Painting Your Plate Carrier
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2025
- If you find that your plate carrier, or any of your other gear, just isn't quite meshing with your locale, it doesn't take much to make it fit right in. Chris gives you a few methods and ideas to embark on your own DIY camo journey.
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I’ve found that spraying the paint on just a piece of cardboard and then dabbing it onto the piece your painting with a sponge works really well to give a good appearance and pattern.
1.) spray a light colored base with one or two colors
2.) take the lightest color you want for the camo pattern and spray onto a piece of cardboard. Tear a sponge and dab it in the spray and then onto the gun/carrier or whatever your painting. Do this in several spots
3.) take the next lightest camo color do the same as step 2
4.) go through the all the colors you want then let dry for a couple minutes.
5.) spray over everything with a matte clear enamel layer to add extra protection
Awesome vid man. I bought a coyote rig back when I was ignorant and thought coyote was the coolest instead of practical.
Not me! :>/ i pay the extra for multi-cam when i joined a Militia group.They expected all of us to buy what the military was using currently.So when in the field the U.S. military could tell we were U.S. personnel or at the least the good guys. I stayed in for a while and we did some good work after disasters as well as ran security for the 2018Freedom Rally in DC.But they just need more time from me then i could give.So i consider myself a minuteman or III%er rather then Militia although i still support them.I have since purchased a 2nd set of armor for my wife but went with olive green for hers.I plan to paint my multi-cam a solid or two or three tone green. In winter we will be using white poncho's over our gear as well as white pants.
@@michaelw.urbansr.8617 Lmao US Personal would probably consider you a threat until they evaluate your militia, Camo don't mean shit. Also you're sharing way too much information when III%ers are being watched by the Govt. lol You'd be bagged for OPSEC if you were enlisted 🤦🏻♂️
@@michaelw.urbansr.8617 You sound Obese, and boomer. You talk too much. Your militia has not a fucking clue what the military currently uses. Three-tards are a joke.
@@mountainmikeoutdoors boots do boot things
Coyote tan is the best 😤
Hey man thanks for the advice! Just painted man and it certainly looks better than black.
How is it holding up after two years?
Anything? Lol
Still no answer???!!!!
how bout 6 years?
How about now? Lol
Er now?
super bonus points for the music!!
I started with a multicam carrier so don't really have to do this, but the solid color buckles and such really need something... so ya got me thinking. Like the netting idea to break up the pattern
Great video! I've been thinking of doing this to my coyote tan chest rig.
Looks great. I’ve mostly done freehand with laundry bag so far. I keep wondering if stencils are the way to go or not. Hope you’re still doing well 9 years later. Your video was very helpful. Thanks.
Stencils if You are doing many equipment and don't want accidents and mismatch
be honest how bad does it smell.. and does it stay smelling like spray paint? or feel sticky..
David Mergl dont bother, just use acrylic paint or water based spray paint.
After around 3 weeks the smell of paint goes away
AZ GunSlinger leaving it in the sun for a few hours will eliminate the paint smell!
why would you care about the smell when you're using the vest to potentially save your life????
"durrrr this plate carrier smells bad, i guess i wont be wearing body armor today durrrrrrrrrr"
@@deltashot5608 i think the point is, when you paint your plate carrier to camoflage you better in your enviroment, you dont want the smell of paint to give you away.
wood doesnt smell like paint or like cigarette smoke etc.
Could you do this with an airsoft magazine carrier?
So can anyone update on how it's holding up? I'm thinking of doing this to mine
the whole idea of this is that we can change the pattern every time we change landscapes,isnt it? I just want to make sure im buying the right kind of paint?I dont want it peeling off or making me sick in some way?lol I own a military issue camo colored carrier and i found threw experience that a solid olive,ranger or other green color, works better then the multi-cam here in the U.S. compared too the other countries foliage.During war games we found the guys in solid green were more able to maneuver up much closer ,to emplacements and guard posts then if they were in all Multi-cam.So a lot of us have started buying all olive green or other solid green colors that better match our U.S. foliage.Even if we are stuck using our multi-cam uniforms.putting on solid green gear over it makes you more broken up and the green over the multi-cam helps hide you better at the least. I think for where you are at this paint job is awesome!!! Great job.I honestly think it looks like you purchased it that way! I dont do any videos myself but i can say better lighting during the process of painting it would have been better?lolBut seriously brother it looks like it is professionally done!
It will eventually wear off, but it should hold out for a while.
Rust-oleum camo from Walmart is good. Nice and flat, no sticky.
It will make fabric stiffer, but will soften up with wear. I've painted pants and bdu blouses and it turned out fine.
@@randomgeneratedname1264 Thanks i did purchase Olive drab carriers for our armor so would really only have to tape them with two other colors of green i think? Although Olive drab alone works the best in my area of the world/country.Better then OCP and other military camo's. When i was still in the states Militia we would train it two different colors. One group ran in their OCP and the other in all green uniforms and it was very hard to spot those in sold green.OCP was a bit easier as soon as the person moved.
But for some reason we found in our training or war games that olive drab or even kaki worked better. But I do want to paint my weapon and im thinking camp on that for the cool factor?!LOL thanks bro
Good video brother! You Did a great job of breaking up the camo pattern
You think you could spray a punisher logo on a concealment carrier
I would like to completely paint my plate carrier to coyote-ish (original is olive drab / green). I was wondering if the paint will stick after playing a few times with the new paint on? I feel like it will wear off after a while, which would be a shame. Any comments?
what did you do about the plate carrier? Its quite a while so i thought you allready painted it lol.
@@honis9254 I didn't paint it since I found out that others who tried it, had it wear off or the color wasn't right
I might do it because my carrier tho Mc is nir reflective
Do i have to cover velcro? I have black vest and I want it to be wolf gray. Also velcro.
I'm going to use FOSCO paints
if your carrier was od green, would you be limited to what colors you could use for painting
EnterTheMatr1x1337 yeah I would like to know the answer to this too
I’m a bit late, this was a year ago, oh well lol
Not st all. I saw a dude with a black pouch paint it various greens and tans. Key is to mist it real light each pass. You can lighten that shit right up.
No, since the paint is not mixing with the dye used in the materials, it's just going over and covering it. It would probably require more paint if you wanted to make it lighter and look color accurate. I once painted a black nylon web/pistol belt extender with green acrlylic paint and even though the paint wasn't OD it looked fairly OD, but that was because I just layered coats of watered down acrylic over it, if I had used it the paint at full strength it probably would have looked kelly green like the paint was.
I live in indiana and have woodland camo but a black carrier what do you recommend?
Looks better than the multi cam and sort of reminds me of the A tacs line up ....😎👍🏼
If you use clothing dye and a spray gun its way better for control and it last longer. You'll be able to get more out of your dye and it will blend in more with your environment
Roger Olivas
dye wouldn't work on my plate carrier. didn't change anything except the Velcro color
I know this is an old comment but do you think clothing dye would work in an airbrush? I don't have a huge paint sprayer but my airbrush definitely puts out color with force and its on a large compressor that i can dial in. Not sure if theres something i could or should mix with the dye to help it spray even if it should technically work.
@@austinporter4285 i use an airbrush for my AR's. Much better control, and the thinner layers of paint hold up much better to wear than the thicker layers you get from a spray can.
Just moved to indiana. My plate carrier is olive drab green. Should I add darker darker colors or lighter?
I'd take some walks around your area during different seasons so you can get an idea of the colors needed for your local area.
What effect to ir signature ?
How is it holding up after seven years
what plate carrier is this?
Shellback Tactical
Nice job how’s it doing now?
Probably a dumb question but does this affect the wearability of the carrier at all? I have an IOTV That I'm looking at painting OD Green, I'm just afraid of whether or not that'll affect it in any adverse way.
rj wasser where did you get your iotv? I would love to get one
Got it from a buddy who got it from a friend kind of deal man. Sorry.
rj wasser nah your fine man, I was just curious. :)
Get them on ebay gen 1 to gen 4
what plate carrier are you uses and pouches do you have on your plate carrier thanks..
do you mind telling me what colors did you use cause I am planning to do my vest belt weapons like yours thank you excellent work !!!
Hows it doing now?
what can you do about the velcro color i have a black carrier and black Velcro rectangles would stick out like a sore thumb
The simple solution would be to get pieces of velcro that are either printed in a different color or you've painted and stick them over the velcro on your carrier.
Just use a patch to cover it
This is a perfect example of why you don't have to toss any of your extra MOLLE pouches (or spare ALICE pouches) because they don't have a color you want on your gear. Got some extra black pouches that seem unfit to use and think they can't be painted over? Think again. Paint the black or gray stuff white, then paint over that with your chosen color.
I have black, it still covers from what I've seen in other videos. Would you only suggest rustoleum?
What spray paint are you using? What brands do you recommend? Are spray paints for craft and modelling ok for that purpose or it's another kind of paint? I guess you are in the US. For us here in Europe what spray paints would you recommend?
Says it right on the can
How to ruin a vest
Good! May I ask you which paint you are using? Can you tell me which brand it is?
Think it's the Krylon camo series. Got mine at Lowes
Looks good . I kept wantting to say darken the bottom . I have a black carrier as it was the cheapest color . I wouldn't have many options other than a couple shades of tan and a real light green .
timothy thomas I had 2 black mag pouches and i used a cheap dark green paint first just to take away the black and get some color on it than I used flat od green and it looks pertty good know
is there a way to safely remove the paint without destroying the color underneath?
Not really
This may seem like total overkill… but does anyone have an opinion on using hydrophobic spray as a clear coat?? It may effect the fire-retardant functions of the PC…. But I think it’s worth a conversation.
Great vid
What carrier is this, By the way great video. I've just subscribed now I hope you make more content in the future!
They now make spray paint specifically for fabric! Great for making cheap gear not glow under night vision
any idea on brand name that works well?
whats the name of that spray paint?
pretty sweet
what song is it
Dylan W “Spanish Flea” TH-cam community sucks making you wait 2 years for the answer. I can imagine you running around town humming this and scaring the townspeople with your dumb questions. Anyways I’m tired of staring at you now. So beat it. By the way you’re welcome. You hump.
But why?
I thought I was the only who had this good idea fairy.. lol
Who here has accidentally got paint on clothing? From doing projects and useful things with paint. Now imagine painting your clothing on purpose, it will hold up even through a wash. Don't put it on super thick and you'll be okay and consider after two years you have to break out the rattle cans for 5 minutes whoa deal breaker.
Fellow Hoosier!! Sub'd!!
the base layer did absolutely nothing
Why I'm gonna skip that step lol
It took the sheen off the fabric. rocket
Did anyone else actually do this because I still have my plate carrier and it’s the ACU
Try dying that one with green rit dye since it already has camo pattern
@@JohnBrown-ly9md should I use a spray bottle cus I know you can’t just soak it
@@Dillydilly145 I just painted mine because it was coyote. You could just paint it. It's not that hard. And I feel after actually wearing it around maybe rolling in the dirt with it it may worn in to make the camo work even better
@@JohnBrown-ly9md roger that. Be safe and stay healthy
@@Dillydilly145 You too. I used a drawer liner with holes in it using flat black after I used stencils to add green camo blotches
Yo, indiana gang.
Came for the vid..stayed for the music.
unknowingly copied this video in my camo painting carrier video, but I did it with a sponge
badass
Don't be so light on the spray
Dozens of comments asking how it held up! Is this channel dead or what?!
You serious with that music, man?
@Joe Blow well, aint that nice.
Cool!
That looks fucking horrible
Your gear is supposed to hide you not look pretty, bunch of wanna bes spent 12 years in the Marine Corps Infantry, 5 combat deployments, I spray painted plenty of gear