Sights Losing Black Base Color

[jellyb]

My sights front and rear are starting to fade from black to silver. What can I use to get them black again without taking them off?

Thanks, Jellyb

Edited January 5, 2012 by jellyb

[The_Vigilante]

Touch them up with some black shoe polish.

[twodownzero]

Sharpie

[jellyb]

I haven't tried shoe polish but a sharpie does not work.

[a matt]

Black touch up paint from any autoparts store. Comes with a small brush. Mine has lasted for months.

[Guest]

When I shot iron sights (bo mars) I'd spray the front and rear sight with sight black in the can a couple times during a match. Stuff is almost as good as a carbide lamp black (but that is still the best). The only down side is that the sight black is temporary and will get on your cloths or shirt if you rub against it.

Edited January 6, 2012 by Bamboo

[oldtrooper]

The small bottles that are used in modeling will work. I'm an old dude, past 70, and red works best on the front site for me. You can get many different colors of course but you need the flat model paint so it won't glare. Flat black will work well and does not glare in the sunlight. I have never tried red on the rear sight and I don't think it would work there. I have always kept the rear sight black and I like it also in a flat black. You can see the rear well enough but the front sight needs to be the focus point for close in targets and it still holds your attention when getting a sight picture on distant targets.

[jellyb]

Auto or modeling paint sounds like the way to go. Thank you all for your recommendations!

Jellyb

[GForceLizard]

Birchwood Casey Super Black Touch Up Pen Flat

[sirveyr]

I had the same problem with some of mine. I hit them with a wire brush on my Dremel and put some Cold Blue on them.

[jellyb]

Hey Guys,

I went with the Birchwood Casey Super Black Touch Up Pen Flat and it worked well.

Thanks,

Jellyb

[hax]

Finger nail polish works great too

[hax]

Double post. Don't know how to delete

Edited January 12, 2012 by hax

[dsmw5142]

Hey Guys,

I went with the Birchwood Casey Super Black Touch Up Pen Flat and it worked well.

Thanks,

Jellyb

That's what I use and keep in my range bag. It will wear off when you clean and shoot your gun a few times. But it takes 10 seconds to re-apply, no brushes needed.