White Paint in Roll Marks?

doc540 · Jul 22, 2012

My 1969 M10 has permanent white "paint" in the roll marks.

(It was a law enforcement model from Washington D.C.)

It appears to be factory applied.

Did S&W do this? If so, when, how, and why?

KEN L · Jul 22, 2012

Without pics, it didn't happen. Once again...............

colt_saa · Jul 22, 2012

While anything is possible at S&W.....odds are it is not factory.

Many folks fill the writing on their firearms. I have been doing it for decades. Mostly on auto loaders.

These HKs were filled with Testor's model paint. Testors offers a wide color choice. Prior to Testors I used tire markers. I have also used Bonanza Silver and Gold on some firearms.

These BiCentennial Colts were filled with a gold Birchwood Casey lacquer stick

The HK PSP was done with white tire marker.

doc540 · Jul 22, 2012

Strange that someone would be so precise with a LE sidearm.

And whatever they used, it's impervious to powerful solvents.

TAROMAN · Jul 22, 2012

For those of us less enamored with this affectation, acetone is an effective remedy.

doc540 · Jul 22, 2012

TAROMAN said:
For those of us less enamored with this affectation, acetone is an effective remedy.

Not in this case it isn't.

I washed it with lacquer thinner, acetone, and denatured alcohol before touching it up with Van's cold blue.

Didn't faze it.

doc540 · Jul 23, 2012

anyone have a definitive answer?

old bear · Jul 23, 2012

Very carefully work it out with a dental pick?

doc540 · Jul 23, 2012

old bear said:
Very carefully work it out with a dental pick?

Thanks, but the question is have any Smiths come from the factory with white roll marks.

Goony · Jul 23, 2012

doc540 said:
Thanks, but the question is have any Smiths come from the factory with white roll marks.

No. At least certainly not a Model 10 from that era.

The resistance to the solvents you mention would lead me to believe you're dealing with a cured epoxy resin. Toluene or methylethylketone might work, but even if either were readily available, they can be a bit hazardous to work with. There are commercially available epoxy paint strippers containing methylene chloride that may do the trick.

doc540 · Jul 23, 2012

Thanks

I'm leaving it since it's dull and not glaringly obvious.

Now I'm wondering who did it and how they were able to be so precise.

nipster · Jul 23, 2012

doc540 said:
My 1969 M10 has permanent white "paint" in the roll marks.

It appears to be factory applied.

What gives you the impression it was factory applied?

Just because it doesnt look "bubba'ed out"?

Goony · Jul 23, 2012

doc540 said:
I'm wondering who did it and how they were able to be so precise.

As colt_saa pointed out above, this is not an uncommon practice, and is not at all hard to do very neatly, especially on a polished blue gun.

doc540 · Jul 23, 2012

nipster said:
What gives you the impression it was factory applied?

Just because it doesnt look "bubba'ed out"?

No, I've examined it under a magnifying glass, and as I stated before it's very precise and impervious to solvents.

But it's becoming clear to me now that someone committed a blasphemous act, and one which some Forum members view with abject disdain.

steamloco76 · Jul 23, 2012

Testors liquid cement for plastic models, in the glass jar, not the squeeze tube, has enough toluene to soften the epoxy paint and allow you to brush/pick out the paint.

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