Gun Sights Glow Paint

[wvglockguy]

I was surfing around looking at gun accessories and stumbled across glowing gun sights paint. I had never heard of such and after reading and searching it out, it looks pretty interesting and much cheaper than getting nights sights.

SiteGlo - Glow-in-the-Dark Gun Sight Paint Site Glo

Glow-On Glow-On

Anyone use these on another brand? Pros and Cons?

[Guest bkelm18]

The difference is that most quality night sights have tritium or something along those lines that doesn't need to "charge" before they glow. The glow paint needs to be exposed to light to charge up before it will glow, and it will only glow for a limited time before needing to be recharged.

[wvglockguy]

Right. I have thought about those things. According to once of them, it says that just being in the daylight will allow it to glow for up to 12hrs or a quick hit with a LED flashlight will also do the trick and will last for hours.

[kieefer]

I've used Glow-On with good results. It's kind of gritty but works.

I should add that it works best if the sights have an indention where the Glow-on can fill.

Edited December 9, 2011 by kieefer

[East_TN_Patriot]

I used some glow paint like that. It's good for what it is. It must be laid on fairly thick to get the best results. I much prefer some tritium sights, but not all guns have them available.

[Guest LesBear]

I've got some g10 glow paint you can try...it doesn't glow for long.

[wvglockguy]

I much prefer some tritium sights, but not all guns have them available.

Thats my problem I have a Glock 36 and its super hard to find accessories for it.

[wvglockguy]

I've got some g10 glow paint you can try...it doesn't glow for long.

Thanks for the offer, too bad I'm in Knoxville and you are in Nashville. At least the stuff I have found is only about 10 bucks

[Guest Lester Weevils]

It would be nice to find paint that is unusually phosphorescent bright in the daylight for range use. There are some out there, but haven't tried ordering any to see how well they do. Supposedly some paints will convert the UV in daylight for an extra brightness boost in the visible range.

I usually shoot at a range that has covered shooting stations, and the targets are in bright daylight. It is difficult to see the sights on a lot of guns, shooting at bright daylight from under shade.

Have tried some "dayglow" bright colored fingernail polish in green and red, but it doesn't noticeably improve sight visibility shooting at daylight from under shade. But maybe there is some "super phosphorescent" stuff somewhere that would.

Fiber optic sights work great under those conditions, but it is hard to find well-made fiber-optic sights for just any gun out there. Some models are well covered, but others don't have any options. There are web threads where people drill holes in their iron sights and insert fiber-optic rods, but that takes a bit of nerve to go drilling on the gun.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I'll input my experiences when I get home.

Phone is almost dead.

Dolomite

[Dolomite_supafly]

Ok, here is what I do and it works great and lasts a lot longer than paints. I mix up some clear two part epoxy then add some glow in the dark powder. Then I dab that into the spot on the front sight for the white dot ising a tooth pick or other sharp object. Then I drizzle some more of the glow in the dark powder on top of the epoxy while it is still somwhat wet. Then when it sets up it is impervious to almost any solvent you might use on your gun.

I prep the front sight by using a small drill and get rid of the old white dot paint. I also deepen the hole for the epoxy as well so it has a better chance of staying in place.

This works equally well with titanium dioxide, the whitest substance know to man. I also have titanium dioxide.

The epoxy method is pretty much permanent until you take the same drill bit and drill it back out.

Most often than not those glow in the dark paints are similar to nail polish. And those will break down under most cleaning solvents used on firearms.

If you want we can meet at a local range and I have plenty of epoxy, titanium dioxide and glow in the dark powder to do you sights. Just need to kind of do it when I am feeling ok.

Dolomite