Souvenir AUG | Hot Rod (Factory New)

Skin overview

AUG | Hot Rod is a solid candy red finish laid over a chrome base, so the colour has a deep, glossy shine. In Factory New the red body reads as one unbroken lacquered surface, with reflections running cleanly along the stock and trigger guard. This is the grade for buyers who want the finish exactly as intended.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Anodized: the colour is in the metal coating itself, so wear shows mostly as dulling rather than a rubbed-off pattern.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The polymer body, from the stock to the trigger guard and the pistol grip area, is coated in transparent red over chrome, giving a glossy, metallic red with bright highlights on the curves. The barrel, top rail, scope and vertical foregrip stay dark grey and matte, which frames the red section sharply.

Factory New copies show the red coat without visible chips or scratches. The chrome base stays fully hidden, so the reflections on the stock and trigger guard look smooth and uniform. In game the rifle reads as a clean, glossy red block in both first and third person. The dark metal parts and the pale magazine look untouched as well.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir AUG | Hot Rod ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 88% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Souvenir AUG | Hot Rod belongs to The Assault Collection, which holds 7 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Red, gold and chrome or holographic stickers match the candy finish and keep the look cohesive. White or black stickers placed along the red body give clean contrast without competing with the gloss.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the range, since a low float means fewer marks on the red coat.
• Inspect the trigger guard rim and stock edges closely, as these show chips first.
• Souvenir copies come with preset stickers, so look at them before buying if you plan a custom craft.
• Check for applied stickers or a name tag that may change how the rifle looks.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the red coat with no marks at all.
• Sticker crafters who need a flawless base for a red or gold theme.
• Players who like a bright, glossy AUG on the CT side.
• Conclusion: the choice for a perfectly clean finish.