Letter Coloring Question
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Jyezahn
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Search here for "tacticrayola". It's crayon, melted into the lettering. Works really well.
Jyezahn
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True, but melting it gets rid of any bubbles beneath the surface and flows the wax evenly throughout. 
Daniel Cox
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Use your wife's or girlfriends blowdryer. I used my daughters crayons. Lol. She was watching Me like a like a hawk. She is 5 and coloring is a favorite activity. Awesome cheap cool mod. I highly recommend it. I used white for the sw logos. Red for fire and green for safe. I really like my combination of colors.
That's funny. How long did you keep the blow dryer on it?
I like that idea, I tried to use the little Testors hobby paint, but it seems that the finish on my M&P SPORT RIFLE, has a rather matte finish, and it holds the overage of paint. I did the S&W logo with white, it looks like it is stuck in a cloud. I used many different solvents to remove the surface paint, but still stuck in the clouds.
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Daniel Cox
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Not long you will get the hang of it. Just heat while you go back and forth with crayon. it will fill the area very nicely. I suggest cleaning the area with achohol before applying the crayon. Be very patient and do it several times on one are. Trust me it is easy and you will be proud of your ability to go back to being a 5 year old.
Jyezahn
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You can also use a lighter. (torch lighter works best) Just heat for a couple of seconds, rub the crayon into the grooves. Once filled, heat the grooves and watch for the bubbles to disappear. Let dry, wipe gently with clean paper towel until excess is removed.
it looks awesome actually
Locked-N-Loaded
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I've done 5 AR variants with crayon.
Dikinalaska
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I used these. You can get them from Walmart in any color.Even variety packs.
Search for a thread "color crazy" I believe it was called. I linked the thread I followed in there and couldn't be happier with the results. I haven't used the crayons so couldn't say anything towards that method, this just worked well for me. Here's the XD I practiced on, my 15-22 lower, and my girlfriends bday present.
Search for a thread "color crazy" I believe it was called. I linked the thread I followed in there and couldn't be happier with the results. I haven't used the crayons so couldn't say anything towards that method, this just worked well for me. Here's the XD I practiced on, my 15-22 lower, and my girlfriends bday present.
Dikinalaska
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Ya I was so jealous of how it came out, decided to get me one in .40 that and it's such a comfortable lil gun.
that and it's such a comfortable lil gun.Dikinalaska
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I had this problem the first time as well. What I ended up doing was filling the entire area with plenty of paint, than let it dry for about 3 minutes. Overage and all. Than take a q-tip with brake cleaner on it and lightly go over it. Just keep letting it dry a tiny bit and take a little more off. What's happening is the top layer is hardening than your taking that top layer off instead of spreading around wet paint. Worked great for me anyways. There's many methods so you just gotta find one that works for you.
This was my cloudy attempt. The brake clean and a bit of elbow grease got it back to black.
This was my second attempt, I caught on quick.
$0.57 for crayons from WallyWorld, 15 minutes of my time, and the best part was my girl saw the finished look and asked me to do her 15-22 in pink and white. And she started the evening with a "that's dumb looking" statement!! She loves the way her stands out from my red and white job. I did the melt trick. Lightly heat the area first, then run the crayon across it, let it dry, then clean excess with a paper towel. Repeat process if necessary. I'll try to post pics later. Now to find a riser for the red dot.....
