spray paint camo?

[The Gopher]

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.

[kurtbel5]

Dan I did one,

Very easy
 Kurt

[BEN]

Kurt---------that looks nice!  

[Blackhawk]

OMG!!!

Kurt, tell me that's not a 59 Kodiak!!!    

Actually, I saw the bow this weekend and it looks even better in person.

Ok, back to the bales with your (mine) '62 Griz.

[caleb7mm]

that's awesome!! I have a longbow that needs that done to it. Care to share step by step with any tips??

[kurtbel5]

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.

[caleb7mm]

will do kurt,

thanks!!

--c--

[marlon]

thats a great paint job. Marlon

[Dave Lay]

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..

[Oregon Okie]

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.

[Don Stokes]

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.

[shortstroke 91]

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.

[shortstroke 91]

Ended up taking it all off and am starting over, just didn't look right to me after I got it outdoors.

[John Scifres]

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 [email protected]

[John Scifres]

I remade that page on my new site:    Super Simple Camo

[bowhawk archer]

Here is a 1960 Kodiak replica with factory camo done with spray paint.