Color fill ar15

[chef larry]

I wasn't sure about the solid read for the logo as I thought it would "pop" too much...but it turned out nicely.

I wonder if using remember oil will affect the testors paint...

Trial and error.

 

[CPT Nervous]

Does nail polisher remover and rubbing alcohol ruin the black finish on the reciever?

No, it won't. I used straight acetone on all my Glocks and ARs. I suggest using white as a base for the red. It will come out brighter.

Edit: Just saw yours. Looks like it turned out just fine.

 

[Caleb]

No, it won't. I used straight acetone on all my Glocks and ARs. I suggest using white as a base for the red. It will come out brighter.

Edit: Just saw yours. Looks like it turned out just fine.

I'm pretty happy with it....does rem oil affect your color fill?

 

[CPT Nervous]

I'm pretty happy with it....does rem oil affect your color fill?

Haven't noticed any effect. I used nail polish. I don't generally get a lot of oil on the outside of my guns, but no solvents seem to effect it.

 

[PGRChaplain]

Best Way, don't do it.

 

[CPT Nervous]

Best Way, don't do it.

Thank you, Chaplain, for your insightful contribution to this thread.

Your opinion has been noted, and subsequently disregarded.

Thank you for your time.

 

[bigretic]

to chime in... I nail polished my EDC shield (green) and it's held up quite well - and yes, I've done various ar's and did use acetone. no problems and no problems with solvent or oil, but I don't use my ar's much...

 

[Caleb]

to chime in... I nail polished my EDC shield (green) and it's held up quite well - and yes, I've done various ar's and did use acetone. no problems and no problems with solvent or oil, but I don't use my ar's much...

You have to use acetone for applying nail polish or would acetone-free nail polish remover work just fine? If I have any problems using testors paint, I may use nail polish if it's more durable.

 

[Caleb]

Thank you, Chaplain, for your insightful contribution to this thread.

Your opinion has been noted, and subsequently disregarded.

Thank you for your time.

agreed....if you don't have anything to add to the topic, you'd be best off to move along to another thread.

 

[chef larry]

agreed....if you don't have anything to add to the topic, you'd be best off to move along to another thread.

Easy there little buckaroo. Everyone has an opinion and a right to use it. Remember about opinions their like........

 

[Caleb]

Easy there little buckaroo. Everyone has an opinion and a right to use it. Remember about opinions their like........

If I asked what people's opinion on color filling, you'd have a point....however, I asked how not if I should or not.

 

[DarkRose]

I've used thinned out Testors paint and then before it's completely dry wipe off the excess with paper towels or even paper over a flat piece of wood (like the end of a ruler or something) so it doesn't get down into the engraving. Done 3 that way so far. The slicker the anodizing on the receiver it is, the better it works. I tried it once on a Stag that had a rougher coating and it was a nightmare. Never could get all of the "haze" around the engraving off of it.

Did a Spike's Calico Jack, a Spike's Punisher, and a Doublestar...

My next build will probably use a Spike's Honey Badger or Spartan and it'll get color fill too.

 

[chef larry]

Nice to see there is a big following to color fill firearms and lots of ideas to do the job on a winters night.

 

[trucker777]

I just "color filled" a red ryder bb gun to test this out.lol
I used silver and it looks pretty sharp.

 

[trucker777]

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[atvdave]

Looks good trucker777, I never thought about silver, kinda has a bluish look to it.

 

[trucker777]

Looks good trucker777, I never thought about silver, kinda has a bluish look to it.

The blueish look is just the lighting. Sry, I wish I could get better pictures. I ended up doing the whole gun, and it looks good!

 

[trucker777]

Heres is a better picture...

 

[trucker777]

 

[trucker777]

I'm still not sure if I want to do this to my AR though....