finishing air rifle stocks need advice

[ste]

hello all, im new to this forum and have just taken a liking to wood fininshing on air rifle stocks. what i need to know is what kind of paint is best to use, i will be using colours such as blue red green etc and also considing it will have to stand up to the great outdoors, and what finish can i put on it to make it look good. thanks to anyone who can help.

 

[George_N]

Hi, and welcome to the forum. I'm not sure why you would want to paint a gun stock blue or green. Mostly gun stocks would be finished with an oil finish or maybe a polyurethane lacquer. If you want a durable coloured finish, how about cans of spray paint intended for car body touch-up jobs, as sold by Halfords. These can be finished with a few coats of clear coat for a durable finish.

 

[Harbo]

Hi ste are you serious? - sounds awful!

Attleborough Accessories (www.attacc.com) do a special finish for gun stocks
but not in those colours!

Rod

 

[haydonc]

How about a stain on the raw wood followed by Tru Oil......