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Red Tiger Glock 43X Paint Job (CoD4, MW2 Camo)

Bold black tiger stripes over bright red, the unlock everyone chased on a Glock 43X. The look comes from CoD4, MW2. The pattern is painted on the gun below with real spray can colors; reroll it, change brands, or paint over it by hand.

Red Tiger on a Glock 43X, on a real photo

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Photo: Glock 43X photo by Kolomaznik, resized and mirrored by GunPartPicker, CC BY 4.0

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Spray cans for a red tiger Glock 43X

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

Krylon

  1. 1COLORmaxx Gloss Banner Red
  2. 2Camouflage Black

Rust-Oleum

  1. 1Painter's Touch 2X Gloss Apple Red
  2. 2Camouflage Black

How to spray red tiger on a Glock 43X

  1. 1. Strip it down

    Take the slide off the frame and pull the barrel and recoil spring. Paint the slide and the frame separately.

  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

    Tape the slide rails and the inside of the slide, the barrel hood, trigger and slide stop, and the magazine well so magazines still drop free.

  4. 4. Base coat in banner red

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

  5. 5. Soft black haze

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

  6. 6. Black tiger stripes

    Cut tiger stripe shapes from painter's tape or a stencil sheet: thick in the middle, pointed at both ends, leaning steeply across the gun. Spray black.

  7. 7. Black tiger stripes

    Cut tiger stripe shapes from painter's tape or a stencil sheet: thick in the middle, pointed at both ends, leaning steeply across the gun. Spray black.

  8. 8. 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 red tiger Glock 43X?

2 cans, sprayed in this order: Krylon Gloss Banner Red, Black; or Rust-Oleum Gloss Apple Red, Black.

Can you rattle can red tiger on a Glock 43X yourself?

Yes. Strip and degrease the Glock 43X, 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, “Red Tiger Glock 43X Paint Job (CoD4, MW2 Camo)”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/glock-43x/red-tiger. 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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