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Favorite color to paint body grips #8463657
09/04/25 11:03 AM
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marty weatherup Offline OP
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They say, “too soon old, too late smart.”

After decades of dying body grips I’ve finally decided to start painting my body grip traps. Any thoughts on favorite colors for water trapping body grips?

I do my snares lightly with khaki and army green flat spray paint.


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Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463665
09/04/25 11:17 AM
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I spray painted mine dark blackish green and they look good.


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Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463667
09/04/25 11:18 AM
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I use a dead grass type color, and usually go back over a little with black striping. They seem to blend in well.

Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463690
09/04/25 12:03 PM
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Nebraska
I go with the flat black spray paint on 330's for beaver.

Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463692
09/04/25 12:12 PM
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160s for coon in grass trails get tan/dead grass color.

Water bodygrips get dark brown.

Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463700
09/04/25 12:54 PM
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Iowa
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Iowa
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I use the same on bodygrippers as snares and anything I want camo. Three different camo colors, the three cans goes a LONG ways.

Last edited by ~ADC~; 09/04/25 12:55 PM.
Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463723
09/04/25 02:01 PM
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Pennsylvania
Brown or black for me on my mink & beaver lines


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Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463769
09/04/25 03:37 PM
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South Ga - Almost Florida
If mostly underwater....match your water color....brown or black.


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Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8463866
09/04/25 06:53 PM
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Flat black or dead grass color in tan.

Re: Favorite color to paint body grips [Re: marty weatherup] #8464623
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Louisville, Nebraska
I camo’d all of my mink blind set 110s and my coon trail 160s and 220s.
Mostly to help hide them from people so they can blend in better.

This is with a rattle can of flat tan rustoleum and a few swipes with can of flat dark brown rustoleum. They blend very well in dead grass and brush in late season around here. Nothing fancy. Good protection and still easy to set. The coating lasts several catches/seasons.

Jim

Here is what the coon body grips look like. Cabled to stands and ready to go.

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And here is a tote full of 110s for mink blind sets.

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Last edited by jabNE; Yesterday at 09:41 AM.

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