Bright Sights Paint

[MoreIsLess]

I need to paint the front sight of my Colt 1911 Government pistol. I was thinking of ordering some Bright Sights paint (http://www.brightsights.com/coatings.php). Has anyone used that or can recommend something just as good

 

[Gottcha]

Testors florescent modeling paint. The picture really doesn't show how good they really show up but it was 14 bucks for the kit(all different colors) and I could probably repaint then 10,000 times.

 

[badkarmamib]

Testors florescent modeling paint. The picture really doesn't show how good they really show up but it was 14 bucks for the kit(all different colors) and I could probably repaint then 10,000 times.

I have also used Testors with good results. High visibility and durability.

 

[Omaney]

Go to Walmart

Buy fluorescent nail polish in whatever color desired. Spend no more than $3


Live happily ever after.

 

[wally]

Go to Walmart

Buy fluorescent nail polish in whatever color desired. Spend no more than $3

Or Sally Beauty Supply, they have a brand called "Finger Paints" that is available in all manner of neon colors and has held up very well for me, I think it was about $2.

 

[JTQ]

Lots of folks use a base coat of white on their front sight, then cover with the colorful nail polish of their choice.

 

[Jim Watson]

I have a Bright Sights orange. It is pastel, model paint, car body or appliance touchup paint, or fingernail polish are brighter and cheaper.
The white base coat makes a lot of difference on a blue gun, not so much on stainless.
I use Model Master Fluorescent Red - which has an orange cast, very visible.

 

[unclenunzie]

Whatever bright/florescent nail polish is on clearance. White base layer, 3-4 color and a clear top coat. All layers allowed to dry before applying the next.

 

[pblanc]

I also use the Testor's fluorescent enamel paint and I have been pleased with it. I put it over a white base coat and cover it with clear nail polish.

 

[jonb32248]

Bright orange nail polish front, white in middle of rear. Easier to pick up rear sight. Sometimes(Ruger) the rear white dots are too small to find quickly. One white post makes it easy.

 

[Haywood]

I use appliance white for a base. Then nail polish for the color coat. It lasts a long time. On the white area I have used glow in the dark nail polish but, it dosen't glow very long.

 

[Dragon breath]

I have used fingernail polish with good results. Just be sure to use the clear over your color.

I have also used paint pens from the craft store. They sell for about $1 each and come in neon colors. Too me, the pens are easier to control than the fingernail polish brushes.

 

[Pheasant Plucker]

I've used Glow On Super Phosphorescent sight paint and found it to work great in dim light with just a flash of sun light or flashlight for indoor shooting. It is easy to pick up in daylight too. It recommends two applications and clear nail polish to seal it on the sights.
It's worked well for me on three of the guns I've applied it to, two revolvers and 1 pistol and has lasted over 2 years since applied. The bottle I bought will probably cover 20 to 30 more sights

 

[Bo]

Why not just buy a fiber optic front sight? Sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

[Fiv3r]

I have a 6 year old daughter. I just touch up my sights with her neon orange polish as it chips off over time.

 

[Blacksmoke]

Being red/green color blind, orange turns a light brown shade for me in low light. So, I stick with yellow. Just saying for the benefit of others so affected. I use Bright Sights brand but hear from others that nail polish works about as well.

 

[Armored farmer]

KTM Industry paint markers. $3.00 from the welding dept of the farm store.

 

[mokin]

I cut tiny slivers of reflective tape and carefully applied that to the sights on my Ruger MkII. Not quite as bright as optic fibers - that's what I wanted, but not available for my model, but it makes them easier to pick out in the sagebrush.

 

[JTQ]

... the pens are easier to control than the fingernail polish brushes.

Try using a toothpick with the fingernail polish.

 

[Waveski]

"Try using a toothpick with the fingernail polish."

Correct. A round toothpick has a very sharp point. I use at least 2 sets of reading glasses , prop the gun in a stand , then - having established the white base coat - apply very small amounts of either model paint or nail polish at a time. Zinzer primer makes for a good base coat. This technique allows me to paint the latitudinal ridges on a ramp sight one at a time , very precise. The fingernail brush is useless.

"Why not just buy a fiber optic front sight?"

Painting front sights is fun , easily reversible , and cheap. The 1 - 2 beers required to do a good front sight paint job costs more than the required materials , and a lot less than fiber optics.

 

[bannockburn]

I have also used a round toothpick and enamel paint to touch up the red dot on lot of slide mounted safeties with great results.

 

[Malamute]

Dabbing the nail polish on works better than wiping it on. If you work the tip of the brush towards the edges instead of from it, its also easier to control, as well as getting most of the blob of paint off the brush and stem when getting it ready. Wiping extra off with acetone and q-tip also cleans up excess pretty easily.

Regarding fiber optics sights, the ones Ive had weren't as good as bright orange painted sights in poor light. They failed in visibility much sooner than the nail polished ones as darkness came or in poor indoor light.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Testors.

Couple layers of the flat white. Couple layers of the fluorescent orange. Money.

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

I bought a $20 set of the Bright Sight paint. It works very well. The paints are a thick acrylic that is easy to daub onto the sight and they don't require a base coat.

 

[Bud0505]

Why not just buy a fiber optic front sight? Sticks out like a sore thumb.

Fiber optic sights aren't available for some makes and models. S&W 442 comes to mind.