Hydro Dipping

[JLemon]

Did some at home hydro dipping. My Ruger 450 Bushmaster in New Fall Leaves and my CVA 50 caliber in Tree Bark.

 

[scott44]

Looks good! Is it tough to do?

 

[JLemon]

Looks good! Is it tough to do?

Not really. I did the Ruger with a kit from My Dip Kit. I had plenty of activator left so I bought a can of primer, matte clear and top coat from Menards and some film from Amazon. Everything was done in a variety of different sized plastic totes. There are 100s of good videos on YouTube.

 

[H20fwler]

Looks really good. Guy I work with has done a few deer skulls that turned out OK.
Years ago I sent my SBE down to Edmonson's in Cadiz KY to get redipped, these kits have to be putting that type of thing out of business.

 

[Bill]

That looks great!

 

[yoderjac]

While they all look great, I find the concept problematic. I do a lot of spring gobbler hunting where concealment is pretty important compared to many other types of hunting. I don't want anything reflective on the gun that could magnify small movements. I think straight matte black works well from that perspective.

The problem I have is demonstrated in your picture of the gun leaning against the tree. I'll set my gun down to relieve myself, see something that distracts me and I'll go check it out. This is generally followed by 2 hours of trying to find my gun!