Brownells Aluma-Hyde II Epoxy Based Firearm Finish Spray Coating Protection Paint, Aerosol Can, 12 oz. (340g) Coyote

I suck at painting and thought i messed up by spraying too thick and getting runs. When it dried in 15 minutes it looked perfect, as if I powder coated it instead. Good stuff so far. No idea on durability yet

This stuff isnt like your normal spray can, be sure to shake ALOT. hold upside down and spray till nothing comes out when done applying, and remove the cap and soak in alchohol before next use. ive made a custom shaker just for these cans as i use them quite often. dare i say this is the most durable spray finish you can get in a can. apply from about 12-16 inches away. if metal, bake at 300 for 45 minutes for a quick cure, plastics i tend to do at 175 for 3 hours, stuff works and applies pretty thick would not recommend if you're coating precise parts, other wise it does the job for all else. you have about 30 minutes to do the job, if not done in that time. bake, cure, and apply a second coat.if you get an inconsistent finish, thats not because of the coating, that is because you didnt shake the can enough. this is epoxy, its not like your normal spray cans you cant shake it for just a minute and expect decent results. spray nozzles may get clogged from time to time i use beadery wire to clear the nozzles when im done coating, and then soak in alcohol. hopes this helps.

This is my second attempt with this product and have now ruined two work pieces. I have had great results with cerakote and have experience with coatings. I followed all directions per the can and even set the items outside in the sun to heat up. I shook the can for about 5 minutes. The nozzle was clogged before I even got to spray anything. I unclogged the nozzle and would get about 2 seconds of clean spray then heavy spatter. It looked like spray cheese blowing out. I was using the black to refinish an old Lee enfield rifle (all the proper prep was performed). I could then turn the can upside down to clear the nozzle and it would blow chunks out then clear. I would then attempt to spray again and it would be the same result; one second of clean spray then heavy spatter. It looks like I painted this rifle with road tar. I will wait until this cures then sand all of it off and use a different product. I am absolutely disappointed in this product and will not be using it again. The date code on the can was approximately one month from the day of this review so shelf life did not expire. I do with that this was a better product as the clean spray parts did turn out well. Avoid this headache and find another product. This is like snake oil where it seems so simple to use but you will be disappointed.

I wish I knew about this paint awhile ago. This is an actual durable paint that matches your black firearm. Follow the directions and you'll be more than satisfied. Used it on an aftermarket slide stop for a CZ Shadow 2

The can says Earth Brown. And the lids shows a brown. Whoever called this brown must be color blind. This is an exact match to my Magpul for a Mossberg Flat dark Earth forend. Very happy with thew color match and the results. Very nice finish and very durable.

I've used this stuff on a few guns, and when it works, it works great. This last time it worked perfect while I was at work on an 870. I gave it a few hours dry time, it felt dry, and foolishly I layed the receiver and barrel on my truck seat and drove home. It wasn't dry enough evidently and left a fabric mark in the paint. So I wait 30 days for it to cure, hit it with some fine sandpaper, and shoot it again. The paint had clogged the can up. In frustration, a few days later I try it again, and the can worked. I was just finishing up and got a splatter, 30 days wait time again before sanding out. This time I put regular camo paint over the top of it. The base coat is Aluma-Hyde, which is very durable, and that is where I left it at. Some of this was my fault, so no complaints, and I'd do it again as this stuff is good.

great quality easy to work with.

The paint itself works well as far as being a good protective coating and goes on well. I'd give it 4.5 starts for that. Everything else is 2 stars or less. I had to buy a drill powered can shaker because it takes 10-15 minutes of shaking it by hand to get it mixed correctly. The tips clog easily and need cleaning after each use or the pattern gets weird until it just seems like it's spraying air. After spraying it needs to bake at 200 degrees for 3-4 hours or you can wait like 2 weeks for it to harden. Using vinyl stencils is a pain because they'll peal on any plastic/ polymer parts attached (like stocks) when you bake them. For me, that wasn't the worst of it. The worst part for me is that after all that effort and added expense, the color is way off from the cap. I bought several colors of the Aluma Hyde to paint a multicam pattern and the Earth Brown, FDE, and OD green are all so similar you can't really see the difference. They all look like that ball of play dough we had as a kid that was a combination of all the colors and ended up looking like mud. I would reccomend this as a base coat ONLY and just use Rustolem for camo colors. Works ok for raw lowers.