+JohnnyVegas Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 This is just a reminder to those who like to paint their geocaches to make them blend into a cache site. Do not us water colors, I have a few in which the rain has washed of the paint. They can become easy to find even for a non geocacher. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Criminal has a nice little tutorial on painting ammo cans on his web site. I'll post the link, when I find it. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 And don't make the cache container out of papier-mâché, either. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 It's right here! Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 That is great. maybe I will have some crafts to do over my christmas vacation. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 It's right here! Thanks C! I got your back! Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Wow, thats an impressive paint job. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 And don't make the cache container out of papier-mâché, either. Does that mean my "cotton candy" cache isn't a good idea? Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I am beginning to think my "Worlds largest ball of Toilet Paper" Virtual isn't going to see the light of day. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I am beginning to think my "Worlds largest ball of Toilet Paper" Virtual isn't going to see the light of day. Just make it a part of a multi cache and you are in like Flinn. Quote Link to comment
+greengecko Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Here are a couple of my recent pipe cache paint jobs. The trick is to break up the cache's outline and match the local cover. Small Pipe Cache Medium Pipe Cache Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Here are a couple of my recent pipe cache paint jobs. The trick is to break up the cache's outline and match the local cover. Small Pipe Cache Medium Pipe Cache Sorry but it appears you forgot to include your cache containers in those pics. Quote Link to comment
+Webfoot Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 It's right here! Thanks for posting that again Criminal. Excellent tutorial on it. Very well done. Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 It's right here! I made this cache after looking at Criminals page. How did I do Criminal? Do I pass? Lucky for us desert dwellers basalt is kind of cubic looking anway. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Looks great! I'm working a new kind of camo that doesn't involve paint. Hiding something that looks like it's supposed to be there, but is in reality a geocache. More details later... Quote Link to comment
+Thomas & Dingo Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I liked your Tacoma Dead Drop, Mr C. that was a great hide. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 And don't make the cache container out of papier-mâché, either. Does that mean my "cotton candy" cache isn't a good idea? Once the ants finish off the sugar, your container will stick out like a sore thumb. You could glue pink cotton on it and hide it near a trash can at a carnival... Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 And don't make the cache container out of papier-mâché, either. Does that mean my "cotton candy" cache isn't a good idea? Once the ants finish off the sugar, your container will stick out like a sore thumb. You could glue pink cotton on it and hide it near a trash can at a carnival... Well, then it would be within .10 miles of my "Puddle of Corn Dog Puke" cache..... Quote Link to comment
+Chance Encounter Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Thanks for the info page, Criminal. We're fairly new at this, and we've used camo duct tape (too shiny at night) and cloth camo tape (I don't think it'll be too durable). I looked over your "natural stencils" idea and tried my first today, using small tree limbs from the backyard. It seems to have come out pretty good. I used an old wide-mouth Coleman beverage cooler. I didn't have sandpaper or primer on hand, so I used paint only. I'm happy with the pattern, but I'm just worried about the paint chipping off. I'll have more prep supplies on hand next time... Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Here are mine: http://www.dustyjacket.com/caches/index.html Note Criminal's ideas in one set of boxes. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Nice, Dusty. How does the stone paint hold up to rain and freezing weather? Quote Link to comment
Bender Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I once made a cache container out of bacon. That is another one you don't wanna try. And biscuits, don't try biscuits either. Bender Quote Link to comment
+Kitch Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 dusty: what's a bison tube??? Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I've got a holiday cache which I painted with winter cammo that turned out pretty good. It would probably be completely invisible, except for the fact that I painted a red "ribbon" around it and tied a huge red bow to the handle so it looks like a Christmas present. This is also the cache that plays Jingle Bell Rock and flashes lights when you open the lid. Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Up here in western NY, the predominant species of pine seems to be the Red Pine... I found that the Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer (in spraycan) matches and blends in nicely with old, weathered red pine stumps and logs.... Also seems to match the color of the pine needles that literally carpet the ground in stands of these trees... Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Nice, Dusty. How does the stone paint hold up to rain and freezing weather? So far, a lot better than the label. (I did use clear coat over the stone paint.) Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 dusty:what's a bison tube??? A water tight capsule, from "Bison Belts LLC". http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/Produc...e=1&sortOrder=0 http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/Produc...e=1&sortOrder=0 Quote Link to comment
maintenanceguy Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I made this one up a couple of weeks ago and may sit on it for a while until the rain stops (the NorthEast is pretty wet now), the weather warms up, and I decide on the perfect spot. It's got 12 feet of plastic leaf "garland" attached with wire clips and riveted to the box. Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I need to avoid you people. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Looks great! I'm working a new kind of camo that doesn't involve paint. Hiding something that looks like it's supposed to be there, but is in reality a geocache. More details later... I really need to get back to the NW for a week or so. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Looks great! I'm working a new kind of camo that doesn't involve paint. Hiding something that looks like it's supposed to be there, but is in reality a geocache. More details later... I really need to get back to the NW for a week or so. yeah, especially since you dissed me last time.... Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Here are mine:http://www.dustyjacket.com/caches/index.html Note Criminal's ideas in one set of boxes. I like your use of the term "government surplus watertight metal storage containers". Perhaps if we all used that term instead of "Ammo Boxes", there would be less opposition to them from the more politically correct in the house. On the other hand, I hate bowing to the politically correct crowd Quote Link to comment
+Bob&TheGang Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 This is not a paint idea, but a good camo idea. On two caches, I camouflaged the container with the dirt or sand that was around the cache site. I simply just spread glue alll over it and then roll and/or poured the dirt/sand on the container. This idea works great if the cache is placed near rocks or lot of other ground cover. Quote Link to comment
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