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Painting a front sight?

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What paint/material would you reccomend using ot paint a front sight? I'm looking for something that will make the front sight stand out a bit more. In this case, it's for a Ruger Mini-14. Or, should I just go for the tritinium front sight?
 
I've heard of people using fishing lure paint that is flouresent. Seems logical enough since it ought be weather resistant. :)
 
I second the idea of flourescent paint; many hobby shops have it. You can also look at those little bottles of Testors hobby paint. For a few bucks you can buy several colors and try them to see what you like. The paint is easily removed when conditions change or you want to try another color.

Another possibility is nail polish if you are not embarassed by going into the cosmetics department and buying "Sultry Scarlet, guaranteed to make him notice."

Jim
 
Go to any toy store and find the model airplane or model car section.

Pick your favorit shade of Testor Model paint.

hillbilly
 
As daft as is sounds, 'White-Out' is good for front sights. Yes, the same stuff your blond secretary uses on her computer screen. It's cheap. Easy to come by and if you need to change it, your finger nail will do as a tool.
 
Another vote for white-out. I used it on a 30-30 front sight and it works great.
 
I'm an old fan of whiteout, I also have a couple of bottles of green and orange neon glow in the dark from Plaid paints, I bought them at Hobby Lobby about 5 years ago for 50cents a peice. Still have 99% of it left.
 
Painting a ffront sight!

I was in Wally World a year or so back and found a small bottle of floresant orange paint for touch-ups in the paint dept. It's very bright and only cost a couple of $. I clean off the sight and then put on the paint with a toothpick. Then leave it to dry for 24 hours and haven't had to re-paint any of them yet. I still have about 95% of the bottle left!! :D I've done approx. 100 sights on my own and others rifles and handguns. No complaints yet. It sure helps when your getting Older eyes!!! :)
 
It's a grayish stainless, and I get nearly no contrast with the background. I'm trying to decide what color- generally, I shoot against yellow (dry grass) and earthy tones. Would red work, or would a flourescent green tone be prefered?
 
A know a lot of people that paint thier front sights with a sky blue color. It gathers a lot of light in dark woods. This is only for being in dark woods. Try it and see. You can always remove it if you dont like it. For range shooting, orange or black works just fine.

TerryBob
 
I have tried painting front sights several times over the years and I was never happy with it. The paint reflects light which gives you a very indistinct sight picture. All serious bullseye shooters blacken their sights.
I realize that not everyone is interested in precision accuracy and there are times when having a black front sight makes it very difficult or impossible to see it.
The best thing I have found personally is white out. It is a very flat color and although it does produce a glare that blurs your front sight, it doesn't do it as bad as the other stuff I have tried. The problem with white out is that it comes off real easy: like anytime you brush the front sight up against something.
 
My CCW instructor used orange fluor. paint on the front sight. Not sure about the best application for rifle.
 
I paint all might sights. Matte black hobby paint. Colors always look funny as light shifts and so rarely seem to help.
 
Ive used orange on most of my ccw pistols and my 870 hd gun. I like it a lot, but am experiementing with yellow and white. I always have trouble focusing on black sights, though I realize that most serious bullseye shooters only use blackened sights, just doesnt work for me personaly.

edited to add: I use testors hobby paints found at walmart or hobby stores. the .95 cent bottle has lasted me through a dozen sight paint jobs, and is still mostly full.
 
I've used white out, hobby paint and the expensive orange paint you buy in gun stores.

The expensive stuff actually works the best for me.
 
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