I want to be clear I have not used this camo painting system, but I have painted three
M@glights with Duracoat paint in my garage with minimal equipment with excellent results. The more I painted, the better I got at it.
OK, Duracoat purchased through Hout Enterprises is not necessarily cheap, but they make camo kits that you paint one color, let it dry, paint, dry, paint....you get the idea. I almost did one because I remember this thread.....that's what brought me to the Duracoat stuff.
It is just as advertised. I painted in a 60 degree dusty garage, waited basically for everything to thoroughly dry in my then 45 degree garage for about two weeks, then brought my newly Duracoat painted flashlights into the house. I have had no problems with the paint doing anything for the past year or so I have had the lights in service.
So I think I can recommend the Duracoat camo system if you want to experiment with one or two of your own lights for fun. Of course a professional shop could make them look really good, but that would make me appreciate the superior craftsmanship from a pro shop after I made my own first.....
Just my two cents. Oronocova, thanks for reviving this thread. Customs colors are really cool.....especially when you can do them yourself and have a truly unique flashlight that YOU make yourself versus having someone else do the work. I urge you all to check out the web site.
Let me add, I don't work for them, never been to their place (even with a couple of visits to Nevada (they are outside of Reno)), just really satisfied customer. And no, I am NOT a professional painter or anything approaching it.....let's be clear about that, this stuff with some care and attention to detail will make you look like one though!!
http://www.houtsenterprises.net
Bob E.
