Self Camo on Excalibur

ranger66 · Post by **ranger66** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:20 pm

I am in the process of painting the limbs on my deerhide brown exocet, I am looking for ideas on how to paint it, like patterns. Could anyone that has painted their own crossbows post some pics so I can get some ideas, Thanx.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:03 pm

Predator Fall Brown..

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:14 pm

Both are a similar process. Paint a basecoat usually witha colour fade. Then I paint on some light trees to represent a background then spray on the detailed stuff fo rthe foreground. The type of camo will determine your basecoat, trees, leaves etc...

The absolute easiest way is to apply camo duct tape to the limbs. I prefer the textured mesh type tape but as long as it it duct tape it will hold for more than one season. This bow has camo tape applied to the limbs.

Hope this helps.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:27 pm

That middle pic...a Relayer with the center painted black

or a early Wolverine

That is a Relayer style limb system..

mtbyak · Post by **mtbyak** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:24 am

Actually Gary I believe that it is an old Daco Scorpion or maybe a Daco Hornet.
But that is actually where Bill T. got the limbs for the Relayer from was Daco.

Shoot Straight
Kirk

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:08 am

DesertRat,

I realy, realy like that paint job. It looks like Skyline Camo.

If I didn't have a grey laminated stock by Mark on mine I'd beg you to do my bow like that.

Beautiful artwork...

Red Label · Post by **Red Label** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:01 pm

the bow in question is RJ's Relayer painted by Desertrat.

see attached:

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... =desertrat

Mike

ranger66 · Post by **ranger66** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:27 pm

Well got to playin around with some paint lastnight and here's what I ended up with, does it need something else or should I just leave it, I am open to suggestions. I switched my exocet riser/limbs over to my exomax and vise versa.

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:14 pm

ranger66,

I too have brown Exocet and have painted it. I've painted the limbs, riser, stock and the scope;basically the whole thing.

I used Krylon camo spray paint. I used a combination of green, black, brown and tan. I started by doing a rather bold and basic pattern. I then went over top of this pattern using cedar branches as a stencil, first one colour then another. It really adds depth and shadow by doing this. And so far the paint has held up pretty well. Oh yeah once the paint has dried try using a coat or two or clear, matte arylic spray. I think this helps protect the paint from rubbing off prematurely.

STEELWORKER · Post by **STEELWORKER** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:24 pm

tell u what......that second pic with the skyline/snow/fall leaf pattern is awesome.....that paint job would make some of the big bow designers jealous------STEEL