What do you use to paint your front sight?

[Colt556]

I use Testor’s Model paint. If there is a Hobby Town near you they carry a myriad of different paints. Hobby Lobby used to have a good selection but it seems as if they are cutting down on some of that stuff. They still have a wide selection of various paints in different areas of the store so sometimes you have to ask.
I use bright red or orange. Sometimes a gold dot. They are easily replaced if they get chipped or you don’t like the color.

 

[Brian Ski]

If you are confident, you could drill the sight and put these in. They are available in several colors.


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That would be great, but an Uzi post sight does not leave a lot of room. I bet those are a bigger diameter than the post itself.

I am thinking that would be pretty sweet if you could drill a 1/64th hole in the side of the post.

 

[Trapper Jim]

Long before gas filled glass and fragile fishing line filament, we used and still do plain black steel for precision and painted steel for action pistol and EDC.

After cleaning with alcohol we apply the base of white and let it cure for 24 hours. Then we apply Flo orange. Been using testers for over 50 years. Works for me.

Touch up is easy maintenance.

Having solid steel painted front sights comes in handy if one needs to lay open a cheek bone or two.

See you and my sights on the range

Trapper

 

[ancjr]

I wanted white dots on my MKII and these did the trick perfectly

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KK6X7CW

 

[Indyhd]

I used a Wagner power painter but I'll just say I wasn't real happy with the results...

 

[Brian Ski]

I used a Wagner power painter but I'll just say I wasn't real happy with the results...

I really don't know Mr. Wagner. I have heard good things about him.

 

[Squirt239]

I have drilled and tapped front sights for shotgun beads then filed and polished them down. I've also used a small ball end end mill to create a recess to add a drop of jig head paint.

Someone else comments to drill for a fiber optic rod. Above all suggestions, this one is the one I've used and recommend the most. The rods are cheap and easy to replace with a lighter and razor blade.

The rods come in all sizes and colors.

 

[Brian Ski]

Where do you get the fiber optic rods from? I haven't seen them for sale, but I haven't really looked either.

 

[55fairlane]

You need a high pigment/ solids paint this is the best 1 shot sign painters lettering enamel!

Home

www.1shot.com

 

[ECS686]

Several good suggestions. I have always used Testers of orange or red fluorescent for my K frames and non night sight M&Ps I have.

 

[marvin02]

Where do you get the fiber optic rods from?

Amazon, eBay, and Dawson Sights are all ones I've used. If you are replacing the rod in an existing sight just match the diameter.

 

[Bill2905]

I have not used these but they look to be worth trying.

Front Sight Paint Pens

Want to make that front sight really stand out? Easy to apply, durable, enamel paint in a long-lasting, simple to use pen. I've been using the white as a hunting sight and it works better than anything I've tried in all field conditions. (Unless you are hunting Mountain Goats or Polar Bears....)...

skinnersights.com

 

[BackFromDC]

Don't use your wife's Holo Taco nail polish or she'll be mad.

 

[Ziggidy]

I really don't know Mr. Wagner. I have heard good things about him.

He’s got big arms…Power Sprayer

 

[LtScott14]

Bright Orange Nail Polish

My Wifey picked up a small bottle of Glow in Orange from Lady Store. I clean the blued sight with Isopropyl Alcohol, and use a tooth pick to do a light cover. Second coat and dry.
Drawing from holster wears it thin, so toothpick it over.

 

[Gunaddict]

Looking for something to make it stand out more. First thought is a Testor florescent paint maybe a bright red??

I see paint kits for sale. But for one splash of color, I hate to buy a whole kit of colors.

I have used a yellow paint marker and nail polish. Both work fine for me.

 

[Chance]

Looking for something to make it stand out more. First thought is a Testor florescent paint maybe a bright red??

I see paint kits for sale. But for one splash of color, I hate to buy a whole kit of colors.

Traffic Cone Orange nail polish -Walmart. Tougher than enamel model paint. Dries quick

 

[Bigdog357]

I did a few of my revolvers in Testors Florescent orange, worked great.