How to color fill?

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  • rbird7282

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    Never tried nail polish, I use model paint (Testors model paint). Apply it heavy, let it dry for about 15 mins or so, then carefully wipe the surface with a business card or old credit card (something stiff that will just take the excess off). It will smear around a bit, but let it dry for about an hour then take a cloth (like an old t-shirt) and I wrap that tight across the edge of the credit card I used, dampen it with mineral spirits and lightly clean it up. Let it dry overnight and repeat that cleaning to remove any ghosting of paint. Works great, holds up well.. ;)



    This +1. I've used Testors paint with good success as well.
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    jrumann59

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    Try thinning the nail polish before applying, it'll flow better and be easier to clean up off the raised surfaces... same if using Testors or other paints.
    Not necessary. Clean with alcohol, apply paint, remove paint with hoppes #9
     

    jrumann59

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    Here are my 1st two crayon color fills, used crayon because the seekins roll mark had a huge void and figured the wax would hold up better under shooting and cleaning.

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    Here is my M&P9 with a gray color fill using model paint and the method I used above.

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    Here are more model paint color fills, thanks for making me go through my storage I found 7 stripped lowers and one partial assembly :evilgrin3

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    bigjoegood1

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    My first attempt at a color fill on my Glock 20sf. It came out surprisingly well. I used some >$2.00 enamel paint from Wal-Mart
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    Shoobedoo

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    I have had excellent results with nail polish, it dries fast, is durable, and cleans up easy with nail polish remover.

    I usually apply enough nail polish to completely fill the engraved areas, then allow it to dry for a half hour or so (you can let it dry longer too) then carefully remove the excess with nail polish remover and a Q-tip.

    It takes a little patience and practice to get just right, but it's worth the effort, and if you make a mistake just start over, once you get the hang of it you can usually finish a Glock slide in under an hour, more complex projects like AR lowers will take longer...
     

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    K-43

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    Oct 20, 2010
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    Far more durable than nail polish or model paint is Porcelain Appliance Touch Up Paint.
    Prep the surface inside the lettering/design with acetone or brake parts cleaner. Apply the same way as paint or nail polish is in the YouTube videos.
    I use a plastic card or Popsicle stick to scrape it off the high areas a few minutes after applying it when it has "flashed off" a little bit. Then wipe the areas to clean it off of with cleaning patches damp, not wet, with acetone or other paint solvent.
     

    babalou

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    color filled firearms

    wow all of you have some awesome looking jobs done on your firearms. damn. I need to do this, as well.

    I did see online someone did something like a shadowed air brushed look on a couple Umbrella lowers. I see red paint in the background but swear on one site they said they used one of those little air brushes. I have a Spikes Crusader lower that I would love to outline with gold, make the cross red but also paint the shield white. The shield is not rolled in but on the surface, itself. Anyone paint on the lower itself with good results? How do you keep it on when cleaning?


    Here is a pic from online on the Umbrella lower air brushed. Perhaps I am wrong on surface painting.
     

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    jonnyl

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