Your real world opinion would be helpful....thanks......
You never know what works and what don't until you talk with someone who had taken the ride................

SiteGlo - Glow in the Dark Gun Sight Paint

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Hipcocked45

That is at least very similar to a paint I used in the mid to late 80's. It went on like finger nail polish. The stuff I used was marketed as bow hunting sight illumination. Depending on the surface it often took two coats. On front sights, I found it to be brittle and would chip off from leather holster wear! as for rear sights, in the holes for white dots, it was protected and lasted for 3 or 4 years (until I sold that 1911).

As for how the product functioned; If you weapon sat in the bright sunlight all day, the dots were fairly bright for around 6 hours. It you weapon was in a safe, desk drawer, or concealed carry holster, You had the cream colored dots, you would have to use a bright flashlight to charge up the photons. From a night stand drawer in the middle of the night, they were dead! And you would loose your night vision (and surprise) charging them with a flashlight! Tritium costs more, is good up to 15 years, and works (if not too old), it is a pain to dispose of properly! Lasers are a good alternative, but give your position away! Choose your nighttime trade off.

Ivan

Don't know about that stuff but I found green glow paint at Wally World for $1 a bottle. Holds up for several trips to the range and looks shows up like some of the $100 sights. My eyes are several years older than my body and my groups picked up after I started using this stuff on my M&P's and 1911's.

Found the same..same place..great during the day..really lets you lock on to front sight quickly but there is nothing there in low or no light

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Hipcocked45

Where is this stuff located at WW? Paint, cosmetics, toys, sporting goods?

I found mine in the hardware/crafts section...they had two kinds..the kind I got was in a dabber pencil type container..where you press the tip to start the paint flow ... the other was in a bottle but did not have the color I wanted......

hope this helps......

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Hipcocked45

I have a bottle of "Bright Sights" that I purchased at a LGS. Have had it for a couple of years and tried to paint a front site the other day. IMO, it is to thin. Had a difficult time getting it to coat the site. Note sure if I am going to use it again.