Hydrographics on cylinder

[David W. Johnson]

I like playing with stuff. Modify grip, adjust things, etc. I just bought a Steyr LP10 with two blue cylinders. I'm not terribly fond of blue and they only have a year or so left on certification. I'm considering doing something with hydrographic design to spice them up. Just something a little different.

Anyone tried this?

David

[David W. Johnson]

"Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

:(

[Rover]

Like racing stripes, I'm sure you'd gain horsepower.

[william]

Like racing stripes, I'm sure you'd gain horsepower.

Get it straight, Rover. Everybody knows racing stripes increase torque, not horsepower.

[FocalX100]

Don't have much info on it, but stumbled onto this the other day:



Not quite my taste, but does seem to be possible. Found it here, says little else other than that it was probably a hydro graphic application.

[David W. Johnson]

That one isn't really to my taste either, but at least it's original. I had some carbon fiber look vinyl in the garage, so I tried it out.

David

[BigAl]

They'll dip wrap just about anything from a pocket knife to a pickup truck. I've seen the pictures from SHOT Show.

Alan

[anschuetzshooter]

Had a rifle stock done for an older Anschutz air gun.
Over the top burl walnut.
Done so well I had a couple of gun guys saying "I can't believe you wasted a piece of walnut that good on an air rifle".
The guy I used here in OKC says that if an object can be dipped in water without harm colors and patterns are just
about limitless.

[bdutton]

How well does that hold up to continued use? For example on a rifle, the spot where the hand goes under the stock when in prone or kneeling would get a lot of continuous wear. Seems like something like that would wear out fast in those spots.

[David W. Johnson]

After the graphic is applied, you spray it with clear. Lasts like paint because it is covered in paint.