A while back i remember a thread where someone (john scifres perhaps?) did a camo job using strips of masking tape and different colors of spray paint. anyone remember this? i tried searing for it but couldn't find what i was looking for. any help would be appreciated. thanks again, Dan.
Dan I did one, (http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt264/lbel5/bowpics2-15-09107.jpg)
Very easy
Kurt
Kurt---------that looks nice! :thumbsup:
OMG!!!
Kurt, tell me that's not a 59 Kodiak!!! :scared:
Actually, I saw the bow this weekend and it looks even better in person.
Ok, back to the bales with your (mine) '62 Griz.
that's awesome!! I have a longbow that needs that done to it. Care to share step by step with any tips??
Thank You guys
That '62 did seem to like you Lon,
you shoot it like an old friend and that's how I feel about mine.
this is a '59, but a factory camo Grizzly and was 1/2 stripped when I got it.
Caleb
I sanded and prepped the bow like the Bow Doc teaches.
I used a Grey Krylon spray paint for a base coat and a $.99 stencil from the craft store,with a lighter grey spray paint for the spots.
just take your time and let it dry before you move it and tape it for the next section. I use a sharpie to outline the lighter Grey spots.
I used tru oil for the final coat.
post some pictures if you do it.
will do kurt,
thanks!!
--c--
thats a great paint job. Marlon
one way is to base coat it flat grey or whatever and using your favorite leaf pattern, go pick a couple leaves off your tree and spray flat green or brown or whatever over it multiple shades of green work well... , makes a great natural pattern, I ve done a bunch of bows..if you think you might ever want it to come off, dont sand it then use acetone or something to remove later..
What Dave said.. I painted a few self bows that I backed with linen and they looked really good. I would say.. spray paint is cheap.. practice on something with the leaves. I ended up like lighter colors first like Dave said. At the end after some leaves I would spray a few lines across too. It can turn out really nice.
I do the leaf thing too- I buy a can of flat black, gray, and OD green and pick a couple of good-looking leaves, and get creative. If it gets scratched up or rubbed off here and there, so what? I paint most of my bows. They're tools for me, not showpieces.
I'm in the process of doing mine now, I'll try to post some pics as I go. I think I've got a great idea for tomorrow.
Ended up taking it all off and am starting over, just didn't look right to me after I got it outdoors.
I did a camo along a while back but my site was murdered and it no longer exists. I can send you the file later tonight if you send an email to j.scifres@sbcglobal.net
I remade that page on my new site: Super Simple Camo (http://sticknstring.webs.com/simplebowcamo.htm)
Here is a 1960 Kodiak replica with factory camo done with spray paint. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/bowhawk75/camokodiak3.jpg)