Spray paint on AR

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I'm building an AR9 for my wife. I'd like to have red accents on a black gun. Can I spray the buffer tube, some mlok rail covers, maybe a pistol grip with red krylon and have it stay in place? Or will it scratch off when she lays it on the table?

I'm using the SBA3 brace. That brace comes off the tube, right? How tight is it? Will it scratch the paint off?
I found a generic red split fix to add to the brace.

The handguard is only like 6 inches long. Will she benefit from a hand stop? The barrel sticks out about 1.5-2"
 
You can find anodized red charging handles, pistol grips, hand stops, sights, red dots, trigger guards, buffers, pins, end plates, mag releases, forward assists, bolt catches, buffer tubes, upper receivers, ejection port covers, and entire handguards.
 
I think @kcult answered all your questions, but I will add...

Use Krylon Fusion for all plastic parts.

Use Duplicolor Vinyl paint for any soft plastic (like the squishy part of the brace).


Yes, it will scratch or rub off over time, but these will do a good job if you’re not looking to spend for coating.

Thanks, but I was really only replying to the thread title.
 
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I found a place that can Ceracoat a grip red prior to shipping. I think I've got this figured out now.
 
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You can spray paint them and as long as you do some prep work on it and give it a few coats it will hold up pretty well. I did this rifle awhile back and it turned out pretty well. The stock has got a few scratches on it over time but it still look great.

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Is that a Paper City fore-end? Those are pretty reasonably priced. How do you like it?
Mine? If so, the one I have on that rifle is a Dianondhead that I got on a great sale awhile back.
 
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