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Two tone M24 Paint Job

Tan lower half, green upper, done in an afternoon on an M24 sniper rifle (Remington 700). The pattern is painted on the gun below with real spray can colors; reroll it, change brands, or paint over it by hand.

Two tone on an M24, on a real photo

Reroll the layout, switch paint brands, or paint over it by hand. Render saves a picture with shadows, Share gives you a link.

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Photo: M24 photo by the US Air Force, Public domain

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Spray cans for a two tone M24

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

Krylon

  1. 1Camouflage Khaki
  2. 2Camouflage Olive

Rust-Oleum

  1. 1Camouflage Khaki
  2. 2Camouflage Deep Forest Green

How to spray two tone on an M24

  1. 1. Strip it down

    Pull the bolt, take the barreled action out of the stock, and take the scope off or bag it. The stock and the barreled action paint best apart.

  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 bolt raceway, the magazine well, the trigger and the scope lenses and turrets. Leave the inletting where the action sits bare.

  4. 4. Base coat in khaki

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

  5. 5. Lay the two tone pattern

    Tan lower half, green upper, done in an afternoon. Spray olive, light to dark, letting each color flash off before the next.

  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 two tone M24?

2 cans, sprayed in this order: Krylon Khaki, Olive; or Rust-Oleum Khaki, Deep Forest Green.

Can you rattle can two tone on an M24 yourself?

Yes. Strip and degrease the M24, 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, “Two tone M24 Paint Job”, https://gunpartpicker.net/gun-paint-planner/m24/two-tone. 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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