BRIGHT SIGHTS BRIGHTSIGHTS GUN SIGHT COATING

Bought this at a LGS because Brownell's was sold out. Truly an exceptionally poor product. Cleaned beyond what they specified with both Birchwood Casey Cleaner/Degreaser and then again with a hairspring cleaner. Tried to apply the product each time and was so dissatisfied with the results that I'm contacting the company and asking for a full refund to include tax and shipping.



Save your money and go buy some nail polish in the right color.

This is advertised as a product that will produce a bright, easy to see sight. That is completely untrue. After thoroughly cleaning a front sight blade with de-natured alcohol and letting it dry, this paint went on so thin as to be virtually invisible. After drying, it did not glow, despite the fact I mixed the "ghost glow" into the paint. If you are looking for a high visibility paint, do not buy this junk!

I use 91% alcohol to degrease. Allow time to dry. I do not use mechanical drying devices such as hair dryers or heat guns. Paint takes at minimum 24 hrs to dry. I use both a long wooden pick and a small artist brush with the bristles cut off about half and at an angle. I put one coat of flat base white paint on first.Give ample time to dry. Apply first coat of orange. Wait 24 hrs and apply second coat of orange. After this dries apply a coat of clear finger nail polish. Job is finished.

Works great for filling in the dots on three dot sights.

I used this to 'Renew' the white dot sights on my 1911. I thoroughly cleaned them before applying this product. It just seems to 'Rub Off' after a few good cleanings. Also, the colors are NOT the Bright 'Reds, Oranges. and Greens'not what you'd expect. They're dull and uselees for sights. I ended up buying some appliance white epxoy paint for $3 at the hardware store. It works great!
This product is a waste of times and money.

I find the plain colors work better than the "ghost glow" paints. Preparation is the key, however.

Be sure to degrease the front sight well. Use acetone (nail polish remover), isopropyl alcohol or any good degreasing agent. Be sure to wipe the surface clean afterwards. The paint is thick. Applying with a toothpick into "dot" recesses is easy. On ramped sights, use clear tape on the sides to avoid spillover. Apply to each serration with the toothpick, and spread to even out the coating. Let it dry for at least 8 hours to 24 hours to harden.

The paints aren't bothered by solvents, but penetrating oils might get under and lift them so use caution there. Orange and day-glo green seem to work very well with any kind of lighting.

I bought it to color the sight on my stainless Beretta so I can see it. The paint is tacky and gooey from the time you open the bottle, it doesn't brush on or apply as they recommend with a toothpick. A complete waste of money, I am back where I started minus about two hours of fussing with this paint.

I have used this product on the front and rear sights on a CZ75B and a 1911 Colt. I like orange the best because its highly visible; much brighter than the S&W revolver red ramp. Cleaning the sight with acetone before painting the sight makes the paint adhere much better. I use it on my carry pistol and when the paint becomes a bit worn I just remove the paint with acetone and then repaint. The paint isn't supposed to glow in the dark but thats not a problem with me because I practice in low light and am able to use plain black sights well only if a bit more slowly. If you want your sight to glow then get a tritium type sight.

I got this for my .38 snubbie with a black fixed blade front sight, thinking it would add visibility to aid in sight acquisition and maybe glow a bit. Turns out that the glow stuff on my watch hands holds a "light charge" better than this paint. It also takes several coats to even start showing up, and - when dried - is not even close to the "high visibility" idea I had for a front sight. The bright orange became a dull red that was actually harder to pick up than the original black. Then, after I had actually applied enough of the stuff to see, it peeled completely off after a couple of holsterings.

I don't think that this paint is very useful. I wasn't expecting a true night sight effect like Tritium, but this paint doesn't even glow as well as special glow-in-the-dark paint found in hardware stores. The colors are weak but they do dry darker than the wet paint in the small jars.

I needed it to color non-changeable small front sights on stainless steel handguns. It added some color but not much. It takes 24 hours to dry so don't expect to use it quickly for changing backgrounds.