Who has used a non-white crayon on their XD? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

wakeboarder141 · 07-19-2006, 06:40 PM

I saw a picture of someone's XD that had the logo colored in with a bright green crayon that looked really good. I have been searching for a while for those pics, but I can't seem to find them. I am looking for some different color options besides the white that everyone is doing. If someone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

tec · 07-19-2006, 07:10 PM

Green is my favorite color, (color of my eyes) so I used my daughters new box of crayola crayons that had a metallic green crayon. I heated the slide for a second or tow with a torch, then applied the crayon, let it cool, then lightly buffed it. It looked pretty cool, metalic sparkled nice. But then I took it over to let a buddy shoot it, and being he is a "purist" when it comes to guns (he has a 10' x 5' water proof, safe in his basment for most of his guns, some he stores off site) , I cleaned it off.

It did look good tho!

Killerquad · 07-19-2006, 07:11 PM

Neon green model car paint.......

wakeboarder141 · 07-19-2006, 08:44 PM

I really like that look with the model car paint. How hard was that to get down in the letters? Would you be able to do it for the logo on top of the slide where the etching is more complex? How permanent is that paint? Is there a certain type of paint to use and where can I find it? I would like something that will last, but I would like to be able to remove it if I decide to change colors or anything. Thanks.

Killerquad · 07-19-2006, 09:02 PM

Here is another picture. I left it very lightly colored in on purpose. You could go a little darker if you wanted to. You can buy the little vials of Testor paint for about a buck (pretty wide selection of colors to choose from) and a fine tipped brush for a couple of bucks (walmart carries a pretty good selection). Fill it in, (you will get runoff) let it sit for a couple of minutes, then simply wipe off. To get it completly off I just used a toothpick and you can poke it out fairly easy. I have shot the guns with it and it wont come off.

Killerquad · 07-19-2006, 09:04 PM

Works on the sights too if you want to change the factory white dots.

wakeboarder141 · 07-20-2006, 05:47 AM

Very nice looking guns. Did you just use black to fill in on that Bitone? It is a lot more subtle than the green on black, but I like that look too.

Killerquad · 07-20-2006, 08:14 AM

Yes. That's what I was going for on the bi-tone, a kinda subtle look. I wiped down a lot of the paint, but you can get it darker if you wish to have more contrast.

dukduk · 07-20-2006, 02:20 PM

i used red on the "XD" part

wakeboarder141 · 07-20-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dukduk

i used red on the "XD" part

Do you have any pics? Did you use model paint as well?

07-19-2006, 06:40 PM	#1
wakeboarder141 XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 47	Who has used a non-white crayon on their XD? I saw a picture of someone's XD that had the logo colored in with a bright green crayon that looked really good. I have been searching for a while for those pics, but I can't seem to find them. I am looking for some different color options besides the white that everyone is doing. If someone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. __________________ XD-9 Service Remington 700 BDL .243 Remington 870 Express 12GA More XD's to come

07-19-2006, 07:11 PM	#3
Killerquad XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Frisco TX Posts: 241	Neon green model car paint....... __________________ "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

07-19-2006, 08:44 PM	#4
wakeboarder141 XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 47	I really like that look with the model car paint. How hard was that to get down in the letters? Would you be able to do it for the logo on top of the slide where the etching is more complex? How permanent is that paint? Is there a certain type of paint to use and where can I find it? I would like something that will last, but I would like to be able to remove it if I decide to change colors or anything. Thanks. __________________ XD-9 Service Remington 700 BDL .243 Remington 870 Express 12GA More XD's to come Last edited by wakeboarder141 : 07-19-2006 at 08:48 PM.

07-19-2006, 09:02 PM	#5
Killerquad XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Frisco TX Posts: 241	Here is another picture. I left it very lightly colored in on purpose. You could go a little darker if you wanted to. You can buy the little vials of Testor paint for about a buck (pretty wide selection of colors to choose from) and a fine tipped brush for a couple of bucks (walmart carries a pretty good selection). Fill it in, (you will get runoff) let it sit for a couple of minutes, then simply wipe off. To get it completly off I just used a toothpick and you can poke it out fairly easy. I have shot the guns with it and it wont come off. __________________ "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

07-19-2006, 09:04 PM	#6
Killerquad XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Frisco TX Posts: 241	Works on the sights too if you want to change the factory white dots. __________________ "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

07-19-2006, 07:10 PM	#2
tec XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Holland Ohio Posts: 8,653 Blog Entries: 1	Green is my favorite color, (color of my eyes) so I used my daughters new box of crayola crayons that had a metallic green crayon. I heated the slide for a second or tow with a torch, then applied the crayon, let it cool, then lightly buffed it. It looked pretty cool, metalic sparkled nice. But then I took it over to let a buddy shoot it, and being he is a "purist" when it comes to guns (he has a 10' x 5' water proof, safe in his basment for most of his guns, some he stores off site) , I cleaned it off. It did look good tho!

07-20-2006, 05:47 AM	#7
wakeboarder141 XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 47	Very nice looking guns. Did you just use black to fill in on that Bitone? It is a lot more subtle than the green on black, but I like that look too. __________________ XD-9 Service Remington 700 BDL .243 Remington 870 Express 12GA More XD's to come

07-20-2006, 08:14 AM	#8
Killerquad XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Frisco TX Posts: 241	Yes. That's what I was going for on the bi-tone, a kinda subtle look. I wiped down a lot of the paint, but you can get it darker if you wish to have more contrast. __________________ "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

07-20-2006, 02:20 PM	#9
dukduk XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fayetteville,NC,USA Posts: 87	i used red on the "XD" part

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