Does paint affect price?

[KilnDriver23]

Ultimately does painting your rifle lower the value? What do you guys think?

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[kmk1012]

Yes, substantially. Only the person who prepped the surface prior to applying knows how good of a job was done.

 

[1775usmc]

All depends on how picky the buyer is. It will definitely decrease/limit the amount of people who will be interested. With that said I spray paint every rifle I have.

 

[lucusloc]

Yes, for a number of reasons, unknown quality being a big factor. Not knowing if you are buying something that will need to be stripped and repainted two months from now is a huge deal, even if you like the current color.

But painted guns also suffer the same drawbacks as many other custom modifications; they typically only suite the person who made it. Anyone else will probably want it reversed, and that is not a zero cost endeavor. Whereas if you purchase a factory configuration, that is pretty much by definition your stock starting point for any further customization you might want to make.

The fact is that more people want stock guns than modified ones, even if they plan to modify it for themselves. Smaller customer base means smaller asking prices. This means stock guns basically always go for more, with very rare exception (one of those exceptions being someone who has a reputation for quality modifications, but at that point they are probably doing the work professionally and so their work counts as "factory" even if they are not the original manufacturer).

 

[1775usmc]

Just paint it!

 

[Stomper]

All depends on how picky the buyer is. It will definitely decrease/limit the amount of people who will be interested. With that said I spray paint every rifle I have.

Just paint it!

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[KilnDriver23]

Just paint it!

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I agree! I paint everything.

 

[RVTECH]

Why would anybody PAINT a rifle?

Are they either SO unhappy with the factory finish they need to defile it ? Or is it some sort of infantile preoccupation with 'Tacticool-ness' that drives one to do this?

I was at a gun show a couple years ago and a guy had a Colt AR15 A2 Sporter 20" Hbar I would have liked to have had - but he had Rust-O-leumed it with some sort of attempt at 'camouflaging' it.

And he didn't 'tape' it off very well as there was paint in the action and other parts.

I offered him $200 cash for it but he passed.

In SOME cases I can understand a STOCK being painted but leave the steel parts alone.

 

[bionic knees]

YES!!! DUH!!!

 

[1775usmc]

Why would anybody PAINT a rifle?

Are they either SO unhappy with the factory finish they need to defile it ? Or is it some sort of infantile preoccupation with 'Tacticool-ness' that drives one to do this?

I was at a gun show a couple years ago and a guy had a Colt AR15 A2 Sporter 20" Hbar I would have liked to have had - but he had Rust-O-leumed it with some sort of attempt at 'camouflaging' it.

And he didn't 'tape' it off very well as there was paint in the action and other parts.

I offered him $200 cash for it but he passed.

In SOME cases I can understand a STOCK being painted but leave the steel parts alone.

Huh…. Every rifle I have is spray painted.

Maybe they want it to blend into the surroundings… maybe they enjoy the hobby…. maybe they want to make theirs different than everyone else…. maybe they like the way it looks….

but what do I know.

 

[lucusloc]

Why would anybody PAINT a rifle?

Are they either SO unhappy with the factory finish they need to defile it ? Or is it some sort of infantile preoccupation with 'Tacticool-ness' that drives one to do this?

I was at a gun show a couple years ago and a guy had a Colt AR15 A2 Sporter 20" Hbar I would have liked to have had - but he had Rust-O-leumed it with some sort of attempt at 'camouflaging' it.

And he didn't 'tape' it off very well as there was paint in the action and other parts.

I offered him $200 cash for it but he passed.

In SOME cases I can understand a STOCK being painted but leave the steel parts alone.

Oh hey, exhibit A for why custom painted rifles sell for less has shown up. How ya doing buddy? Tell us how you really feel

Next time I should just say "Because @RVTECH" and let them figure it out from there. . .

 

[RVTECH]

Huh…. Every rifle I have is spray painted.

Well, yay you!

 

[1775usmc]

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If my guns could see they could relate. Hahaha

 

[1775usmc]

Well, yay you!

I don't sell my rifles so it doesn't matter to me. Lol.

To clarify - I don't sell the rifles I have that have been painted.

 

[KilnDriver23]

If it's anything south of a Daniel defense, that pig is wearing paint.

 

[Aero Denezol]

Yes. Custom guns are like custom cars. Limited market of like-minded people means less money for the seller.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

For me, very much so.

 

[Camelfilter]

Unless its an FAL done reasonably well in Rhodesian bush camo? Yah, paint affects price.

 

[RVTECH]

Maybe they want it to blend into the surroundings… maybe they enjoy the hobby…. maybe they want to make theirs different than everyone else…. maybe they like the way it looks….

Or maybe they don't 'respect' their firearms and see them as nothing more than something they buy as cheaply as possible for whatever minimal interest they MIGHT have in the shooting sports.

Some of us are a little more 'discriminating' and own firearms that are a 'material' part of our interest in guns and shooting and potentially of historical or intrinsic value.

Somehow I can't imagine painting these rifles. Oliver Winchester would roll over in his grave - or be waiting for me on the other side...

 

[nwslopoke]

It really depends on the rifle. There is a floor on prices and brands. People buy tiers of brands. Even a lower tier brand can only go so low.

At best it's a bargaining tool but the right package will still sell. I'm not in the market but it wouldn't stop me.