Painting the lettering - What to use?

[Clete Torres]

What do you guys like to use to paint the logos/lettering etc on the slides? Want to do a red white blue theme on my M&Ps, but don't want to have to re-do it all the time. What have you used that worked? What have you used that didn't work?

Appreciate the advice.

 

[Jdavis]

Use Crayola crayons in the colors of your choice. Lasts a long time and easy to renew if need. Best part is that it's easy to remove so you won't loose your behind when you trade or sell it. Plenty of Youtube videos to guide you.

 

[Bishop99]

I used Testors enamel paint and Mr. Magic Erasers to remove excess paint when dry.

 

[datachk]

Your results are beautiful. Can you give specific directions so we can get the same results?

 

[Clete Torres]

Bishop, that looks amazing. Thanks.

 

[Bishop99]

1 Clean area where you're are applying the Testors paint with rubbing alcohol.
2 Thin the paint out with paint thinner. (Small amount of paint goes along way in the rollmarks)
3 Apply paint with needle or safety pin.
4 Let dry. ( I used the my wife's hair dryer to speed up the process)
5 Used the Mr.Clean Magic Erasers and some elbow grease to remove any smears of paint off.
6 If you want more coats just repeat the process.
My paint has held up good with daily carry and cleaning. Inexpensive mod for your choosing and you can easliy change if it not to your liking. Good luck and post some pics of your results.

 

[bigdaddyrobb]

I used cheap nail polish on mine after watching a coupe of youtube videos.

 

[Bayoutalker]

I used good nail polish on mine. I cleaned it first with rubbing alcohol then painted it on. After waiting for it to dry some I removed the excess with non-acetone polish remover. It has held up really well with daily carry. I even did the logo on the bottom of the mags.

Cliff

 

[jstanfield103]

I also use good fingernail polish. I clean with alcohol and then apply it with the brush. I then use nail polish remover to take off excess after drying. I then repeat process with hard as nails clear coat. Works well for me, and does not fade with the clear coat on it.

 

[kramden]

I went to Menards and bought some paint markers. Like Magic Markers but its paint. Cover the lettering or logos etc. let dry 15 minutes and use some alcohol to wipe off excess. BUT don't use a lot of alcohol. I used some old t-shirt material stretched tight over my finger and gently wiped off the excess. Works very well and its durable.

 

[McE]

Not a fan of letter fill myself, but Bishop's work looks great.
Enamel paint is a good idea, you'll want to go with something solvent-resistant, unless you never clean your gun.

 

[colt_saa]

Like others above, I use Testors model paint. I have not done any of the M&Ps yet

 

[Bishop99]

I also use good fingernail polish. I clean with alcohol and then apply it with the brush. I then use nail polish remover to take off excess after drying. I then repeat process with hard as nails clear coat. Works well for me, and does not fade with the clear coat on it.

The stippling work is nice.

 

[jstanfield103]

Thanks Bishop. All done by A2 stippling, he does it while not on duty I believe. He does excellent work. Check him out (Goggle A2Stippling)

 

[Rpg]

Why in the world would you paint your handgun?

These are functional, low price point guns. They are functional, not examples of great craftsmanship.

I'm amazed by the interest in this topic.

 

[fw1965]

I used plain old nail polish

 

[RobzGuns]

Why in the world would you paint your handgun?

These are functional, low price point guns. They are functional, not examples of great craftsmanship.

I'm amazed by the interest in this topic.

My Wife & I have many 'Duplicates' of pistols. Painting lets us tell hers from mine, without having to look at the serial numbers.

It's also a carry-over from the military, where we used to colorize the serial numbers.
I use the 'Painters' brand fine tipped paint pens (carried in the craft dept of WalMart)

For the old style 'China Marker'/Crayon method, this is a good resource.
White Lettering On Guns

 

[Bishop99]

I guess for the same reason people duracoat guns. Boredom in the winter months and for the simple fact that the guns are theirs. Why not personalized your property the way you want? I don't care what it looks like as long as it performs when I need it the most.

 

[rwsmith]

Underdone is better.....

Why in the world would you paint your handgun?

These are functional, low price point guns. They are functional, not examples of great craftsmanship.

I'm amazed by the interest in this topic.

These examples look great. Like any gun paint job don't push the limits of taste. Like all that I put on my '63 Galaxie with the 223 'mileage maker' engine was an STP and a Thrush sticker. I thought overkill might have drawn attention to the actual car.

 

[moxie]

My Wife & I have many 'Duplicates' of pistols. Painting lets us tell hers from mine, without having to look at the serial numbers.

It's also a carry-over from the military, where we used to colorize the serial numbers.
I use the 'Painters' brand fine tipped paint pens (carried in the craft dept of WalMart)

For the old style 'China Marker'/Crayon method, this is a good resource.
White Lettering On Guns

Didn't ever colorize or otherwise mod any weapons in my outfits over 23 years. Nope. Well, we did put discreet white local control numbers on them. Small two or three digits in a place least likely to be seen.

The Painters pens are neat. Perfect for fixing white dot sights when they disappear, which does happen in M&Ps. Excess scrapes off easily with your fingernail. This from S&W service people.