Painting camo on a car can result in an easier-to-clean surface since the camo will hide dirt and dust buildup. The camo paint scheme will also hide any imperfections, including small dings and dents in the body of the car. Camo paint can make your car stand out in a crowd but remain hidden in the woods. You could apply vinyl stickers with camouflage to your car, but they won't hold up or look as real as painted camo. These steps describe how to paint "Reelfoot Grass" camo on your car.
Mask off parts of the car that will not be painted. Tape paper over the windshield, rear window and other windows and tires. Tape over headlights, tail lights, the grill and other trim pieces.
Sand the entire car to prepare for paint. For sanding the roof, open the car doors and stand on the door sills to reach the center. Use a ladder to spray the top of the car, making sure the ladder doesn't touch the sides of the car. Spray the tops of the roof, hood and trunk first and then move onto the remaining parts of the car.
Spray two coats of medium-gray paint on the entire car before using any stencils. This should cover all of the primer and give you a base coat to start with. Make sure all of the primered surface is covered.
Spray black and brown paint on the lower half of the car, holding the can at least 10 to 12 inches from the surface to get a soft effect. Spray the paint in sections about 1 foot apart so that the grass stencils placed on top of this have a little background color other than the gray base coat.
Place the thin stencils against the car and paint them black. This stencil makes short black lines for a background under the grass stencils. Use these stencils starting from the bottom of the car to over halfway up the side of the car. This pattern will extend up further than the grass stencils.
Using the grass stencil, start at the bottom of the car with tan-colored paint. Hold the stencil about an inch from the surface of the car so that when the paint is sprayed, there are no hard lines defining the grass. Use this technique every 3 feet on the car from the bottom to the halfway point. Start at the front of the car and work to the rear bumper.
Spray a light-brown color using the grass stencil again, but this time place the stencil directly on the car to get a sharp, defined image. Use this stencil in the same area as the last step, placing it slightly to the side of the last pattern, but still partially covering the other color.
Apply two or three coats of clear on the car and allow it to dry. This protects the paint and helps the camo last longer without fading or peeling.
