Learn to paint your selector/trademark markings

[JBS]

Remington LT 20 Skeet

Some kinda' hobby shop paint I found in the garage....That ain't flash...That's BLING.

[Cokebottle]

Some kinda' hobby shop paint I found in the garage....That ain't flash...That's BLING.

Very nice. It's just yellow enough to look really classy.

[SixPointEight]

so I'm testing this out on my airsoft m15. what color do you wanna see an armalite logo? white like the rest of the leters, blue like thier logo, or red?

[Cokebottle]

Blue or red.
To much white looks tacky on an AR lower.

[AndrewMendez]

This is the Method I used:
I bought some Acrylic paint from Micheal's Arts and Crafts for 5 bucks, or you can use one of their "50% of coupons on any item" that they come out with every week (Join the mailing list).
First things first, clean the area with a degreaser to remove any wax or dirt from the are, and let it air dry.
I then used some paper masking tape to quickly cover the areas that I didn't want to paint, and to minimize clean up afterwords.
I squeezed out a tiny bit of the paint onto a toothpick. Instead of using the tip of the toothpick, I actually used the side of it to fill in the lines. To make it even, you should go over it a couple times. You will be able to see what areas need more paint. Let it sit for a couple minutes, its fine if the paint is on other parts of the lower, it cleans off easily with any house hold cleaner. With your clean finger, gently smear any paint that's still not dry. Then take a paper towel and spray the cleaner onto in, and wipe any excess paint off. Remove the paper tape, and clean anything that still needs to be cleaned...That's pretty much it! I still cant believe how well they came out with minimal time and effort.
Pics coming shortly...

[glock_this]

for my 3rd AR, I just used crayons as I always do

[AndrewMendez]

Sorry I didn't take pics during, but I did not think I would have something worthy of posting on CG!!

This is the paint I used


This is what it looked like after:


And here are both of my girls


If you have any addt questions feel free to shoot me a PM!

[AndrewMendez]

for my 3rd AR, I just used crayons as I always do

I have seen this done before, and it left an odd film that would not come off. Did you have this same problem??

[glock_this]

I have seen this done before, and it left an odd film that would not come off. Did you have this same problem??

yeah, there is a bit of a film. but, it never bothered me really. crayon can be done so quickly & cheaply, like a minute or so per SAFE and FIRE - that is the key for me. I have one that is nearly 5 years old.

as for it "would not come off" - I find that hard to believe, I just not have tried harder than rubbing with a rag.. I suppose some sort of cleaner would work if I tried.

[AndrewMendez]

yeah, there is a bit of a film. but, it never bothered me really. crayon can be done so quickly & cheaply, like a minute or so per SAFE and FIRE - that is the key for me. I have one that is nearly 5 years old.

as for it "would not come off" - I find that hard to believe, I just not have tried harder than rubbing with a rag.. I suppose some sort of cleaner would work if I tried.

Do you have pics of it? I was tempted to try the Crayons, I actually was looking for a "high quality" crayon, when I stumbled across the paint.

[SixPointEight]

I use oil pastels, on my Mossberg and my airsoft AR, didn't leave behind anything. Also did a friends, P226. So I would vote pastel over Crayon

[glock_this]

Do you have pics of it? I was tempted to try the Crayons, I actually was looking for a "high quality" crayon, when I stumbled across the paint.

see 2 links in my signature.. you can kind of see it on both. I did it on my new AR pistol and will post pictures after I receive the final piece I need to complete the build next week

[inbox485]

I've used automotive touch-up paint pens for my XD-45. Has worked well so far.

[Joe]

I used testors model paint. Worked fine.

[tast101]

My little contribution. Used Testors:
Insignia Red FS31136 - 1/2 oz. Bottle
Insignia White FS17875 - 1/2 oz. Bottle
Dark Earth (ANA617) (F) MM - 1/2 oz. Bottle