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Post by r8e99sq1894dj on Nov 6, 2012 4:04:58 GMT -5
try paint for telescopes look for it in how to make your own Dobson telescope goggle it you should beable to find some
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Post by tek4260 on Nov 6, 2012 6:49:37 GMT -5
I wonder how mixing clear epoxy with your color of choice, then applying would work? If the paint would "color" the epoxy it should work well and be more durable.
Just a thought that popped in.
Also, for a matte black, you could mix matte black with the clear epoxy then sand it down a bit once cured. The epoxy would dome up on the rear of the sight blade and filing this flat without going through the epoxy should give the matte appearance.
Of course I don't know if paint would even mix into the 2 parts.
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Post by treborsnave on Nov 6, 2012 8:57:10 GMT -5
If you want to make your sights black, get a can of sight black; service rifle shooters use it all the time. Or a carborundum smoker; either will give you a nice black front sight. It does have to be re-applied quite frequently, though. Wouldn't stand up for field use but is great at the range.
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 11, 2012 14:19:38 GMT -5
Dick.... hits it right when he says to undercoat the ramp with white paint before applying a red pigment. Many of the brighter red paints are low on pigment, so the light goes through and reflects the material underneath. Florescent paints are the thinnest.
AxeHandle.... I attended a so-called "combat" match that must have been run by cousins of the guys who could not stand to see you win. After these belt-feed hombres strutted through the course, I shot my Redhawk 5-1/2" .44 mag, loaded with Federal 180 JHP's at 1610 fps. I was disqualified for not shooting twice at each target.
I said, "Do you really think it takes TWO of THESE to kill one of those?" David Bradshaw
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