Coloring in your engravings: the Write Up - Page 26 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

fritzmeister · 05-14-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Moon Doggie 116

Did anyone Save or does anyone have this Pic with the Gold Crayon in the Engravings ?
I would like to see what the Gold looks like
MD

Here's gold.......

Testor's enamel model paint.

Gdirty5 · 05-21-2008, 11:28 AM

here's my XD9sc:

Did this on the 2nd day i owned my XD....

**BOFH** · 05-21-2008, 11:36 AM

I did mine with white crayon, and it looked great. Unfortunately....while it was able to stand up to a few hours or range time and heat it was not able to stand up to sitting in a hot trunk for the drive home from the range (was real hot that day). I am going to give some Testors white a try...

cookieXD40 · 05-21-2008, 11:58 AM

nail polich works good it u can find the right color...or i've used a china marker....good luck...post pics...

JrBiem691 · 05-23-2008, 08:20 PM

So I've read this thread about 50 times over debating whether or not I should try this magical crayola crayon trick. And after much deliberation I decided that I couldn't take a crayon to me beloved XD. So instead I spent the better part of 1 1/2 hours with satin white enamel and a toothpick...

Here are the results, what do you guys think? (pics are a little craptastic...sorry)

cookieXD40 · 05-23-2008, 08:31 PM

looks good Jr...i like

Samf · 05-24-2008, 01:32 AM

I should think rubbing the slide using the long edge of a crayon to protect the lands of the slide, and painting with model paint or equivalent in the grooves of the lettering(sloppily over the crayon) allowing it to dry, then heating the crayon and allowing it to flow or be wiped away would create a rich, clean fill of the lettering. Any body brave enough? haha.

focusr3 · 05-26-2008, 04:43 PM

Just did mine silver nail polish only took about 10 minutes. looks good no haze. I don't see the need for pics there are so many already.

Nosrac · 05-28-2008, 05:16 PM

Sheesh...OK fine! Now I gotta do this. Thinking silver, white or blue

JrBiem691 · 05-28-2008, 05:34 PM

I think silver would look slick Nosrac...

05-21-2008, 11:58 AM	#254
cookieXD40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 242	nail polich works good it u can find the right color...or i've used a china marker....good luck...post pics... __________________ check out my myspace... http://www.myspace.com/amafireman *XD 40 4" Service* Stoeger 12 gauge P350 old High Standard 20 Gauge old High Standard 22lr *16"M4 Del-ton rifle upper and a superior arms lower receiver with a center point v*ariable scope! NRA Member *Rules of EMS* 1. If you drop the baby, pick up the baby 2. All bleeding stops, eventually 3. Never go further into the scene than the first dead cop

05-23-2008, 08:20 PM	#255
JrBiem691 XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 69	gave in and colored mine So I've read this thread about 50 times over debating whether or not I should try this magical crayola crayon trick. And after much deliberation I decided that I couldn't take a crayon to me beloved XD. So instead I spent the better part of 1 1/2 hours with satin white enamel and a toothpick... Here are the results, what do you guys think? (pics are a little craptastic...sorry) __________________ JB- Green Bay, WI ------------------ XD .45 Tactical Mossberg 12 GA Remington 7600 30.06 ------------------ -Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. Last edited by JrBiem691 : 05-23-2008 at 08:37 PM.

05-23-2008, 08:31 PM	#256
cookieXD40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 242	looks good Jr...i like __________________ check out my myspace... http://www.myspace.com/amafireman *XD 40 4" Service* Stoeger 12 gauge P350 old High Standard 20 Gauge old High Standard 22lr *16"M4 Del-ton rifle upper and a superior arms lower receiver with a center point v*ariable scope! NRA Member *Rules of EMS* 1. If you drop the baby, pick up the baby 2. All bleeding stops, eventually 3. Never go further into the scene than the first dead cop

05-24-2008, 01:32 AM	#257
Samf XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stanton, CA Posts: 188	I should think rubbing the slide using the long edge of a crayon to protect the lands of the slide, and painting with model paint or equivalent in the grooves of the lettering(sloppily over the crayon) allowing it to dry, then heating the crayon and allowing it to flow or be wiped away would create a rich, clean fill of the lettering. Any body brave enough? haha. __________________ Smith & Wesson Model 439 - 9mm Amt Backup - .380 ACP Remington 870 Express Magnum - 12Ga. Mosin Nagant M44 Mosin 91/30 to turn into a hunting rifle CMMG Lower - parts kit installed Mega Lower Wish List Guns-In no particular order: Sig P229 Equinox .40S&W + .357 barrel Sig P226 Blackwater 9mm S&W 686P 4" Marlin 980S .22 T/C Triumph .50 T/C Icon .243 Kimber Eclipse II .45 SAXDS .40 SAXDT 9mm Charter Arms Pink Lady (to get my mom into shooting) .38 Marlin 981T .22 Semi-Auto 20 Ga.

05-26-2008, 04:43 PM	#258
focusr3 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Baltimore,MD Posts: 33	Just did mine silver nail polish only took about 10 minutes. looks good no haze. I don't see the need for pics there are so many already. __________________ "So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those ba$tard$ won't get away this time!" CHESTY PULLER, USMC

05-21-2008, 11:28 AM	#252
Gdirty5 XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 63	here's my XD9sc: Did this on the 2nd day i owned my XD....

05-21-2008, 11:36 AM	#253
BOFH XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 194	I did mine with white crayon, and it looked great. Unfortunately....while it was able to stand up to a few hours or range time and heat it was not able to stand up to sitting in a hot trunk for the drive home from the range (was real hot that day). I am going to give some Testors white a try...

05-28-2008, 05:16 PM	#259
Nosrac XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lakewood, WA Posts: 114	Sheesh...OK fine! Now I gotta do this. Thinking silver, white or blue

05-28-2008, 05:34 PM	#260
JrBiem691 XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 69	I think silver would look slick Nosrac... __________________ JB- Green Bay, WI ------------------ XD .45 Tactical Mossberg 12 GA Remington 7600 30.06 ------------------ -Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

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