CAJUNLAWYER
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You ARE talking about the sights on your gun aren't you
Painting Front Sight on Revolver
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I went to a hobby store
and bought a little bottle of hobby paint for under a buck a couple years ago and put it on the front sights of my rifles and my handguns with a toothpick. No need to spend big bucks on a some special paint I saw advertised recently for gun sights. I could not believe how much it cost. I have good luck with my 86 cent bottle of paint and if it occasionally wants to come off I have more in my shooting box. I am Mr. Frugal
and bought a little bottle of hobby paint for under a buck a couple years ago and put it on the front sights of my rifles and my handguns with a toothpick. No need to spend big bucks on a some special paint I saw advertised recently for gun sights. I could not believe how much it cost. I have good luck with my 86 cent bottle of paint and if it occasionally wants to come off I have more in my shooting box. I am Mr. Frugal
OLDSTER
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fishermans "jig head" paint for front sights
even better then Testors model paint is the paint fishermen use to paint their jig heads--comes in flourescent colors
even better then Testors model paint is the paint fishermen use to paint their jig heads--comes in flourescent colors
Moonman
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Some say DO NOT PAINT the bottom 1/4 or 1/3 portion of the sight.
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is this fisherman paint removable?
ogilvyspecial
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Yes, any paint thinner should do the trick.
There have been a few times that I either, didn't like the color that I had chosen,
or the end results, so I removed the paint and started over.
I've found that pipe cleaners, dipped in thinner, makes things easier
when removing the paint from the bottom of the serrations.
With that said, I rarely go that far because it's, generally, the white
base coat down at the very bottom of the serrations so there
is no reason to remove it all, just to reapply.
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awesome. I'm definitely gonna do this. Now where do I buy the damn stuff in person? Also, any thoughts on painting the rear sights a matte black so that the sight tip pops more? I'm thinking either that neon green or orange.
parsonbw
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There is a company called "Brite Sights" that has several colors to choose from. It is easy to remove by peeling it off and applying another color. It has a rubbery feel to it. I have used it on many of my 1911's with the three white dot sights.
I use orange on the back sight, and yellow on the front. But you would only use it on front sight. Try different colors.
I use orange on the back sight, and yellow on the front. But you would only use it on front sight. Try different colors.
Jim Watson
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The Brite Sights paint is rather pastel compared to model or lure paint.
I use Model Master Fluorescent Red that has a bit of orange cast in it.
I use Model Master Fluorescent Red that has a bit of orange cast in it.
Since my M49 shoots a tad low, I do not paint to the very top of the sight, to bring the poa up a little, for when I am shooting at the range,for more hits on target at slow fire and
testing reloads.
testing reloads.
I just tried this with some cheap nail polish, and made a mess of it when I removed the masking tape. How long do you wait for the stuff to dry between coats and before removing any masking tape? I did 1 base coat of white, 3 coats of bright orange, 1 coat of clear, all over the course of about 2 hours, and thought I'd given it plenty of time to dry, but I found when doing the top coat, that the orange was bleeding onto the brush and then after going for a swim, I removed the masking tape from one and half the polish came off with it. 
Is this a multi-day process?...or something to do every couple hundred rounds while reloading?
Is this a multi-day process?...or something to do every couple hundred rounds while reloading?
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I only paint the portion of the front sight that would normally have the plastic insert of a Factory job because painting more doesn't do anything and can not even be seen when sighting the revolver on a target. I use Testor's Blaze Orange and when I bought the bottle I left the cap off for a day or so to thicken up the mixture. Making it a little thicker results in less running. Instead of putting on a real thick coat, I usually apply 2 or 3 lighter coats and I like to "fill" the serration's on the sight which gives it a bolder, brighter finish and is easier to pick up. I use a toothpick (not a brush) to apply the paint and it lasts just about forever but IS totally reversible if desired. If a bunch of years down the road the finish gets "tired", simply apply a new coat!
Painting front sights
I have a M-65 that I bought in 76.....I shot it extensively for years and competed with it in IPSC....along with a GI 1911A1...I painted both front sights with Testor's white....a lot of my IPSC matches were at night and we had high mass lighting to the rear....the front sights "jumped out" and were very easy to pick up visually.....both guns still wear that paint....and they have been used a LOT over the years....I even had SO's comment on the sights when they were watching me shoot a stage. I found that having the entire ramp painted helped me pick up the sight faster.
I have a M-65 that I bought in 76.....I shot it extensively for years and competed with it in IPSC....along with a GI 1911A1...I painted both front sights with Testor's white....a lot of my IPSC matches were at night and we had high mass lighting to the rear....the front sights "jumped out" and were very easy to pick up visually.....both guns still wear that paint....and they have been used a LOT over the years....I even had SO's comment on the sights when they were watching me shoot a stage. I found that having the entire ramp painted helped me pick up the sight faster.
Like many others my eyesight is not what it used to be. That said I only paint half the front sight with a base coat of white appliance touch-up, then blaze orange from WalMart. It give me a flash sight picture that works good at the range and almost everywhere else.
Cardboard_killer
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Don't forget to get all pretti-fied up and paint your gun too.
Here's my Walther done in Walther baby blue.
Here's my Walther done in Walther baby blue.
357-RevolverGuy
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I try to mimic the factory red ramp insert seen on S&W revolvers by just painting the first 3-4 ridges on the front sight. I make sure to mask the areas I don't want painted with painter's tape.
Also I recommend model paint by Testors which offers a color in "Fluorescent Red" that stands out better under low light settings than the factory orange.
Also I recommend model paint by Testors which offers a color in "Fluorescent Red" that stands out better under low light settings than the factory orange.
I sure as heck have no idea what the lot of you are drinking or smoking, but when I lift up any of my revolvers to squeeze off a round, I sure as hell don't see any serations, either a big blob of black or a big blob of orange, must be something in the water, although there are some lines that seem to hold the paint on better...............Dan.
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