began to completely strip the upper and lower. I have my upper and lower 95% stripped and I only used a set of allen wrenches, a pair of vice grips, a multi tool, and an armorer's wrench. And a loaded pmag as a hammer.</p><p></p><p>Here is the free float tube after using the stripper</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>And the upper during the process</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The upper after the removing the old camo</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p>Still needs some work but its coming right along.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am having trouble getting my castle nut loose on my lower so this is all I can do for now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wormydog1724, post: 1027357, member: 8931"] I bought a Remington R-15 two years ago and have loved it. The camo, not so much. Green just doesn't "fit in" with Oklahoma winters, when I do most of my predator calling. So here recently I have gotten the itch to get it "dipped". For some who don't know getting it dipped, from my limited knowledge, is a process of laying an ink film on top of liquid, spraying it with a chemical to "melt" the ink where it remains in a liquid state on top of the water, then dipping the item into the water, thus transferring the ink pattern onto the object, ie. Hydro-Dipping. Many companies in the U.S. offer this service and my brother had his Remington 22-250 dipped about 8 years ago in Natural Gear camo. It looks as good today as it did then. There is some slight chipping on the end of the barrel but nothing really noticeable. I found a company here in OK that offers the hydro-dipping service. They have several different camo patterns, but not the one I want. They aren't the cheapest IMO either so I am trying to work a deal to save me some money and them some time from having to remove the old camo. A little background. I am a 22 year old college student living in a small apartment with limited tools and space. Here is my R-15 brand new sighting it in: [b][Broken External Image][/b] You can see how the camo stands out against the dead grass. Here is my R-15 after I did a Krylon pinestraw camo job on the barrel, buffer tube, scope and mount. [b][Broken External Image][/b] It looked better, but still the green sucked during the winter time. So yesterday I got a wild hair and wanted to remove the Krylon. I started on the barrel and buffer tube. I went to WalMart and bought some Klean Strip Premium Stripper. Here is the barrel and buffer tube covered in the stripper. [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] It worked great, even on the scope and mount. [b][Broken External Image][/b] But I got a little on the free float tube and it took the green camo right off too. [b][Broken External Image][/b] So today I began to completely strip the upper and lower. I have my upper and lower 95% stripped and I only used a set of allen wrenches, a pair of vice grips, a multi tool, and an armorer's wrench. And a loaded pmag as a hammer. Here is the free float tube after using the stripper [b][Broken External Image][/b] And the upper during the process [b][Broken External Image][/b] The upper after the removing the old camo [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] Still needs some work but its coming right along. I am having trouble getting my castle nut loose on my lower so this is all I can do for now. [/QUOTE]
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