how to achieve a weathered look on a plastic gun?

[Caveira]

Re: how to achieve a weathered look on a plastic gun?

...we are talking about plastic bodied AEGs like the OP normal weathering won't happen...

But it can be created by putting a coat of silver under the top coats of black. It then weathers like normal.

[voodooTheMarshmallow]

Re: how to achieve a weathered look on a plastic gun?

But it can be created by putting a coat of silver under the top coats of black. It then weathers like normal.

This. I stripped the paint off a receiver and couldn't paint it more than a couple layers before a game the next day , the black wore in the realistic areas only really.
I'd say do what Caveira has suggested.

[sam_G]

Re: how to achieve a weathered look on a plastic gun?

I did this to a cheap plastic AK mag today as a practice. OD base coat and then black smudged across with a sponge. then used a sanding block to rub paint off. Used halfords OD and black spray and it took about 15 mins from start to end result.