Sinful Colors Nail Polish

[Peakbagger46]

I found the best nail polish for front sight use. It is called "Sinful Colors Summer Peach". It is BRIGHT neon orange. A bit more expensive than the stuff I bought before at Wall Mall, but it is impressive. Right Aid had it for about $4.

 

[GrandmasterB]

A good tip is to paint the sight white first. When the white base coat dries, then use the orange. It really makes the orange brighter. Also, when the orange coat dries, paint it with a coat of clear fingernail polish to help protect it and it will last a long time.

 

[jhco]

It looks nice on your toes too.

 

[armedgeek]

I have a S&W 442. How much of the sight should be painted? All that is serrated or just the upper tip? Any pics of this after paint applied?

 

[Mike J]

Thanks Peakbagger & Grandmaster. I might try this I have a couple of guns that I had painted the fromt sight on with a red but it doesn't really show up that well.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

I might give this a try, but for hunting I have always found black to contrast the best under the widest conditions. I also tend to stare at my sight a little too much when it is too bright. In low light I can see black better than the other bright colors I have used, simply because it provides more contrast. I may give this a shot, thanks.

 

[bannockburn]

Peakbagger46

Who makes Sinful Colors nail polish? Looked for it the other day while shopping with my daughter at Target, but didn't see that particular line.

 

[BADUNAME37]

A good tip is to paint the sight white first. When the white base coat dries, then use the orange. It really makes the orange brighter. Also, when the orange coat dries, paint it with a coat of clear fingernail polish to help protect it and it will last a long time.

I agree, I did the EXACT same thing on my Ruger Mark II Target Pistol! White paint first, then some International Safety Orange Rustoleum that I sprayed into a small cup and used an artist brush to apply, then when several thin coats of that was dry, I painted clear Rustoleum over it, spraying a bit into a small paper cup and lightly applying it.

That was nearly ten years ago and the orange still looks like the day I painted it! On the rear, I have the total black Volquartsen rear sight which makes an excellent contrast. Since I keep that gun in one of those foam egg crate type plastic cases, the gun and sight have good protection and are generally out of the light (sun).

 

[gatopardo]

Front sights

You could use phosphorescent from glow-on.com, glows in the dark, is thick, goes well on serrated sights, is weather resistant and did you know when the barrel gets hot the stuff glows more. a pic:

 

[GojuBrian]

Is that stuff toxic?

 

[Peakbagger46]

"Who makes Sinful Colors nail polish? Looked for it the other day while shopping with my daughter at Target, but didn't see that particular line."

I have no idea. Try Wallgreens or Rite Aid though.

That glow stuff looks cool!

 

[oldfool]

I need to find an try some of that
I do agree that black is tough to beat for all around, but a bit of sunlight on the front sight for range day can be pretty awesome

I don't care what the secret recipe for Coca-cola is, but I sure wish I had the recipe that Millet uses on their blaze orange "T" fronts
Got that on an Automag II, and have never ever seen anything else that good in sunlight... brighter I think than even fiber optic, and of course, clean and crisp

alas, my favorite handguns, sights not adaptable absent pricey machine work

 

[sixgunner455]

I have a S&W 442. How much of the sight should be painted? All that is serrated or just the upper tip? Any pics of this after paint applied?

Armedgeek, that's personal preference as to how much of the sight to paint. On my 642, I painted the whole thing.

 

[oldfool]

yep, me too, the whole thing
the trick is to be sure you have sharp clean edges

 

[Brian Williams]

I still prefer to use Flat fluorescent orange construction marking paint. It is bright and it is no gloss which does not cause sunlight glare shifts.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

I went through this not so long ago myself. I ended up buying a pack of Testor's fluorescent model paint that have five or more different colors in it for like $9. I first painted white onto front sight and then used three or four light coats of the fluroescent orange. It worked great. Lots of good options out there and thanks for mentioning the Sinfull Colors fingernail polish. Now if I can get my significant other to wear it ....

 

[OldCavSoldier]

Armedgeek: I painted the entire top flat of the front sight on my M37, M60 J-mag, and M642. Base of flat white primer, bright red fingernail polish (what I prefer), and then two coats of clear fingernail polish. Works great! The paint on the M37 went on in 1980, and still looks like I applied it yesterday!

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Flat fluorescent orange construction marking paint

Yeah, good choice if buying and probably best, but my wife had a half dozen different colors of nail polish she was tired of. Not only useful for front sights, but also po' man's loctite for screws. Cleans up with acetone.

 

[JoelSteinbach]

I use an undercoat of white out under my nail polsh, it allows an old guy like me to see the sights

 

[David E]

I have a S&W 442. How much of the sight should be painted? All that is serrated or just the upper tip? Any pics of this after paint applied?

It doesn't make much sense to paint lower than you can see when the sights are aligned, but it doesn't hurt.

 

[Ky Larry]

You can also change the color to accessorize with the outfit you're wearing.

 

[DrLaw]

You can also change the color to accessorize with the outfit you're wearing.

I just hope you goofballs won't tell us if you are accessorizing your underwear to match!

The Doc is out now.

 

[oldbear]

For those of you who haven’t tried “sight painting” before.

Items need:​

1-Scissors or razor blade
2-I.P.A.
3-Nail polish remover.
4-Q-Tips.
5-White polish, polish; color of your choice, clear polish.
6-Painters tape.
7-Lots of paper towels and newspaper.

1-Clean entire sight with I.P.A.
2-Using painter’s tape, mask off areas you don’t want polish on.
3-Remember that PROPER PREP is the KEY between an OK job and a GREAT job.
4-Apply 2 thin coats of white polish as your primer. Allow to dry 10 – 15 minuets between coats.
5-Apply 2 – 3 thin coats of your main color choice. Allow to dry 10 – 15 minuets between coats.
6-Remove tape from sides of sight, then check for any voids (touch up as needed) or bleed over, (using nail polish remover remove as needed).
7-When nail polish is completely dry, apply 2 thin coats of clear polish. Allowing to dry 10 –15 minuets between coats.

 

[idoono]

I.P.A. - India Pale Ale?

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