[dont_tread_on_me]

Ok,I'll admit my eyesight ain't the best,it's a contrast issue for me.I can see it better indoors than out.Well this isn't a new idea,but I thought I would share with anyone else having this problem.I used a white crayon to rub into the depression of the numbers,rubbed off the excess and voila'.This isn't the greatest pic,but you get the idea.I also did the safety while I was at it:white for safe,and red for fire.

 

[chan67]

I used white nail polish to get the same effect. Paint it over the numbers and wipe off the excess with a cloth dipped in a little nail polish remover. BUT! be carfull, I spilled some on the side of my gas block and now have a unique winter camo job on part of my gun.

 

[gr8santini]

Let us know how that holds up after it gets hot.

 

[dont_tread_on_me]

Good point,It'll probably smoke it.

 

[magikbullet]

Good point,It'll probably smoke it.

oh well, if you like it, crayons are cheap ;D

 

[roughneck2zero]

I did mine with testors model paint (enamel). Looks just like yours. I dont let it dry more than a minute. To wipe it down, I use mineral spirits. A cloth for the initial wipe off then blow it to eveporate then maybe Q-tips if more is required around the letters. I think the evaporate step is cruetial to keep it from smudging the lettering as much as poss.

I did have my XCR detailed with white, looked really cool. Now the rifle is solid brown and I'm gonna do the lettering in black.

 

[TerraShrewsbury]

well, well, well. If it isn't my favorite blind customer. >

 

[dont_tread_on_me]

 

[captain92]

Will probably do mine that way with some model paint.

 

[wristlock]

Here is what a spare can of silver paint, a tooth pick and 5 minutes can get you.
I sprayed the paint on a plate and used the tooh pick as a paint brush. Those numbers are small.
Paint seemed to go everywhere except in the number.
So I ran the side of the tooth pick over the number.

The result looks weird. Think about rubbing a pencil on a paper pad to see what was written on the sheet above. That is the effect. The second picture shows this best.

I could not get the lighting right and the flash was too much.

Now most of the time I could not even tell there were numbers on the valve. So this is a big improvement.

 

[MrChem]

I have always used a "china marker" which you can pick up at almost any hardware store or the internet. It doesn't melt or smoke and looks pretty good.

 

[gr8santini]

Testors model paint, a toothpick, and a patch with a little thinner on it.

 

[comatzd]

I used the Testors paint toothpick and patch method. It also helped me to fold the patch over a razorblade to get a nice sharp edge to 'wipe' the paint off the non-engraved areas. I did the same on the gas block, but I don't have a picture.