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Pond, James Pond · February 5, 2013, 05:13 AM

I bought glow-in-the-dark paint and a fine sable brush.

I used a dremel type to bore a small 1.5mm hole into the front sight, painted it with a white primer and then filled it with the GITD paint, letting it dry.

Once dry, I dabbed the area with superglue which dried to give a tough, yet transparent coat to it. on the rear sight I simply traced the original white paint over with the same GITD paints and again dabbed glue over the end product, making sure no glue seeped into the rear sight assmebly.

In daylight it is clear, in the dark it is "tritium" bright for a good 15 mins...

February 5, 2013, 05:13 AM	#4
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	I bought glow-in-the-dark paint and a fine sable brush. I used a dremel type to bore a small 1.5mm hole into the front sight, painted it with a white primer and then filled it with the GITD paint, letting it dry. Once dry, I dabbed the area with superglue which dried to give a tough, yet transparent coat to it. on the rear sight I simply traced the original white paint over with the same GITD paints and again dabbed glue over the end product, making sure no glue seeped into the rear sight assmebly. In daylight it is clear, in the dark it is "tritium" bright for a good 15 mins... __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.