This is probably a bad idea but... (Making a buttplate Silver)

It's always worth the try.

Looks good now. Give us a report down the road and let us know how it worked.

 

Yeah looks great.....let us know how it holds up.....

 

After 7 days of drying/curing, put a good coat or two, of turtle wax or good auto wax.




Jim

 

That does look good, but If the paint doesn't hold up, you should find a powder coating shop.
Powdercoat is about as tough as it gets. I powder coat a lot of parts and even the wheels on my motorcycle have not seen any scratches or nicks from daily use or the tire changer.

 

I can't imagine it being too expensive.
I have had several sets of wheels and a lot of engine parts done.
The wheels were the most expensive and I paid $75 each for them to be media blasted and coated.

I would talk to some powder coat shops and show them what you want. Small parts like that can sometimes be done along with other parts that are getting done. That can real cut the cost way down.

 

I did not realize that the butt plate was plastic. That changes things.
Powdercoat is baked to cure, so it can not be done on plastic.

 

I think Krylon has a paint that's for out door plastics, might work. Another idea, something I have used for plastic dashes is chrome Mylar. You can get in variety of sizes with adhesive back, cheap and stick good and replace if damaged.

 

I used Krylon Fusion from walmart.
about 6 coats of paint, about 6 coats clear, let cure 7 days. 2-3 coats of good car wax, buffed.

This is my most used rifle I own(Savage model 11 Trophy Hunter). It gets shot a lot. Its been done for over a year ,has NO scratches or dings, or chips, its very hard surface.

Dont treat it any rougher than you would a wooden stock,



Jim

 

Like that design

 

Fish net panty hose from Walmart,

Works pretty good in size large.


Jim

 

Thanks for the tip

 

This is my grandsons, they shoot it a lot, its been painted over a year.
It gets handled pretty rough, still looks great.
Same procedure with paint and panty hose.



Jim

 

Looks great
Helpful hint if your doing multiple coats of clear coat use OO steel wool between layers.Gives it a much better look.Works great on wood projects as we'll.