sight paint - The Firearms Forum

kar298 · 10-01-2005, 10:08 PM

i recently bought a used ruger p90 and the white dot paint is very faint i was wondering what paint people use to repaint the dots to see them better

thanks
kevin

pickenup · 10-01-2005, 10:34 PM

There is commercial sight paint out there. I tried it and did not have good results. Now I just go to the local hobby shop, and get model paint. Any color I want. I have to re-apply once in a while, but there is PLENTY of paint to re-do them, in one of those little jars.

kar298 · 10-01-2005, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pickenup

There is commercial sight paint out there. I tried it and did not have good results. Now I just go to the local hobby shop, and get model paint. Any color I want. I have to re-apply once in a while, but there is PLENTY of paint to re-do them, in one of those little jars.

yeah i didnt think of model paint i will have to get some and try it out it

mtnboomer · 10-02-2005, 01:57 AM

Try white appliance touch-up paint (like you would use to repair chips on the finish of your refrigerator). It is a very shiny, very WHITE paint.

kar298 · 10-02-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mtnboomer

Try white appliance touch-up paint (like you would use to repair chips on the finish of your refrigerator). It is a very shiny, very WHITE paint.

where can this be bought at and how much does it cost for a bottle i would need the smallest bottle that they make

22WRF · 10-02-2005, 09:09 PM

Whiteout (Liquid Paper)
I use a tube of it with a point on it like a ball point pen

kar298 · 10-02-2005, 09:34 PM

yeahi guess the whitout would work but i found some white model car paint that i think i will try first since i already had it

mtnboomer · 10-02-2005, 10:24 PM

Most hardware stores sell it and it comes in small bottles.

mutt · 10-03-2005, 07:57 AM

I use finger nail poish. Have also used it for touch up on my truck. But outdoor sign paint is the best I've used for staying power on my firearms......Mutt

10-01-2005, 10:08 PM	#1
kar298 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: johnstown, pa Posts: 180	sight paint i recently bought a used ruger p90 and the white dot paint is very faint i was wondering what paint people use to repaint the dots to see them better thanks kevin -->

10-01-2005, 10:34 PM	#2
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,837	Re: sight paint There is commercial sight paint out there. I tried it and did not have good results. Now I just go to the local hobby shop, and get model paint. Any color I want. I have to re-apply once in a while, but there is PLENTY of paint to re-do them, in one of those little jars. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

10-02-2005, 01:57 AM	#4
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: sight paint Try white appliance touch-up paint (like you would use to repair chips on the finish of your refrigerator). It is a very shiny, very WHITE paint. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!

10-02-2005, 09:09 PM	#6
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,251	Re: sight paint Whiteout (Liquid Paper) I use a tube of it with a point on it like a ball point pen __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel Last edited by 22WRF; 10-02-2005 at 09:10 PM..

10-02-2005, 09:34 PM	#7
kar298 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: johnstown, pa Posts: 180	Re: sight paint yeahi guess the whitout would work but i found some white model car paint that i think i will try first since i already had it

10-02-2005, 10:24 PM	#8
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: sight paint Most hardware stores sell it and it comes in small bottles. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!

10-03-2005, 07:57 AM	#9
mutt Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Central Texas Posts: 8	Re: sight paint I use finger nail poish. Have also used it for touch up on my truck. But outdoor sign paint is the best I've used for staying power on my firearms......Mutt