What is Hydro-dipping?

[Partisan1983]

I am seeing gunsmiths offer this service?

What is it?


Is it worth it?

[raxar]

Basically you have a pattern printed onto a film, the film is placed on to a liquid and dissolves, leaving the pattern on the surface of the liquid, then whatever you dunk into it gets the pattern printed into it.

[Partisan1983]

So if one wants a small arm refinished in just one solid color....this is not needed?

[raxar]

So if one wants a small arm refinished in just one solid color....this is not needed?

Duracoat would be better, hydro dipping is more for if you want a bunch of skulls or camo etc

[Schuetzenman]

Duracoat would be better, hydro dipping is more for if you want a bunch of skulls or camo etc
Yep, this. All that Real Tree camo covered anythings are done this way. Everything from Compound bows to Rifle stocks and scopes.

[Partisan1983]

Thank you guys!!! :D

[l921428x]

I think we used to call it tie dyed. made some funky looking shirts. maybe not a bad idea.

[davepool]

I think we used to call it tie dyed. made some funky looking shirts. maybe not a bad idea.

Not quite the same...little difficult to tie a gunstock into knots :)


I'm married to an ex Michigan hippy chick who used to tie-dye everything.

[El Laton Caliente]

Not quite the same...little difficult to tie a gunstock into knots :)


I'm married to an ex Michigan hippy chick who used to tie-dye everything.

They make great libertarians when the difference between the hard left totalitarian progressives and libertarians is explained to them...

[l921428x]

Not quite the same...little difficult to tie a gunstock into knots :)


I'm married to an ex Michigan hippy chick who used to tie-dye everything.

if people will buy a pink ak there has to be a way.