Need recommedations for sight paint

[RM]

What are good choice(s) for paint to use on my front sight? I am interested in trying white and possibly other colors. Ideally, I want something durable, but easy to get off with no damage to the gun. Any suggestions along with where to purchase would be appreciated.

 

[Delija]

I've used Testors model paint with satisfactory results. Easily found at Walmart and probably any hobby shop.

I know that there are some paints that are marketed to be specific to gun sights.

"Bright Sight" paint is available on line, and they have some that glows - I guess like the paint used on wrist-watch hands....I have no idea how effective it is, but it's inexpensive and may be of interest to you.

Here's a link to their web-site: BRIGHT SIGHTS

Peace,
D.

 

[Jim Watson]

I use Model Master fluorescent red over a white base coat. It has an orangish tinge and is brighter to my eye than anything I have seen from Testor or Bright Sight.

It is not difficult to remove with Gun Scrubber and a stiff brush when you change your mind.

Auto or appliance touch-up enamel seems more durable than model paint when you have picked a color.

 

[MikeIsaj]

I've settled on an acrylic paint found in the craft store. I prefer white and think the acrylics stay brighter, longer. Also they are less glossy. I tried the model paints but found they yellowed after a few cleanings.

Oh for the good ol' days when I could see a black sight!

 

[enfield]

I've always liked white with a black outline. I use typing correction fluid in the ball-point applicators. It's the brightest white I've found and it's easy to apply that way. I paint the sight black (if necessary) with a paint pen and then apply a white line or dot as required. Lately I've been experimenting with Testors Neon Yellow over a white basecoat. It's really bright under some lighting conditions.

 

[GrandmasterB]

I use Testors. I lay down a coat of white first with a toothpick. After it dries, I do a coat of orange with a toothpick. Follow up with a coat of clear fingernail polish for a sealer and it will last a VERY long time.

 

[NVMM]

Someone recently told me most shooters are using Nail Polish.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I've been posting/reading on these forums for years, and what shooters use seems to vary from "Wite-out", to "Moon Glow" to model paints (for gasoline engine planes or model cars).

In the last year or so, a bunch of us have been experimenting with flourescent model paint -- which is now my preference. I use a mix of yellow, white and green to get an almost white front sight. The Flourescent works very well in bright light, and better than you'd expect in dim light. I prefer white-outlined night sights for all-round shooting, however.

Nail polish and model paint seems to resist most solvents pretty well. I would think that model paint covered by clear nail polish would do very well, indeed.

 

[45crittergitter]

I use the Testor's fluorescent model paint also.

 

[HSMITH]

If you have the three dot sights already just grab some crayons. You can fill the dot with crayon and try several different colors in just minutes. A toothpick will pick the crayon out of the dot without damage to the underlying color.

If you don't have the dot then cheap model paint is a good place to start, Testors is a good brand and it is pretty easy to find. Common brake cleaner will take it right off.

 

[timuchin]

Nail polish.

Not mine of course. The wife's. I swear.

 

[Shootcraps]

I'll get some nail polish from my daughter. She IS the Fashion Police.