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kayl · 08-18-2006, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Some use Bright sights paint that is marketed for firearms use. Some of us use neon model paints like testors, I have even seen some using fingernail polish. I don't think the nail polish will last very long.

And then you just use a tooth pick to put a dot in white dots?

docrice · 08-18-2006, 12:09 PM

Is there a difference between paint marketed specifically for gun sights vs. enamel-based modeling / hobby paints like Testors? I have a Kimber Stainless II which I'd like to paint a fine line on the top of my "blank" sights, but wasn't sure if it'd be a problem.

billwing · 08-18-2006, 01:51 PM

Fluorescent orange, (Testors), on the front sights. Rear sights as they came.

**PackerfanXD** · 08-18-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kayl

What kind of paint do y'all use? Do you just dab it on a toothpick?

Good old Walmart model paint. You can use a toothpick or paperclip...

The Knight Of Light · 08-18-2006, 06:37 PM

I have used both Bright Sights paint and Testors neon green.

http://www.brightsights.com/index.shtml

I found the Bright Sights paint to be more tolerant of oil and solvents. The model paint doesn't reflect as well and has to be repainted every couple of cleanings. Also the Ghost glow set is a pain. It is a like regular glow in the dark stuff it has to be charged with light before it will glow.

ScottyPotty · 08-26-2006, 11:18 PM

I used dark grey on the rears and bright neon green model paint from W.M.

I used a tooth pick, you only need a small drop.

TxStorm · 08-27-2006, 12:16 PM

Flourscent Orange front, flourscent green rear, both Testors brand at WalMart. I used one of the modeler's brushes also available there, filled in the dot and used a paper towel to quickly wipe off the extra using LIGHT pressure. Filled my dots in very nicely and no troubles to date.. 6 months use.

Trace

.40-.45 · 08-27-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bama

Truglo green front, yellow rear.

thas what i use

before the sight replacement it was green front and White rear

08-18-2006, 01:51 PM	#13
billwing XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 69	Fluorescent orange, (Testors), on the front sights. Rear sights as they came. __________________ \"Practice thirty more years.\" Zen saying

08-18-2006, 06:37 PM	#15
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,873 Blog Entries: 13	I have used both Bright Sights paint and Testors neon green. http://www.brightsights.com/index.shtml I found the Bright Sights paint to be more tolerant of oil and solvents. The model paint doesn't reflect as well and has to be repainted every couple of cleanings. Also the Ghost glow set is a pain. It is a like regular glow in the dark stuff it has to be charged with light before it will glow. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

08-26-2006, 11:18 PM	#16
ScottyPotty XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Akron Area Ohio Posts: 727	I used dark grey on the rears and bright neon green model paint from W.M. I used a tooth pick, you only need a small drop. __________________ The Greatest Killer The greatest threat to life is not from firearm accidents, nor even from criminals. The greatest killer in the 20th Century was secular governments who had disarmed their own citizens. Approximately 160 million people were killed by their own governments, in over 40 communist states, just in the 20th Century alone. These were not foreigners killed by invading armies during times of war, these were citizens killed by their own governments in times of peace.

08-27-2006, 12:16 PM	#17
TxStorm XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: De Leon, TX Posts: 201	Flourscent Orange front, flourscent green rear, both Testors brand at WalMart. I used one of the modeler's brushes also available there, filled in the dot and used a paper towel to quickly wipe off the extra using LIGHT pressure. Filled my dots in very nicely and no troubles to date.. 6 months use. Trace __________________ Texas XD Practical Shooters Association 2- XD40 Services w/ mods 1- XD40 Sub Compact 1- XD40 Sub Compact Bi-Tone Various other Toyz ..

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08-18-2006, 12:09 PM	#12
docrice XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 391	Is there a difference between paint marketed specifically for gun sights vs. enamel-based modeling / hobby paints like Testors? I have a Kimber Stainless II which I'd like to paint a fine line on the top of my "blank" sights, but wasn't sure if it'd be a problem.