[ARCHIVED THREAD] - SAFE/FIRE highlight methods??

Posted: 4/20/2012 4:20:51 PM EDT

Whats the best paint & methods to get those super clean red (fire) and white (safe) receiver markings. I have done a search and cant find any good info. Im guessing some sort of heat cured enamel or lacqeur? Any tricks to a real clean application?

nothing looks better then when its done "right".... and nothing looks worse when its sloppy.

Posted: 4/20/2012 4:44:42 PM EDT

[#1]

Colored grease pencils or testers model paint put in with a syringe

Posted: 4/20/2012 5:01:06 PM EDT

[#2]

Testers model paint, small pin point paint brush, thinner and q-tips.

1. Clean all the grease or oil off you paint-able surfaces.

2. brush on paint liberally and don't worry about outside the lines.

3. Let it dry thoroughly then remove excess with q-tips lightly dipped in thinner.

Take you time, have fun, and shoot straight!!!

Posted: 4/20/2012 5:11:54 PM EDT

[#3]

how does the model paint hold up to cleaning agents?? i was thinking more about a baking enamel or something like that for durability but if the model paint will hold up thats much simpler and cost effective.

Posted: 4/20/2012 5:30:53 PM EDT

[#4]

These pictures were after about a year of cleanings and going strong. I don's scrub the markings but I clean them very well and I still have plenty of paint if it starts coming off.

Posted: 4/20/2012 5:31:25 PM EDT

[#5]

This stuff is made for the purpose:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=7778/Product/LACQUER-STIK-reg-