I wanted to do something like this on my hunting rifle. Instead I found some of the camo " ace bandage " type wrap that's out there and wrapped it around my handguard and even my buffer tube. Its been on there for at least 5 yrs and is still good to go. It sticks to itself and as a bonus it makes your gun a little more quiet if your resting it on a deer stand platform, etc. not to mention keeping it from being scratched up. YMMV