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Yea that’s nice! Glad it’s holding up well.
If I was gonna do it again I’d certainly do the speckling underneath the ‘base colour coat’ as well.

Glad it’s working for you too. When did you do yours?

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Update: I went into the bush for three days.
Bush bashed pretty hard. Stock got wet & very cold. Paint job held up really well, with no signs of wear.
Didn’t help shoot a sika though, so there is...

Yea it’s an important step. The duramax product I used said specifically to use some.
And from what I’ve read the flecks don’t like the water much. The other important factor was time, allowing...

Thank you, I was very close to going with a brown/green. But I feel like those colours are getting pretty common.

Moutere Duramax Granite effect

Entire Process:

-Light sand 240grit
-Wipe down with isopropyl (wore gloves from this point on)
-Taped all the inletting, stud holes etc.
-3 coats of grey ...

Thanks Mate.
The moment you peel the painters tape off and see the clean lines was certainly a satisfying moment.
Waiting for the coats to dry sufficiently took some serious self control.

Did this over a week.
Came up pretty well.
Will see how it lasts with a bit of abuse.
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