Reklaw

Thanks, it only takes a tablespoon of paint and half a dozen Qtips. I had the spray paint left over from an old project. I just spray the paint into a paper cup until there is a tablespoon or so. Its quick and easy. If I were really brave I would do my Glock, but I think I will pass

The green camo photo above is a F8HP. About 75 cents in paint will make your black one not so bland

PS The camo coloring was mainly for style, not trying to be stealthy.....it also made a boring rainy day go by a little faster.

....good point, I was considering painting my Iphone too, that would complicate finding the radios!

Hi thanks, I used some paint I had laying around from old project. Its Rustoleoum camo paint. The key is sparing no expense on the applicator, I used a Q-tip lol Here is another photo of a radio I did a few years ago in slghtly different camo color, but the same Rustolem camo paint and Q-tip method. The approach is to use 3 (or more) colors. Considering the case is black, that counts as one color. Then add in the darkest paint first, leaving plenty of black spots showing. Then add in the lighter color. Repeat back to the dark, then light again until you get a mix you like, keeping some of black showing. At first you will be saying to yourself "What the heck am I doing?". But push on. It dries to the touch in just an hour or two, but give it a good day before handling too much. Be careful not to get paint in the mic hole or speaker, and around the buttons.

This was my handy work at a custom camo paint job on GM-21.....be kind

FYI The radio has a menu setting to turn the USB port ON or OFF. The default setting is OFF......only took me an hour of trying different cables and looking at Device Manger on my PC to figure that out, hopefully this post will save someone some headache.