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CPES · 02-20-2007, 10:31 AM

Love the Patriot theme, Dave. Very cool.

JohnnyBra · 02-20-2007, 11:23 AM

I'd like to see it in white, silver, green, red, purple... How many colors are there in a box of Crayola's? 128? *lol*

Very nice.. Now I must experiment and see which color really hits me best.

Anyone using colors other than white need to post up photos.

Trovan · 02-20-2007, 11:31 AM

I thinking that silver and/or gold would look really cool. I may have to try it...

LandTrain · 02-20-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotty37

What I used was a blow dryer to heat up any of the surface areas to apply enough heat for the gold crayon ( Lacquer Stik) to melt just right to flow into the engravings. Came out very well and very little mess. Just wiped it off with just a dab of GunButter.........and a lil detail clean up work and Done!!!

BTW........... this was done after i had the slide and controls refinished by CCR in a Black Satin Ceramic finish.......made it even smoother to apply

I like that GOLD. I did mine in ORANGE CRAYON, and it looked horrible because of the wax going elsewhere besides the stamped letters.

I was waiting to see how to clean it out, and start all over.

But now, I may try some silver or gold.

Decisions, decisions.

ouija · 03-19-2007, 04:00 AM

gonna have to try the gold.

TX_TLC · 03-19-2007, 09:11 AM

Anyone have black on bitone??? Post it up! Or any color on a bitone!

VarmintKiller · 03-19-2007, 01:24 PM

these look awesome, but for gold and silver colors, why not just use gold and/or silver inlays that are specifically designed for it? Its a lot quicker than using a lighter and melting a crayon...

**Hwkeye** · 03-19-2007, 01:28 PM

Colored in the barrel of my S&W 442, I think it turned out good!!

JohnnyBra · 03-19-2007, 03:03 PM

Did this last night to my XD40-SC in white. Looks very nice ^_^;

bham shooter · 03-19-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by drazzi

The crayon doesn't melt after a trip to the range?

Mine did after the first trip to the range. But then again it was in Alabama in late summer, and I put about 400 rounds through it in a couple of hours. I didn't notice it at first, but when I was taking a break I saw that the lettering on the sides of the slide were starting to get messy. The top held up pretty well. Not sure what the difference was. After that trip when I was cleaning the gun that night it all pretty much was coming out, so I cleaned it all out. Since then I'd have it duracoated and I may go back and do it with the lacquer stik.

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CPES XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,031	Love the Patriot theme, Dave. Very cool. __________________ We must carry arms because we value our lives and those of our loved ones, because we will not be dealt with by force or threat of force, and do not live at the pleasure and discretion of the lawless. - Jeff Snyder Sig P226 9mm Glock 22 Mossberg 500 20" Persuader 12 Gauge 5.56mm AR15-A3 (being built)
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JohnnyBra XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glen Daniel, WV Posts: 124	I'd like to see it in white, silver, green, red, purple... How many colors are there in a box of Crayola's? 128? lol Very nice.. Now I must experiment and see which color really hits me best. Anyone using colors other than white need to post up photos.
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Trovan XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 369	I thinking that silver and/or gold would look really cool. I may have to try it... __________________ flyinghawkers.com
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ouija XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: gilbert az, the middle of the dirt, dust, heat and sweat. Posts: 326	gonna have to try the gold.
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TX_TLC XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 44	Anyone have black on bitone??? Post it up! Or any color on a bitone! __________________ TX_TLC XD9 SC Bi-tone
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VarmintKiller XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 14	these look awesome, but for gold and silver colors, why not just use gold and/or silver inlays that are specifically designed for it? Its a lot quicker than using a lighter and melting a crayon...
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Hwkeye XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,741	Colored in the barrel of my S&W 442, I think it turned out good!! __________________
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JohnnyBra XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glen Daniel, WV Posts: 124	Did this last night to my XD40-SC in white. Looks very nice ^_^;
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