Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-28036679-20160414020045/@comment-3362895-20160414092239

I've never painted, but I have an interest in starting - especially since I once bought a Stampede with a terrible paint job that looks tough to undo. So, some general rules I've seen in common with several Nerf paint videos:

- Be patient. Be very, very patient. - To do it right, you need to paint all the paintable areas inside and out. - To do that, you need to be able and willing to take the blaster apart, right down to the last screw, and able to put everything back together again correctly. Or find someone else to do it for you, but then it's either a labor of love or a paying job for said other person. - Sand the paintable spots with rough grit sandpaper, then send again with fine grit sandpaper, then wash to remove dust. Then allow to dry completely. - Be patient. Be very, very patient. - Do a primer coat, unless you are using vinyl dye, in which case it's apparently not necessary. Coop772 uses this stuff a lot and it does look great. - Mask off areas for different colors with masking tape and paper. - Don't paint areas of high friction, e.g. trigger, mag release, internal mechanisms, upper magazines (the portion that fits inside the blaster), cylinder chambers (for revolvers). - Clear coat to protect paint against inevitable friction of wear and tear. For what it's worth. 😁