Dagger06
Well-Known Member
While it's up again though, I did try this method for my shoulder pads.
I had a set of MOLLE 2 shoulder straps. I painted them with black fabric paint as a base coat, then spray painted it using regular ol Krylon spray paint. It hasn't rubbed off and seems pretty solid.
I have zero mechanical, artistic, etc. basis for this, but it seems using a black fabric paint base coast was the key. When I just tried spray painting it, the colors were far more subdued since they had to compete with the fabric color.
Final product can be seen here:
I've never run into any issues with gear becoming sticky from spray paint. It just becomes a little stiffer perhaps, and in cases where I didn't use the fabric paint, it tended to rub off rather quickly. This is from my experience with tactical gear in the military, for what that's worth.
I had a set of MOLLE 2 shoulder straps. I painted them with black fabric paint as a base coat, then spray painted it using regular ol Krylon spray paint. It hasn't rubbed off and seems pretty solid.
I have zero mechanical, artistic, etc. basis for this, but it seems using a black fabric paint base coast was the key. When I just tried spray painting it, the colors were far more subdued since they had to compete with the fabric color.
Final product can be seen here:
I've never run into any issues with gear becoming sticky from spray paint. It just becomes a little stiffer perhaps, and in cases where I didn't use the fabric paint, it tended to rub off rather quickly. This is from my experience with tactical gear in the military, for what that's worth.
