Sight Blackening

[joe44va]

I find the white outline rear sights distracting.
Sight Black spray and carbide lamps are temporary.
Is there a good way to get rid of the white outline without affecting the sight picture?

 

[-db-]

Birchwood Casey makes touch-up paint pens for guns called Super Black that will work. You can get them in gloss, semi-gloss and flat black to match whatever you're doing. Flat black would be what you want on a sight blade. I've used these to darken stainless sights on a few guns and they work well. You should be able to find the paint pens at Midway, Brownell's, etc.

 

[dfariswheel]

The white outlines are nothing more then white paint.

You can paint over the white with some flat black paint, or use Lacquer thinner or Acetone and a solvent proof toothbrush to dissolve and flush off the white paint.

For that matter you could just use a black magic marker. If you ever want to put the gun back to original, the marker can be removed with a mild solvent without removing the paint if you're careful.

 

[joe44va]

Thanks folks

 

[les.b]

Carbide lamps??? I thought I was the only one old enough to remember carbide lamps!!! Do they still make them?? We used them when I was a kid in the 60s for night fishing, camping, and you said it, sight blackening. I had forgotten all about them. Wish I had held onto mine. I'll look on eBay, bet someone is selling them.

 

[chief38]

Spend $10 bucks for a new Black Rear Sight Blade and a screw and nut to replace the W/O one. You can get them from either Brownell's or Midway USA. Just make sure you order the correct height. There is a rear blade size chart floating around here on this Forum if you do a search. Takes only a few minutes and you will not be bothered by the W/O anymore - problem solved!

 

[dfariswheel]

Carbide lamps??? I thought I was the only one old enough to remember carbide lamps!!! Do they still make them?? We used them when I was a kid in the 60s for night fishing, camping, and you said it, sight blackening. I had forgotten all about them. Wish I had held onto mine. I'll look on eBay, bet someone is selling them.

They still sell small carbide "lighters" that Target shooters use to blacken sights.
These are similar to a large cigarette lighter and have a flint and striker on top.
You fill the container with carbide, put in a few drops of water, screw on the top and roll the striker to ignite it.