TIP for Hi-Vis sight touch up: "White-Out"

[roundball]

After trying a couple different colors on my front sights for use in low light hunting conditions, white turned out to be the best all around color for me.

I used to use a little bottle of white model airplane paint but once opened, the contents would thicken up and dry out, have to keep buying replacement bottles, etc.

Decided to try some simple "white-out" normally used when correcting typos on memos...the applicator is built in, the white-out dabs right on easily, dries pretty quickly, and a bottle seeems to lasts forever.

 

[crmyers]

Been using the same thing for years. Works pretty good for me.

 

[Keppy]

I used light orange finger nail polish. The white blended in the white snow back ground. Orange worked for me.

 

[roundball]

Been using the same thing for years. Works pretty good for me.

Well that's even better testimony...thanks!
:thumbsup:

 

[roundball]

I used light orange finger nail polish. The white blended in the white snow back ground. Orange worked for me.

I can understand that...the reverse is the case here in NC...no white snow.

But when I tried flourescent orange, it disappeared in the orange & yellow leaves when the colors are changing here in November during the rut...white was the only thing that stood out the most.

 

[rice1817]

How about flourecent green? Stands out like a sore thumb even against a green forest. No problem in snow either. Problem is that they don't make flourecent green nail polish or "white out" so you are back to model airplane or fishing jig paint.

 

[brubincam]

i'm with you on the orange finger nail polish... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[spottedpony]

I've tried lots of things through the years too, from white out, to dayglo paints, various colors of nail polish, even dovetailing and embedding plastic inserts in ramp type front sights. All have worked to some extent, though under some conditions not as well as others. i like the white out , particularly on dull cloudy days, but i tend to lose it on bright days against light colored targets.
Probablly the most consistant ive found in the past, is a flourecent white nail polish, it sort of looks like a well aged ivory bead.
I hate to admit it but as i get older, and the vision not as good, its getting harder and harder to find something that consistantly lets my eyes pick up on open sights like they did in my younger days.

 

[Swamp Buck]

I use the same thing. It dries a "flat" white color with no shine. Works great.

 

[roundball]

I use the same thing. It dries a "flat" white color with no shine. Works great.

Glad to hear it :thumbsup:

 

[bucktales]

I switched to orange years ago after missing a large Vermont buck during regular firearms season. I lost the white bead against the rain/snow/fog.

 

[hobbles]

Mornin all,
I use the HiViz sights and have the 2 color slide in's, The green is for low light and the orange is for normal,
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roundball,,
Where do you get your .018 pillow tickin patches at? I got some from the possible shop and they feel like they were starched, They felt rough, not soft??

 

[armymedic.2]

for you archers, cresting paint is the best aint to use on the front sight. It is made to take friction, and will not flake of like other ones will. obviously you can get any color you like. you can get it cheap at 3riversarchery
Link They also ussually have the order at my door within 3 days or so :thumbsup:
i once tried to use glow in the dark paint from walmart-flaked right off. Tried regular acrilic-flakwed right of. But the arrow cresting paint never comes off, and rubbing my holster while drawing for my .44 mag with the front sight has not made any difference at all. As a true test=my arrows stay pretty even after many dirt divers, target pass thru's, and if im lucky animal pass thru's!

 

[bramble]

A prior post suggested flat filing the back of the front sight at a slight forward angle. This gives a bright metal bead and the angle catches light better. I tried it and it works well. In very bright sunlight a little spit on the sight cuts the glare.

bramble

 

[roundball]

roundball,,
Where do you get your .018 pillow tickin patches at? I got some from the possible shop and they feel like they were starched, They felt rough, not soft??

Normally use TC precut/prelubed pillow ticking patches, except for the .62, where I used Oxyoke prelubed.

I've bought some dry bulk pillow ticking patches that felt stiff like that...use them in the dry low humidity months of winter with Hoppes No9 BP Plus I soak them with myself...seem to work normally at my weekend range sessions but never ran any precise performance comparison tests...

 

[roundball]

A prior post suggested flat filing the back of the front sight at a slight forward angle. This gives a bright metal bead and the angle catches light better. I tried it and it works well. In very bright sunlight a little spit on the sight cuts the glare.

bramble

Thanks...I guess with the shape of my TC front bead sight that might not be an easy option

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

Wite-Out is a keeper! Works on just about any firearm, even my .45 Colt Officers ACP. I don't rely on anything that can "fall-out" at a bad time, if you know what I mean. Dave