Front sight paint.
- Thread starter WR Moore
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Hobby Lobby has the Testors paint including the fluorescent red and green.
I use Testor’s model paint. Bright yellow is my choice.
Clean the front sight with Testor’s paint thinner to get any residual oil off.
I use a tooth pick with a drop of paint on the end to apply.
I then prop up the muzzle with books so the slanted front sight is level (using books on each side of the gun to keep it from moving left or right).
Let gun sit for 24 hours so the paint cures, and your done.
S&W Bodyguard on left.
S&W 9mmEZ on right.
P.S. I used Testor’s flat black paint on EZ rear sight.
Clean the front sight with Testor’s paint thinner to get any residual oil off.
I use a tooth pick with a drop of paint on the end to apply.
I then prop up the muzzle with books so the slanted front sight is level (using books on each side of the gun to keep it from moving left or right).
Let gun sit for 24 hours so the paint cures, and your done.
S&W Bodyguard on left.
S&W 9mmEZ on right.
P.S. I used Testor’s flat black paint on EZ rear sight.
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I own a bunch of handguns, but there’s only one I found I needed to add paint to the site. It’s a Ruger LCP 380 and I taped off the site and applied some of my fiancé‘s hot pink nail polish. I tried many other colors, but hot pink is the easiest to see for me and I can see the site in very dim light. I have some guns with tritium night sites and if they’re any better it’s not by much.
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Krazy Glu & a nose stud sans stem for your front sight bead.
gwpercle
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As a base coat for your "Paint" you can use Bic White Out correction fluid ...
the Pen applicator is easy to use ... press tip/ball down and gently squeeze ... the flat white paint flows out onto a spot ... move it as you squeeze and cover the front sight easily with no brush streaks ... The Pen applicator is the easiest way to apply .
I liked the flat white color and clean application so much ... I just use the flat white !
But as a base coat fo colors , nail polish especially ... it makes the colors pop and show brighter ... try it , the pens are cheap and easy to find ($2.32 @ wally-mart_) !
Gary
the Pen applicator is easy to use ... press tip/ball down and gently squeeze ... the flat white paint flows out onto a spot ... move it as you squeeze and cover the front sight easily with no brush streaks ... The Pen applicator is the easiest way to apply .
I liked the flat white color and clean application so much ... I just use the flat white !
But as a base coat fo colors , nail polish especially ... it makes the colors pop and show brighter ... try it , the pens are cheap and easy to find ($2.32 @ wally-mart_) !
Gary
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