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Posted: 9/4/2015 8:03:48 PM EDT
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Testers enamel paint.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 8:16:57 PM EDT
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Paint marker? That's usually what I've seen them marked with.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 8:20:27 PM EDT
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Ugh, I'm exhausted.
I read the title at "Arms room numbers painted on buttocks" |
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Posted: 9/4/2015 8:21:33 PM EDT
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Covertness nailed it with the Testors paint and a hobby paint brush.
Raptor is spot on also. That is what I have seen used. |
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Posted: 9/4/2015 8:59:36 PM EDT
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Ugh, I'm exhausted. I read the title at "Arms room numbers painted on buttocks" Pretty sure that thread was actually in BOTD 
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Posted: 9/4/2015 9:04:53 PM EDT
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It depends. Looks lik older ones used spray paint. Especially in BCT so anything you can't get at the PX. I used paint marker and also a label maker and scotch tape.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 9:18:17 PM EDT
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Stencil and yellow spray paint.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 10:20:27 PM EDT
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The answer as to what was used is always.... The quickest easiest most available thing the GI had access to. As the others have said: Paint, paint pens, labels tape etc. I have even seen nail polish used. That guy got fired though;) I would suggest using what your minds eye remembers. The model paint is a good suggestion.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 11:05:27 PM EDT
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I used paint pens. Alcohol preps made it easy to clean up/remove numbers when needed.
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Posted: 9/4/2015 11:45:51 PM EDT
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I read the same damn thing
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Ugh, I'm exhausted. I read the title at "Arms room numbers painted on buttocks" |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 1:47:32 AM EDT
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Paint marker? That's usually what I've seen them marked with. This. If not a paint pen then stencil w/Krylon. |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 8:42:19 AM EDT
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OK - Thanks for the info everyone - One last question - What is a safe chemical to clean the buttstock?
Will Acetone turn it hazy / white? There is a faint remaining old stencil number and I want that off first... |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 12:36:06 PM EDT
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OK - Thanks for the info everyone - One last question - What is a safe chemical to clean the buttstock? Will Acetone turn it hazy / white? There is a faint remaining old stencil number and I want that off first... Clean it with the hottest water that will come out of the kitchen faucet with some dish detergent (I prefer Dawn), rinse thoroughly, then wipe down the surface with denatured alcohol and a clean paper towel. ETA: I had a bad experience with acetone near plastics in my younger dumber days. 
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Posted: 9/5/2015 12:55:15 PM EDT
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http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-2606/Stencils/Brass-Stencils-Numbers-Only-3?pricode=WY813&gadtype=pla&id=S-2606&gclid=CO3Gutys4McCFZRgfgod9CgIWA&gclsrc=aw.ds
http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-1964/Stencils/Brass-Stencils-Letters-and-Numbers-3?pricode=WY813&gadtype=pla&id=S-1964Q&gclid=CJTovoGt4McCFcOBfgodufoE1Q&gclsrc=aw.ds Brass stencils, good for rack numbers and unit markings on the bumpers of your vehicles.  Just like the kind I used in the motor pool with a can of government issue spray paint.
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Posted: 9/5/2015 6:00:00 PM EDT
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http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-2606/Stencils/Brass-Stencils-Numbers-Only-3?pricode=WY813&gadtype=pla&id=S-2606&gclid=CO3Gutys4McCFZRgfgod9CgIWA&gclsrc=aw.ds http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-1964/Stencils/Brass-Stencils-Letters-and-Numbers-3?pricode=WY813&gadtype=pla&id=S-1964Q&gclid=CJTovoGt4McCFcOBfgodufoE1Q&gclsrc=aw.ds Brass stencils, good for rack numbers and unit markings on the bumpers of your vehicles. Just like the kind I used in the motor pool with a can of government issue spray paint.That's what I remember, too. (Mid-80s) We sprayed them with white or light grey paint, depending on what was closest. I put a number on one of my clones and purposefully kept the stencil just off the stock to give the number a softer edge (a little overspray). That's how I remember them looking. |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 11:04:24 PM EDT
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The best paint remover for plastics is Scalecoat Wash-away. It is made for the model RR hobby and I have used it for 20 years or so. It will not damage plastic but will remove the paint. http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Scalecoat-Model-RR-Paint-Scalecoat-II-Wash-Away-p/wea-10568.htm Jim Gilmore Jim Thorpe, PA. |
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