Manicure...Pedicure...Hoplocure?

[Sheepdog]

The wife paints her nails. The daughters paint their toes. I paint my guns.

Anyone else still doing this, or am I hopelessly out of fashion?

[Guest jackdm3]

Superclean dude!

[Guest Glock23ForMe]

That is legit.... If my GF painted her nails like that.... It'd be a good weekend.

[kwe45919]

You aren't the only one who still does that....

[Sheepdog]

Post 'em up!

I've got a few more I'm working on, and if there's any interest (well, okay, even if there isn't), I'll show 'em off here.

[Guest Bronker]

Nice bumpersticker!

That's a Bronker creation!

[KaNuckles]

Man those look good. Super clean. It must have taken weeks.

[Sheepdog]

It *is* a nice sticker, Bronker! You making anything else?

@KaNuckles, actually, it doesn't take that long. I use a Q-tip dipped in thinner to remove the oil from the metal. Then I use another Q-tip to brush a thick layer of paint over the engravings. Let it dry overnight, and dampen (not soak!) a gun cleaning patch with a little Hoppe's #9. I run that lightly over the paint until it just starts to soften, then rub with an old cotton T-shirt. Alternate between the patch and the shirt until the only paint remaining is in the engravings, and you're pretty much done.

The longer the paint stays in the engravings, the harder it is to remove, and after a while, even cleaning with Hoppe's #9 won't easily remove it. Here are a couple of pics of an XD45 I did. These were taken about 3 years ago, but the paint still looks great.

[Guest jackdm3]

Perfection!

[KaNuckles]

Wow. i may have to try that.

[Guest cmchap76]

That is friggin tight! I really like the red on the Sig, though I'm partial to the XD. I'd try that on mine, but I'm afraid I'd screw it up...

[Guest cmchap76]

What kind of paint do you use?