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[ilikeoldguns]

I am curious about painting front or rear sights for higher contrast.

What kind/colour of paint should I use and what method should I use for applying it? Mainly looking at Red Rifles here.

 

[mrbeil]

I used yellow and red on mine.

 

[brybenn]

Go to a beauty store that sells nail polish. They have hundreds of colors.

 

[oneadam12]

I know a couple guys who do the rear leaf in white around the notch, it's kind of nice to use for punching paper.

 

[Greenhorse six]

I've used Orange testers model paint on 2 rifles , the color stands out better for me in low light .

 

[josquin]

If you paint it, put a base coat of white underneath. An alternative if you have a patridge (blade) front sight is to put a very thin strip of white Scotchlite reflective tape on it. Tricky to cut and works best on a non-serrated blade but it really does show up.

 

[ilikeoldguns]

I'll try the paint solution. The white model paint I applied at first didn't stick, but was old.