Painting a stainless gun

[joed]

Might seem like a dumb question but I have an older Savage that I put a new stainless barrel on. I'd like to paint the barrel black for hunting. What kind of paint can I use?

[TORCHRIDER]

I used Duracoat on mine. Came out very nice.

[joed]

Did you have to heat it? I looked at Duracoat but it sounds like I need to disassemble the gun and heat the barrel.

[TORCHRIDER]

No heat needed. I used some 0000 steel wool. Cleaned it with alcohol or acetone really well. Prep is the key to a good finnish. I used a preval sprayer and was able to get a very good finish. It fuly cures in about a week but you can use the rifle sooner if you want. I bought everything but the preval sprayer from Midway. Go the Preval sprayer from Ace hardware.

[snowgetter1]

Duracoat here too. No bake. It is epoxy based paint very strong and durable. Not cheap but it works. Tactical colors are much flatter than standard colors for hunting purposes.

[snowgetter1]

Also, the gun or parts to be painted must be sanded down. I use a very fine grit for metal and have gone to to a 150 or lower grit on stocks to ensure the paint stays on. It will come off if not sanded but not as bad a spray paint.