Highlighting engravings with nail polish

View · by **Kilroy was here** on Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:43 pm

Anyone have any experience with it or know someone, I think it might look cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys1hw4FLOtM
If I knew it would look like this I would try it out, but if something seems too good to be true...

View · by **MNGunGuy** on Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:50 pm

I've seen lots of people do it on XDTalk and M&P forums. The only difference is they seem to be using non-acetone fingernail polish remover in place of the gun cleaner in the video.

View · by **SparkyJeff** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:09 am

Just use a crayon.

View · by **snlit3** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:11 am

I too see a ton of it on xdtalk. I don't get it.

View · by **jakiah** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:20 am

A little less messy. Paint-fill Bottle http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_PBT

View · by **xracer390** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:25 am

SparkyJeff wrote:Just use a crayon.

If you dont ever heat up your gun.

View · by **MasonK** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:16 am

I do this about once a year with my Fraternity ring. There is black enamal that disintegrated and I use black polish in a very similar manner to this and it works great. I never thought about doing it with the gun, though.

Maybe I'll try it when I get a barbeque gun.

View · by **rugershooter6823** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:49 am

I have never tried to do to the actual gun itself but I did do it to the magazine where is says RUGER SR 40. Its mainly just to spot my mags outta others sitting on a table of mags when I'm shooting with friends or family. I don't think i would ever want to actually put it on tje slide or stock!

View · by **LarryFlew** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:25 am

I do it on my blued guns with white model paint. Fill, let it partially dry and wipe with a mineral spirits rag. Never tried it on a park type finish

View · by **The Lance** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:26 pm

xracer390 wrote:
SparkyJeff wrote:Just use a crayon.

If you dont ever heat up your gun.

An AR15 lower never gets hot enough and it's not that much of a pain to do it when the gun get cleaned after a range visit. Which still doesn't happen on a glock.. It's cheaper and takes more work but it's up to every user

View · by **solidgun** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:08 pm

If you use china marker and fill it tight and coat it with CLP, it should be durable enough to last a year even with the firearm heating up. I have not tried this, but I have read those posts before.

View · by **Thunderjohn** on Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:42 pm

Never thought much of it but I did it to my XDm and I actually like it.
Used white finger nail polish and non-acetone remover to clean it up.

View · by **Kilroy was here** on Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:57 pm

Well...

(That one has some dust on it)

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.

View · by **rugershooter6823** on Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:19 pm

I used some of the misses finger nail polish!

View · by **Shako Sparky** on Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:27 pm

I also have done it to my XDsc9. I really like it and it was easy to do. I got the idea from people on XDtalk.