- 1). Dismantle the rifle and wash the dismantled parts using tri-sodium phosphate.
- 2). Soak the parts into the tri sodium phosphate solution for about 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
- 3). Prepare the parkerizing solution. The parkerizing process helps the paint to better adhere to the metal. Mix the parkerizing solution with water. Typically, this is 4 parts water to 1 part parkerizing solution, however the ratios vary depending on your brand of solution.
- 4). Heat the parkerizing solution on the stove to roughly 185-195 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 5). Submerge the rifle parts to be painted into the hot solution. Let sit for at least 15 minutes.
- 6). Take the pot from the stove and rinse the parts thoroughly.
- 7). Spray oil onto the parts. Even those parts that will not be painted should be sprayed to have a rust-proof finish.
- 8). Using an airbrush or paint sprayer, spray a base coat on the rifle parts you will eventually tiger stripe. Make it flat black.
- 9). Tape the rifle using strips of blue painters tape.
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Apply a contrasting color on top of the base. - 11
Dry the rifle in the sun, then remove the tape. - 12
Put the rifle parts into the oven at about 220 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours to cure the paint. - 13
Remove the rifle parts from the oven and reassemble the parts. You now have a tiger-striped rifle.
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