Jyezahn
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Try a brighter color like the orange/red. Plain red doesn't show up as well for that area.
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Try a brighter color like the orange/red. Plain red doesn't show up as well for that area.
This was a real cheap box. I used the brightest I could find. I may have to dip into the crayolas here when someone isn't looking. Thanks.
clicker1944
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Mineral oil NOT mineral spirits cleans off excess paint like it was water. I used the paint sticks from Amazon. Yes crayons are cheaper but I had seen this question on another thread and they recommended paint sticks. It turned out great!
Dikinalaska
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Check post #14 those are the paint sticks I used. There's tons of colors, even sparkle-style if that's your kinda thing.
Do you have a picture?
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I really like the idea of the Elmer's Painters. Besides, I just discovered my daughter (7) has a whole stinkin' set of'em. 
What scares me to death is the post about the "cloud effect" above. It's the little things. It would break my heart if I screwed this up. Has anybody found anything that's safe to remove the Elmer's paint from polymers like the lower on the 15/22? If not, what do you use on the lower of the 15/22 to clean it up?
Brake cleaner is pretty harsh stuff (I was raised in my daddy's professional garage.). Not as bad as carb cleaner, but once you've swiped it on, the damage is done and it's too late!
Ever seen what Goo-Gone does to some plastics? NOT pretty.
I am into this and want to do it badly. I just want to be sure I can clean it up safely. Measure twice and cut once. Just want to make sure I do it right the first time. Lowers ain't as cheap as they once were and they're damn sure not as easy to FIND!
Any suggestions?
Dikinalaska? Really need some self-assurance here!
Thanks!
What scares me to death is the post about the "cloud effect" above. It's the little things. It would break my heart if I screwed this up. Has anybody found anything that's safe to remove the Elmer's paint from polymers like the lower on the 15/22? If not, what do you use on the lower of the 15/22 to clean it up?
Brake cleaner is pretty harsh stuff (I was raised in my daddy's professional garage.). Not as bad as carb cleaner, but once you've swiped it on, the damage is done and it's too late!
Ever seen what Goo-Gone does to some plastics? NOT pretty.
I am into this and want to do it badly. I just want to be sure I can clean it up safely. Measure twice and cut once. Just want to make sure I do it right the first time. Lowers ain't as cheap as they once were and they're damn sure not as easy to FIND!
Any suggestions?
Dikinalaska? Really need some self-assurance here!
Thanks!
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Dikinalaska
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I really like the idea of the Elmer's Painters. Besides, I just discovered my daughter (7) has a whole stinkin' set of'em.
What scares me to death is the post about the "cloud effect" above. It's the little things. It would break my heart if I screwed this up. Has anybody found anything that's safe to remove the Elmer's paint from polymers like the lower on the 15/22? If not, what do you use on the lower of the 15/22 to clean it up?
Brake cleaner is pretty harsh stuff (I was raised in my daddy's professional garage.). Not as bad as carb cleaner, but once you've swiped it on, the damage is done and it's too late!
Ever seen what Goo-Gone does to some plastics? NOT pretty.
I am into this and want to do it badly. I just want to be sure I can clean it up safely. Measure twice and cut once. Just want to make sure I do it right the first time. Lowers ain't as cheap as they once were and they're damn sure not as easy to FIND!
Any suggestions?
Dikinalaska? Really need some self-assurance here!
Thanks!
I was afraid of the poly and brake clean as well, but my LGS guy told me he cleans his 15-22 with it and never had an issue. I asked to see his and there was no trace of anything that I could tell. The cloud effect is a little bothersome, but after you get the technique down its really easy. Look around your house for something that's poly to practice on. There's tons of things with recessed lettering you can practice. The porous poly is a little more work than the, say, slide on the XD, that's why I did my XD first. Didn't think about trying it on something not firearm related...duh on my part, thought about it after I was trying to remove the cloud, cursing myself for not thinking about it sooner lol. I haven't seen anything suggesting a compromise to the poly from the brake clean on the 15-22 or Shield. Not even discoloration, so IMHO you'll be fine.
litenlarry
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Not S&W, but I had tried various other ways to letter my Glock G32..mainly because I have a G23 as well..Same size and accepts the same mag, just a different round..Did not want to confuse the two..
I settled on using some of my wifes white nail polish, wiping the excess off with a rag and nail polish remover...No need to touch up after firing, just clean and oil as you normally would...
I settled on using some of my wifes white nail polish, wiping the excess off with a rag and nail polish remover...No need to touch up after firing, just clean and oil as you normally would...
litenlarry
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And note my bicycle inner tube grip...
clicker1944
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I really like the idea of the Elmer's Painters. Besides, I just discovered my daughter (7) has a whole stinkin' set of'em.
What scares me to death is the post about the "cloud effect" above. It's the little things. It would break my heart if I screwed this up. Has anybody found anything that's safe to remove the Elmer's paint from polymers like the lower on the 15/22? If not, what do you use on the lower of the 15/22 to clean it up?
Brake cleaner is pretty harsh stuff (I was raised in my daddy's professional garage.). Not as bad as carb cleaner, but once you've swiped it on, the damage is done and it's too late!
Ever seen what Goo-Gone does to some plastics? NOT pretty.
I am into this and want to do it badly. I just want to be sure I can clean it up safely. Measure twice and cut once. Just want to make sure I do it right the first time. Lowers ain't as cheap as they once were and they're damn sure not as easy to FIND!
Any suggestions?
Dikinalaska? Really need some self-assurance here!
Thanks!
Like I said Mineral Oil...safe and effective.
Majorlk
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It will work better if you put a layer of white in before the red. Learned the hard way.
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It will work better if you put a layer of white in before the red. Learned the hard way.
I wonder if that helps when you use something like the Elmer's pens. Probably not, since it's supposedly opaque but I know we use to do that to a lot of things we painted at the shop to make the paint stand out even better.
Always better to have a white base, generally speaking.
Anybody know on the pens for sure?
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Dikinalaska
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It'll be a couple weeks before I get back home to try white under a color, but the final orange color I used on my 15-22 was identical in shade (at least as far as I can tell) as it is on the white towels I cleaned it up with and I don't think the pink could be any brighter on the Shield, it dried the exact color of the tip of the pen it came out of.
jc502
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What is the technique used with the Elmers pens? Do you use a fine tip and stay in groove, or do you expect/plan to wipe off over flow with a solvent (brake cleaner, WD-40, etc...).
It will work better if you put a layer of white in before the red. Learned the hard way.
Where were you two days ago?
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Good question.
Picked up some Sharpie Painters (Fine tip) this morning. No Elmer's at Staples. Figured bird in the hand thing. I'm going to Hobby Lobby at lunch to look the Elmer's but my initial thinking is that it's just a waste of time and money. The Sharpies are Acrylic Enamel so they should be fine anyway.
I think I'm being way too nervous about this. You'd think I was getting ready to paint the ceiling at the Sistine Chapel.
