DIY Camo Dip Kit

paddin

Looking for some feedback on this - www.camodipkit.com - seems like a good idea - just wondering if anyone here has done it and has first hand opinions on it.

nunn

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paddin

I read about this in Field and Stream and my buddy said this was the best place to ask. Thanks for replying

nunn

OK. So this is a request for information. Thanks for clarifying, and please excuse my suspicious nature. Comes with the job, I reckon.

So...Have any of you used such a product, and can you help paddin out with some information?

I am going to move this to Ask The Experts, which is a more appropriate forum for this request.

paddin

thanks....

paddin

anyone?

roadchoad

quote:Originally posted by paddin
anyone?


Looks like you could be the first! Looks neat, I don't have a reason to use it though.

nunn

Looks like no one has used this product. Is it cheap? If so, and I were inclined to use it, I might try it out first on something I didn't care about. Maybe do a crowbar or something and see how it comes out and whether it is easy to use.

paddin

$99 for a kit - comes with 20 square feet of film, so you could turn quite a bit of stuff camo.

beantownshootah

quote:Originally posted by nunn
Looks like no one has used this product. Is it cheap? If so, and I were inclined to use it, I might try it out first on something I didn't care about. Maybe do a crowbar or something and see how it comes out and whether it is easy to use.


A crowbar? Nah. . .then you'd put it down somewhere and never be able to find it again! [;)]

If you're going to test it on something, I'd suggest at least testing it on something you'd actually WANT to be camo, so if it turned out OK (or even not so OK), you'd have gotten your money's worth.

For what its supposed to do (ie put a nice photographic-quality camo film on just about anything including weirdly-shaped things), I think the price is actually pretty reasonable. But in terms of overall costs, at $100 per kit, I'd say this stuff isn't cheap enough for disposable testing.

The kit comes with 20 square feet of film, but you have to realize that the dipping process wastes a lot of it, so you're not going to be able to get nearly that much in terms of coverage.

I have never tried the process myself, so I can't comment on the coating durability, but its based on hydrographing, and that technique is used for professional print finishing. I think it should be OK.

Here's a sort of pro version featured on ESPN, for another look:

http://www.camoent.com/process.htm

Note that the pro here does fairly extensive prepping of the surface to be dipped including scuffing it up and priming it before going to the film coating.

tigguy

I bought 2 kits with different patterns and they do an excellent job if you follow the instructions and do the proper prep work. I have one in TimbersEdge XD and one in GC EarlySeason. I coated 2 of my guns, one per pattern. One of them I didn't clearcoat so I could test out how much abuse it'd take and it's held up extremely well for the beatdown it's gotten. Steady hands and planning ahead a few steps is mandatory because of some time limits but I think it's worked great for being a d-i-y kit and for a non-pro like me. Great advice about trying it out on something low dollar before stepping up to a firearm! It can be removed if you mess up though.