Learn to paint your selector/trademark markings

[Tweak338]

Xeno.. what the hell is with that blue hammer spring?

[xenophobe]

Oh, that's a Colt target hammer spring.

[Richard]

I used lacquer sticks...and you can get them in different colors.
Brownells has them....as well as other places

It's more of a specialized product....that is more specific for this task.

[roor1200]

i used to do that crayon method on my "pager" a reallllly long time ago to fill in the MOTOROLA! lol yea i know, what are pagers now a days.... but like posted, just press down on them and fill in the cracks and take a lighter to kinda melt off the excess and wipe with a clean towel...... sorry for the echo/repeat.. had to just add my $.000002

[Solidsnake87]

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[xenophobe]

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[pklin1297]

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[pklin1297]

Just painted my markings with plastic model acrylic paint and it turned out great. I did not dilute the paint and just applied to the markings without worrying about painting around it, then about 5 minutes after the application, I wiped it down with Simple Green and the paint outside the markings came right off without removing the paint in the markings. Good method to try.

[sardaukar]

With crayon.

[easy]

lacquer stick...

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_supplies/Repair_and_touchup/2/Lacquer_Stick_Finish_Repair.html

[BDH]

Highlighting engravings/stampings/serial #s

The most reliable item I've used for many years is a simple white China marker. They can be found at most office supply places, including the big box office supply businesses. They are usually offered in white and red.

HTH

Bruce

[Applehaus21st]

Very nice collection mate!

[PanzerAce]

fwiw: if you take a hair dryer to the crayon for a little bit, you get a more even filling.

[StAtiC]

I used the oil pastels and they worked great. I will prolly change the green logo back to white.

[BDH]

Here's a tutorial for China markers

http://www.memorableplaces.com/m1garand/whitelettering/whiteletteringstep1.html

Bruce