Painting front sight??

[Buzzsaw]

Is there a GOOD, bright yellow, paint made for the front sights?

 

[29aholic]

Tester's model paint

 

[Racer X]

20/20 Concepts shooting accessories

 

[kraynky]

Always use a white base coat. I makes the colors brighter.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Search. Lots written on this site on this very topic.

 

[gwpercle]

I found some yellow paint made for archery sight pins in wally world , came in fluorescent ...green , white , orange , yellow and red paint kit .
It was made by TRUGLO called Glo-Brite Paint Kit.
This little kit is the best for trying different colors. Bic White Out correction fluid can be used as a flat white base coat.
Gary

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Nail polish works and it comes in SO SO many colors!

 

[bigfutz]

Nail polish works and it comes in SO SO many colors!

And if you don’t like it, comes right off with acetone (with Vitamin E, if you like)

 

[walkin' trails]

And it comes with its own brush...

 

[CBStuard]

I use a round toothpick to paint sight dots. A little experimenting to get the size of the drop just right and it pops right into hole in the the sight.

 

[ScaryWoody]

Clear coat over the top. Clear nail polish works well. It protects the paint and slows fading of the color due to UV light.

 

[micocyco]

Yes to nail polish & toothpick. I use traffic cone orange.
Cause my wife does not use white or yellow : )

 

[windypoint]

I have the yellow as well as a BRIGHT orange. Last a long time and easy to apply. I do feel a bit odd checking out at the makeup counter. White pre-coat is important.

 

[southerncomfort]

Testors

I’ll second the Testors model paints. They make a Fluorescent line of enamels, Yellow is #1177. I’ve also had excellent luck with the fluorescent Orange #1173 for front sights. One small bottle will last forever.

 

[MTC(SS)Ret]

And you can also use the nail polish or your toenails.....LOL

 

[Ribwizzard]

Just stick a jelly bean on it.
It's a joke, but big front site on handgun works wonders,

 

[Flintlock1]

I just use a white paint marker. The kind you shake, then push down on an object to get the felt tip to fill with enamel paint.

Simple black marker with a medium point to get into the dot recess. Never a problem.

For me, white/black contrast works best because of spectrum wash-out in nature. In other words, there are relatively few pure white or pure black backgrounds. So, in theory, a contrast of stark black/white might be better for many people.

or, I could be totally wrong, too.

 

[Echo47]

painting front sight??

+2 on the Testor's yellow. I've been using it for 30+ years after I tried it on my competition Civil War Maynard carbine (original).
I'd pull a nearby blade of grass, dip it in the bottle, and put it on the back of the front sight. Dries quickly so I can put a few layers of paint on the sight in just a few minutes. Worked great and I continue to use it.
I prefer the yellow to the other fluorescent colors to my vision, and it picks up the hanging clay pigeons, 4" clay pots, 6" square ceramic tiles, and 1 gallon plastic jugs filled with water used for N-SSA competition targeting at 25- and 50-yd distances.
Echo47

 

[Ranger17]

I have always had good luck using nail polish on the front sight.
Though I really need to stop yelling “I found what I needed!” while in the beauty supply store w/ the wife.

 

[seldon14]

Nail Polish. Available everywhere, cheap, any color you want, comes with its own brush, this time of year it's pretty easy to find glow in the dark as well.

I use a paint pen for my white.