Gun Tools/Paint planner/Updated September 28, 2026

Golden AK-47 Paint Job (CoD4 Camo)

Metallic gold all over with a few brighter hits on an AK-47. The look comes from CoD4. The pattern is painted on the gun below with real spray can colors; reroll it, change brands, or paint over it by hand.

Golden 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 golden AK-47

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

Krylon

  1. 1COLORmaxx Metallic Gold
  2. 2COLORmaxx Gloss Sun Yellow

Rust-Oleum

  1. 1Painter's Touch 2X Metallic Gold
  2. 2Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Sun Yellow

How to spray golden 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 metallic gold

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

  5. 5. Soft sun yellow haze

    Mist soft patches of sun yellow from 12 to 18 inches, so the edges fade.

  6. 6. 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 golden AK-47?

2 cans, sprayed in this order: Krylon Metallic Gold, Gloss Sun Yellow; or Rust-Oleum Metallic Gold, Gloss Sun Yellow.

Can you rattle can golden 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, “Golden AK-47 Paint Job (CoD4 Camo)”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/ak-47/golden. 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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