Originally Posted by Rastoff

My grandfather painted all his tools orange. He did it for two reasons. First, the paint cut down on potential rust. Second, it makes them easy to find. I still have several of them. Most of the paint is worn off, but they're still easy to find and still rust free.





The upper looks like a perfect example of an FDE AR that has seen plenty of use. However, the lower doesn't meet your goals. It looks like a black lower with some white paint on it. Not really distressed.



I'm actually kind of surprised. The upper shows a tremendous amount of skill in achieving the vision. I would love to see you take another shot at the lower. I think you got just a little too much on there to make it looked distressed. It looks painted.



Still, a good job.





I do prefer to stress mine the old fashioned way though.