Coloring in your engravings: the Write Up - Page 23 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

capnkirktm · 02-28-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 1lowlife

Apparently you haven't...
If you are smart enough to post in Latin,
Then you are smart enough to thoroughly read 20+ pages.

Whoa buddy.

GreenBayShooter · 02-28-2008, 08:08 PM

OK, This is stage one. I painted "Classic White" Testors paint #2720 for a base. It looked so cool, I figured I'd take pictures. Stage two will be "Ford Engine Blue" on top of the white. I tried the blue directly on the stainless steel, but it was really dark and could hardly see it. I will post when this is done.

What I did, was just lightly apply the paint, let it dry about 3 minutes or so. Then I dipped my paintbrush in mineral spirits and wiped it on a paper towel. Then I used the paper towel (with VERY little mineral spirits) and gently, slowly wiped it many times until only the paint in the engravings remained. It required a bit of patience, but the whole thing probably took twenty minutes... Don't just dip the paper towel in the mineral spirits because then you will wipe the paint right out of the engravings!

GreenBayShooter · 02-28-2008, 10:54 PM

Well, I tried the blue, but I think I didn't wait long enough for the white paint to dry. Ended up with a messy result. The blue wasn't a consistent darkness and it mixed with the white a little.

I had to clean out the engravings with a toothpick. Then I recoated in white. I'll let it dry real good and try again this weekend.

The parts that turned out good with the blue did look nice, so its probably worth another try...

Hellen Bedd · 03-05-2008, 05:33 AM

You need to wrap the paper towel around something flat, like a popcicle stick and rub over the part, this will stop (somewhat) the paper towel from getting into the engraving. But patience is the magic word.

fritzmeister · 03-05-2008, 07:16 AM

A paper towel is not the best option. All of the fuzz reaches into the engravings and pulls the color out and smears it. I used a piece of regular white printer paper. It worked fine. You will have to go over the paint a few more times because it doesn't absorb the paint as well, but it will give you less headaches with smearing. Oh, and yes, only a small amount of mineral spirits is all that's needed. I found that out the hard way myself.

getontarget · 03-05-2008, 10:06 AM

Okay here's mine not done yet need to clean a little better but found out paper towel did not work as well as copier paper and even brown paper bags work ok.

Reno82 · 03-05-2008, 10:09 AM

Have you tried newspaper???

bigmike13588 · 03-07-2008, 09:56 AM

as much as I tried, i can only get a "dusting" of color in the engravings. I used nail polish, marker, white out even, but it wont sit right in the letters trench. Any Ideas

Chunky Monkey · 03-07-2008, 10:21 AM

Did you clean out all of the oil?

78kitty · 03-07-2008, 04:42 PM

I'm with Chunky Munkey. Did you wipe the engravings thoroughly with some kind of solvent like Mineral Spirits? If you've done that is there a chance your gun may have very shallow engravings? On my gun the XD-45ACP is noticably shallower than the rest of the engravings and it's hard to get any color in the engraving.

02-28-2008, 08:08 PM	#222
GreenBayShooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 238	OK, This is stage one. I painted "Classic White" Testors paint #2720 for a base. It looked so cool, I figured I'd take pictures. Stage two will be "Ford Engine Blue" on top of the white. I tried the blue directly on the stainless steel, but it was really dark and could hardly see it. I will post when this is done. What I did, was just lightly apply the paint, let it dry about 3 minutes or so. Then I dipped my paintbrush in mineral spirits and wiped it on a paper towel. Then I used the paper towel (with VERY little mineral spirits) and gently, slowly wiped it many times until only the paint in the engravings remained. It required a bit of patience, but the whole thing probably took twenty minutes... Don't just dip the paper towel in the mineral spirits because then you will wipe the paint right out of the engravings! __________________ Scariest Presidential Race Ever! == The Arsenal == XD45 Service Bi-ToneŽ, no FTL, FTF or FTE Rugers Benellis Remingtons AMT

02-28-2008, 10:54 PM	#223
GreenBayShooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 238	Well, I tried the blue, but I think I didn't wait long enough for the white paint to dry. Ended up with a messy result. The blue wasn't a consistent darkness and it mixed with the white a little. I had to clean out the engravings with a toothpick. Then I recoated in white. I'll let it dry real good and try again this weekend. The parts that turned out good with the blue did look nice, so its probably worth another try... __________________ Scariest Presidential Race Ever! == The Arsenal == XD45 Service Bi-ToneŽ, no FTL, FTF or FTE Rugers Benellis Remingtons AMT

03-05-2008, 05:33 AM	#224
Hellen Bedd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PA & FL Posts: 163	You need to wrap the paper towel around something flat, like a popcicle stick and rub over the part, this will stop (somewhat) the paper towel from getting into the engraving. But patience is the magic word. __________________ Hellen Bedd

03-05-2008, 07:16 AM	#225
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,384	A paper towel is not the best option. All of the fuzz reaches into the engravings and pulls the color out and smears it. I used a piece of regular white printer paper. It worked fine. You will have to go over the paint a few more times because it doesn't absorb the paint as well, but it will give you less headaches with smearing. Oh, and yes, only a small amount of mineral spirits is all that's needed. I found that out the hard way myself. __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

03-05-2008, 10:09 AM	#227
Reno82 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,126	Have you tried newspaper??? __________________ ******** XD-45acp Service (Match Gun I changed it to a compact for CCW... did a grip chop on it) Ruger Mark III 22/45 Taurus PT145 MillPro (Home Defense & CCW) Kimber SS Custom Target II 10mm Walther G22 (FUN GUN) XD-45acp Tactical (Match Gun II; upgraded the bbl from PistolGear) XD-9 Sub-Compact (Home Defense and CCW) DPMS AR-15: 9mm (1/17/08...) RRA CAR A4 Upper 223/5.56---did a lower bulid 6/3/08 and bought completed upper 2/21/08 in order of purchases***

03-05-2008, 10:06 AM	#226
getontarget XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Left coast in the mountains, NRA/ILA member Posts: 7	Okay here's mine not done yet need to clean a little better but found out paper towel did not work as well as copier paper and even brown paper bags work ok.

03-07-2008, 09:56 AM	#228
bigmike13588 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 107	as much as I tried, i can only get a "dusting" of color in the engravings. I used nail polish, marker, white out even, but it wont sit right in the letters trench. Any Ideas __________________ Big Mike Smith & Wesson Model 10, never fired Springfield XD 9MM Service Trijicon Night Sights (SG01) Desantis Pancake with thumb break Desantis Insider with thumb break Blackhawk Serpa Belt/Paddle Shoulder harness & Pancake Hydra-Shock, Speer Gold Dot or Speer Lawman Training ammo Mossberg 500A ------------------------------------------------ Quod Me Nutrit Me Destruit

03-07-2008, 10:21 AM	#229
Chunky Monkey XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Imler, PA Posts: 104	Did you clean out all of the oil? __________________ "A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys." ~ Charlton Heston, 1997

03-07-2008, 04:42 PM	#230
78kitty XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 14	I'm with Chunky Munkey. Did you wipe the engravings thoroughly with some kind of solvent like Mineral Spirits? If you've done that is there a chance your gun may have very shallow engravings? On my gun the XD-45ACP is noticably shallower than the rest of the engravings and it's hard to get any color in the engraving.

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