Originally from: A Custom Painted AR15 for Under $15 – The Primary Source
Maybe you need to blend in with your surroundings a bit better. Maybe you need to reduce your IR signature. Maybe you just want all your parts to match.
There are plenty of good reasons to refinish your AR-15 and it’s one of the easiest upgrades you can make to your rifle. Whatever your motivation, shelling out to have your anodizing redone or a coat of custom Cerakote applied isn’t always in the budget. Even for those with money to spare, opting for a professional refinish risks your rifle looking exactly like everyone else’s.
Applying a custom paint job yourself, on the other hand, ensures that not only will your rifle look exactly how you want it to, but it will also be completely unique. You have absolute control over the color, the pattern—everything.
Painting your own rifle also provides the same satisfaction that so many of us find in building our guns. It’s a unique experience to work on your firearms with y…
