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Old 09-20-2018, 10:01 AM
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Is there a GOOD, bright yellow, paint made for the front sights?
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Old 09-20-2018, 10:28 AM
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Old 09-20-2018, 10:42 AM
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Always use a white base coat. I makes the colors brighter.
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Old 09-20-2018, 10:47 AM
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Search. Lots written on this site on this very topic.
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I found some yellow paint made for archery sight pins in wally world , came in fluorescent ...green , white , orange , yellow and red paint kit .
It was made by TRUGLO called Glo-Brite Paint Kit.
This little kit is the best for trying different colors. Bic White Out correction fluid can be used as a flat white base coat.
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Nail polish works and it comes in SO SO many colors!
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Old 09-20-2018, 07:28 PM
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Nail polish works and it comes in SO SO many colors!


And if you don’t like it, comes right off with acetone (with Vitamin E, if you like)
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Old 09-20-2018, 11:27 PM
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And it comes with its own brush...
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I use a round toothpick to paint sight dots. A little experimenting to get the size of the drop just right and it pops right into hole in the the sight.
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Old 09-21-2018, 08:38 AM
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Clear coat over the top. Clear nail polish works well. It protects the paint and slows fading of the color due to UV light.
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Yes to nail polish & toothpick. I use traffic cone orange.
Cause my wife does not use white or yellow : )
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I have the yellow as well as a BRIGHT orange. Last a long time and easy to apply. I do feel a bit odd checking out at the makeup counter. White pre-coat is important.
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I’ll second the Testors model paints. They make a Fluorescent line of enamels, Yellow is #1177. I’ve also had excellent luck with the fluorescent Orange #1173 for front sights. One small bottle will last forever.
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And you can also use the nail polish or your toenails.....LOL
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Just stick a jelly bean on it.
It's a joke, but big front site on handgun works wonders,
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I just use a white paint marker. The kind you shake, then push down on an object to get the felt tip to fill with enamel paint.

Simple black marker with a medium point to get into the dot recess. Never a problem.

For me, white/black contrast works best because of spectrum wash-out in nature. In other words, there are relatively few pure white or pure black backgrounds. So, in theory, a contrast of stark black/white might be better for many people.

or, I could be totally wrong, too.
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Old 10-22-2018, 11:24 PM
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+2 on the Testor's yellow. I've been using it for 30+ years after I tried it on my competition Civil War Maynard carbine (original).
I'd pull a nearby blade of grass, dip it in the bottle, and put it on the back of the front sight. Dries quickly so I can put a few layers of paint on the sight in just a few minutes. Worked great and I continue to use it.
I prefer the yellow to the other fluorescent colors to my vision, and it picks up the hanging clay pigeons, 4" clay pots, 6" square ceramic tiles, and 1 gallon plastic jugs filled with water used for N-SSA competition targeting at 25- and 50-yd distances.
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I have always had good luck using nail polish on the front sight.
Though I really need to stop yelling “I found what I needed!” while in the beauty supply store w/ the wife.

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Nail Polish. Available everywhere, cheap, any color you want, comes with its own brush, this time of year it's pretty easy to find glow in the dark as well.

I use a paint pen for my white.
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Testers florescent orange with a flat white primer.

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See what your wife or girl friend has in her nail polish collection ??

I wanted a bright gold front dot in place of a m&p over the junk white dots and let my wife take it with her to her next nail appointment and the girl did it just right . Looks like it has a gold bead now not a white dot . front sight . Back white dots were blacked out in a black that matches the rear sight . Cost - zero
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