Tiger Stripe Paintjob on a CRKT

by Lil C in Outside > Survival

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Tiger Stripe Paintjob on a CRKT

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What you need:
A knife to paint
Painters tape
Krylon ultra flat OD green
Krylon  matte grey
(generally the base color is the lighter of the two... depends on color preference) 
Tools to disassemble the knife


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Begin with disassembling the knife. then cover the pivot hole with tape and paint grey. Once the paint has cured, cut about 8 inches of tape and rip several vertical strips of tape until satisfied with design. then place tape on the knife blade and pocket clip in a "striped" pattern. Paint over the striped parts with the OD Green and let cure. ( painting hint: lay blade and other items flat do NOT hang, hanging items causes the paint to severely run). Finally remove tape and assemble knife. If tape leaves a sticky residue, rub gently with finger