How to darken the sights on a stainless revolver.

[DanWalker]

Anyone got a good permanent method to blacken the front sight on a stainless revolver?

[Tom-ADC]

Not Perm but used to use a metal 35 MM film canister with a few rocks of carbide, punch a small hole in the lid, couple of drops of water and best sight blackener period.
Cheap carbide lamps work also.

[MtGun44]

Sad to say - most people are going to have real trouble finding a 35mm film can!

Bill

[Mk42gunner]

Not to mention a carbide light.

Dan,

I would degrease the sight, carefully mask of the rest of the gun, then apply a few light coats of flat black spray paint. it should be at least semi permanent.

Robert

[missionary5155]

Greetings
Flat black model paint.... Last time I was up Wally-World, K-place, and all hobby stores still sell those little glass bottles of model paint. I have a bottle down here in Peru with me that I bought 10 years ago. Once a year I repaint the sights on the few tools I have here. When done I drip in extra thinner and twist it closed good & tight.

[Thin Man]

How about a product that is readily available, comes in every color of the rainbow, small quantity bottle with its own applicator brush, and cheap? Fingernail polish. About this time of year the gimmic stores will have black, yellow, orange, green, etc. Easy to apply, a bottle lasts for years, easy touch-up, easy removal with either fingernail polish remover or lacquer thinner. I have used yellow, red, orange and other on-demand colors on handgun and rifle front sights over the years and still keep several bottles handy. Removal from serrated front sights can be improved by scrubbing the sight with a toothbrush after applying the remover. Watch out for splatter! Hope this helps.

Thin Man

[buck1]

I was told about something Brownells sells called Caswells stainless blueing.

[cajun shooter]

All Hobby Lobby stores carry model paint which in the kit is a bottle of flat black. Also found in auto shops that carry touch up paint. These two are oil base and will hold up better than water based paints.

[ironhead7544]

I mask the sight off and spray with black epoxy paint. Lasts quite a while.