– Gun Sight Paint November 16, 2012 By Grant Cunningham & filed under All Articles , Defensive Fitness . After filing your revolver’s front sight you will probably want to refinish the metal. Clean front sight with isopropyl alcohol (not rubbing alcohol). If someone would enlighten me, I would be much obliged. I am getting a pistol someone painted the sights white (in an unusual and unsightly way,) and want to remove it but don't really want to risk damaging the blueing. Discussion in 'Handguns: General Discussion' started by 1KPerDay, Dec 2, 2016. 3 high-visibility gun sight coatings (green, orange and yellow) Then a couple coats of the nail polish of the color of your choice. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Jst1mr Member.
Many companies regularly produce new gun sight paint to compete for customers’ money. Best way to remove sight paint without damaging finish? greenr18, Mar 11, 2016 #1.
Was visiting another forum, and it seemed to be fashionable to look down one's nose at anyone who had applied paint to increase the visibility of their revolver sights. It is very high density and the best glow in the dark paint for gun sights or your weapon sights. Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Messages: 16,794 Location: Happy Valley, UT. Thanks ! Avoid cleaning around the sight area with gun cleaning chemicals. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Jst1mr Member. Make a simply jig to hold the gun in a horizontal position as the paint dries so it doesn't run. In hind sight it was total ass hat stupid but the PTB decitated black sights at night. Our high-visibility gun sight coatings, luminescent gun coatings, gun sight cleaner kits, gun sight … Contributing Member 230RN ^ The avatar says it all. An inexpensive alternative for night sights. Most … Good Luck. The enamel paint used to paint the sights, although durable, will not stand up to strong chemicals used for gun cleaning. Discussion in 'Handguns: General Discussion' started by wbond, Feb 28, 2006. I was just too cheep to pay for a S&W insert on a Colt revolver but I knew that black sights absolutely SUCK at night< and back in the 60's that was where we were at! Sights are crisp ,easy to adjust to my 65 year old eyes and compensated to the 2 inch low 1 inch to the left results I was getting at the range.Now I am dead on target.The cost for all was about $10.00 for all brushs,paint and nail polish.I got all at a local hobby store and walmart.Note after project complete light oil the gun with no fear of paint running or it effecting the paint on the sights. Joined: Jan 6, 2006 Messages: 434. Discussion in 'Handguns: Revolvers' started by Jst1mr, Aug 26, 2008.
BEFORE painting, use some alcohol to clean off any oil or solvent residue.
Bright Sight Paint Kit — TG985A . This is a common suggestion to improve visibility and contrast on plain black iron … Paint only the sight surface that you see when you look through the rear sight. In those cases where we need to use our gun sights (remember that not all shooting problems require that we do), the standard procedure has always been to focus on the front blade and let the rear sight and the target blur.
Intro to Problem: My Firestorm came with fantastic sights that work well in twilight. Then paint part of blade you see (not top of blade) with white nail polish. Many newer snub revolvers have upgraded the shape of the front sight … As presbyopia sets in, the ability to rapidly shift focus from the target to the sights is reduced, and sooner or later the minimum focus distance exceeds the length of our … Shop with us today to find useful accessories for your revolver at unbeatable prices. Apply with a wooden toothpick and use 3 THIN coats rather than a gloppy thick one. Whether you need a new set of traditional sights or you would like to upgrade to fiber optic sights, Speed Beez has you covered.