How to color letters
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The Swede
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Make sure to use Crayola. For white lettering use White obviously. For Red lettering use a Maroon crayon.
Just go over the lettering with the crayon. Don't worry about being too careful. After the letters are filled in, you will want to scratch the excess off the slide or wherever you are coloring with your finger nail.
Once you get a majority of it off, get the rest off with nail polish remover or alcohol. This should not take the crayon out of the engraved lettering.
To remove crayon if you don't like it, put a piece of scotch tape over the lettering, press it down very firmly, then lift the tape off. The crayon should come right out.
Just go over the lettering with the crayon. Don't worry about being too careful. After the letters are filled in, you will want to scratch the excess off the slide or wherever you are coloring with your finger nail.
Once you get a majority of it off, get the rest off with nail polish remover or alcohol. This should not take the crayon out of the engraved lettering.
To remove crayon if you don't like it, put a piece of scotch tape over the lettering, press it down very firmly, then lift the tape off. The crayon should come right out.
Rancho Relaxo
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It's very easy. Get a "China Marker" in whatever color you want. Rub it all over the lettering, making sure you've filled in the letters all the way, then rub the excess off the surface, leaving lettering that really stands out. Oil will make white lettering yellowed, btw.
Oh, and don't try it on parkerized guns! Instead of easily wiping off the surface like it does with blued steel, it kind of just smears around!
Oh, and don't try it on parkerized guns! Instead of easily wiping off the surface like it does with blued steel, it kind of just smears around!
The Swede
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Rancho, it's works just fine on parkerized finishes, you just have to use some elbow grease.
There are lacquer 'crayons' that you can buy specifically for filling-in letters. It is supposed to harden over time and stay in the grooves permanently.
I've tried it before and it works but I found that spray-on cleaners like gunscrubber/brake cleaner will melt the stuff -but it would still need a few cleanings to remove all of it.
There is also a liquid process where you fill the grooves with clear lacquer/shellac and then tap finely powdered color into the grooves. Typically done for gold & silver -I've tried it but it's very messy.
You can find both these products at www.brownells.com
I've tried it before and it works but I found that spray-on cleaners like gunscrubber/brake cleaner will melt the stuff -but it would still need a few cleanings to remove all of it.
There is also a liquid process where you fill the grooves with clear lacquer/shellac and then tap finely powdered color into the grooves. Typically done for gold & silver -I've tried it but it's very messy.
You can find both these products at www.brownells.com
rfwobbly
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Do you need the big 64 color box ?
The Swede
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Well if you are gonna do it, best to go all out.
average_shooter
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If you want it more permanent, I recently used Testor's model paint, enamel. You have to be careful with a steady hand to fill the recesses, use a Q-Tip dipped in paint thinner to carefully remove excess/overflow.
Works well if you degrease the surface first then reapply oil after everything dries.
Works well if you degrease the surface first then reapply oil after everything dries.
Cannonball888
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Hk91-762mm
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I have used nail polish !
Owen Sparks
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I used Testors model paint and it worked GREAT!
Just paint over the letters with a blob of paint (I used white) and let it dry overnight. Then wipe over the paint with a rag lightly dampened with paint thinner until everything comes off except what is in the stamped letters. Go easy on the thinner as you do not want to soak the paint up, just gently desolve and wipe away the excess. This is the best and most perminant method that I have found as the paint holds up better to oil and cleaning solvents much better than crayon wax.
Just paint over the letters with a blob of paint (I used white) and let it dry overnight. Then wipe over the paint with a rag lightly dampened with paint thinner until everything comes off except what is in the stamped letters. Go easy on the thinner as you do not want to soak the paint up, just gently desolve and wipe away the excess. This is the best and most perminant method that I have found as the paint holds up better to oil and cleaning solvents much better than crayon wax.
Prince Yamato
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I use Crayola Crayons. Color over the lettering, making sure to get the wax into the indented letters, numbers, or picture. Next, take a damp, hot sponge and lightly wipe the excess crayon away with it. Tada!
To remove crayon, rinse (not wipe, like above) with hot water, which will melt the wax.
To remove crayon, rinse (not wipe, like above) with hot water, which will melt the wax.
They stopped selling model paint at walmart so I grabbed a box of crayons for now to see which color would look best for the final job. Just tried the white and it looks awesome! Looking at trying red, orange and gray. I really like the white though.
W L Johnson
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I keep wondering why people do the s/n too. 
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