How to blot out white banner on S&W Shield

I forgot to mention... Try a lacquer stick. It's kind of like paint and wax (Crayola on steroids) mixed together. It's cheap and if some of the filling comes out, there is plenty in one stick to refill the lettering.
 
toivo said:
You might look into ways to paint over it -- Cerakote or something like it. Definitely not the cheapest option, but possibly the safest for the overall finish.
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I’ve always wondered if one could fill it with something like JB Weld or Belzona, then sand it down to smooth, refinish and completely erase it.

I’m not that talented, if I were to try it I have no doubt it would be awful. It kind of seems like good idea in my head but I have a strong feeling it wouldn’t work out right.
 
If you can’t remove the banner without damage to the underlying finish, leave it alone. Odds are that if you damage the finish, you will not be able to restore it to match the factory finish. I have a couple of Shields and I am not bothered enough by the white letters that I am willing to risk the potential damage. The best advice is to ignore it and enjoy your Shield the way it is.
 
I bought a CO2 powered 1911 BB gun a year or so ago. Neat gun. Works like the real thing. Only problem with it as it was a "John Wayne" model, with all kinds of "stuff" written all over it in white. I didn't like that, but didn't want to damage the finish, so I just took a pencil and marked it all over. You could still see it, but it (the pencil) didn't come off.

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I can actually see the markings better in the pictures than I can when I'm holding the gun in my hand. The pencil just made the finish look more "battle worn". If/when it wears off, I'll scribble on it again.
 
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Hoppe's Gun scrubber, brake cleaner, contact cleaner, strongest alcohol I have won't take that print off my shield, or it would already be gone off of both of them.
Hoppe's gun scrubber will melt vinyl gloves on contact, It litterly melted the gloves off my hands instantly.
All the white print is still on both of my Shields. I think black paint wiped across it would be the best bet.
 
Black nail polish costs almost nothing. It can be reapplied for a further cost of nothing if it wears off a little over time, and can be easily and completely removed if the gun is to be sold or the aesthetic tastes of the owner change.

I've been surprised at how long nail polish will stay on a revolver sight.
 
chicharrones said:
In my experience, acetone won't damage bluing but it will likely damage anything that might resemble paint or plastic.
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Not always. I built a bolt action in 22-250 for coyote hunting and camoed the entire rifle. I used clear Krylon Fusion as a top coat to protect the paint. When I gave up hunting because of age related problems I decided to sell the rifle and stripped the paint off the barreled action. My first attempt was with acetone and it wouldn't touch the Fusion even with hard scrubbing. I finally got it off with paint stripper but it took several coat and scrub applications. Acetone did get the light residue left from the stripper useage. It might have something to do with the age of the Fusion as it was several years old. I do agree that most paint and most plastic is ruined by acetone. My wife's acetone fingernail polish remover does come in a plastic bottle and I wonder what type of plastic it is.
 
Nothing to lose with trying acetone, so long as the slide is off the gun. I would be tempted to try black shoe polish, to see if something that simple could work. Next up would be lacquer stick or crayon. Buff off excess.
 
epags said:
and it doesn'tlook like black in the photo. Oh well.
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This is how digital cameras work. Consumer cameras always correct the "raw" image acquired by the sensors. Otherwise, humans will not see what's photographed correctly. One of the corrections is "white balance". In view of it, I placed the pistol on a black blanket. The camera correction in this case made the bluing look washed out. Professional photographers are more sophisticated about this. They use post-processing software to accomplish a similar effect, but in my case a black blanket had to do.
 
I've always wondered why that when something is said in the owner's manual, it needs to be permanently etched on the weapon.
 
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Jack19 said:
I've always wondered why that when something is said in the owner's manual, it needs to be permanently etched on the weapon.
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Because they need to preemptively follow the CYA method to protect themselves against lawsuits that the anties will bring against them.
 
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