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Damascus AK-47 Paint Job (MW 2019 Camo)

Gray and white contour swirls over black, like folded steel on an AK-47. The look comes from MW 2019. The pattern is painted on the gun below with real spray can colors; reroll it, change brands, or paint over it by hand.

Damascus on an AK-47, on a real photo

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Photo: AK-47 photo by the US government, mirrored by GunPartPicker, Public domain

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Spray cans for a damascus AK-47

In spray order, lightest first. Either brand works; do not mix them in one job.

Krylon

  1. 1Camouflage Black
  2. 2COLORmaxx Gloss Smoke Gray
  3. 3COLORmaxx Flat White

Rust-Oleum

  1. 1Camouflage Black
  2. 2Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Winter Gray
  3. 3Painter's Touch 2X Flat White

How to spray damascus on an AK-47

  1. 1. Strip it down

    Take off the dust cover, recoil spring, bolt carrier and gas tube. Paint the dust cover off the rifle so it still seats.

  2. 2. Degrease everything

    Wipe every outside surface with acetone or isopropyl alcohol. Paint will not hold over gun oil.

  3. 3. Mask what moves

    Plug the chamber and muzzle, tape the magazine well, trigger, safety lever and rear sight leaf. Scuff the wood lightly first or paint only the metal.

  4. 4. Base coat in black

    Two light coats over the whole gun, 8 to 12 inches away, 10 minutes apart.

  5. 5. Smoke gray through a topo map stencil

    Lay a topo map stencil sheet on the gun and spray smoke gray through it.

  6. 6. White through a topo map stencil

    Lay a topo map stencil sheet on the gun and spray white through it.

  7. 7. Let it cure

    Handle it after an hour but give it a full day before it goes in a case, and a few days before hard use.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What spray paint do you need for a damascus AK-47?

3 cans, sprayed in this order: Krylon Black, Gloss Smoke Gray, Flat White; or Rust-Oleum Black, Gloss Winter Gray, Flat White.

Can you rattle can damascus on an AK-47 yourself?

Yes. Strip and degrease the AK-47, mask what moves, lay the lightest color first and build the pattern light to dark with tape, stencils or netting. Plan on an afternoon plus a day to cure.

Cite this tool: GunPartPicker, “Damascus AK-47 Paint Job (MW 2019 Camo)”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/ak-47/damascus. Paint colors from the Krylon and Rust-Oleum color charts; gun photos credited under each gun. Free to cite with attribution.

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