How to put lipstick on a pig

[Man With A Gun...]

I decided to begin a project. I wanted to get a cheap run of the mill WASR-10 AK-47 and beautify her, til she was worthy enough to put along with my other guns.


Well this week I picked one up and started on it. First I bleached the stocks with lacquer thinner, then sanded them with 120, 180 then 320 grip sand paper. I used red food coloring for dye, and applied 6 coats, washing off excess between coats. After letting them dry I put on 10 light coats of PPG automotive clear coat, sanding with 600 grit in between.

Next I added a "cheese grater" style upper hand guard to add somthing diffrent you don't see every day, then today at the gun show I picked up a AR style bird cage flash hider. I also installed a bolt buffer. Next I'm going to bead blast and polish the bolt carrier, add a smooth top cover and re coat the gun, and do something with that god awful pistol grip . I also ordered a tromix charging handle cover.





Today with flash hider installed....

 

[Cowtown]

Nice

 

[308nato]

That looks nice.

 

[9x19]

I like CAA's AK pistol grip... much more hand-filling than the original.

 

[Wolfwood]

very good work

 

[Starker]

Very nice!

 

[DCortez]

Very nice

 

[M. Sage]

Holy crap that wood is shiny! I like my AKs stocked with plastic and covered in low-gloss paint, but that's just me.

Check out the TAPCO SAW-style pistol grip. I agree that the standard Warsaw grip sucks - even my CA-legal Monsterman Grip (it's a grip, but not a pistol grip) gave me better control of the weapon than that pathetically scrawny thing.

 

[TexasDawg]

I'm not much for the shiny wood either, but to each his own. It looks like a good job of doing it, though, and I do like the color. I used a UTG ergo grip on my Saiga 308,,, got it off fleabay

 

[Man With A Gun...]

Here is some pics of the wasr and my Romy G i've been working on..

 

[MadMo44Mag]

Very nicely done!
The shinny stock looks good but maybe a little over the top.
Still very nice!!!