Filling in roll marks

[Don]

I have had a few people ask me how to do this, so I took pics will share the info with you. If you got 10 min and can color a page in a coloring book then you can do this. It is a no brainer.

Things I use,

1 - gun to be filled in
1 - can of gun oil
1 - old rag, but clean
2 - crayons (colors are your choice, I use white and red orange)

Everything

Color things in and use pressure and go different ways.

Wipe off excess crayon shavings.

Spray with gun oil and rub excess off finish, fill in spaces you missed and add extra oil and rub some more.

Enjoy.


If you don't like it brake clean or gun scrubber will remove the crayon along with a toothpick.

 

[pmpmstrb]

And they say that you weren't good for anything.

 

[Don]

And they say that you weren't good for anything.

Bite me,

 

[Flintlock]

Is the crayon in the markings pretty durable?

 

[spasmo]

This may be a silly question, but won't the crayon melt? It looks good though. I really like white on the black. Scutter did ours but he used paint I think. Mine is pink on my Glock 26. He used white on his XD.

 

[ashylarry]

Mine have not melted. The lower on the AR doesnt get very hot at all. Now the slide on the pistol is different.

 

[Don]

I have never had the crayon melt and it has been pretty durable. If it screws up it takes like 2 min to fix.

 

[Flintlock]

Have you used this on a pistol slide? I might do this to my M&P9.

 

[fireball168]

If you're concerned about durability, you can buy the laquer sticks from Brownells for a little bit of nothing.

Their application is exactly the same as described.

 

[Flintlock]

That's what I am thinking about doing. I may try it with the crayon first though. See if I like it and then replace it with the laquer stuff.

 

[ashylarry]

Have you used this on a pistol slide? I might do this to my M&P9.

I did them on my XD and they held up pretty well. the slide got too hot the crayon would start to melt. Didn't bother me cause it took no time and cost 35 cents for a box of crayons

Only thing that sucks on those paint sticks is the $10 shipping on a $4 stick.

 

[Flintlock]

Very true. Does anyone know of a place around Indy that would have them? Maybe the bass pro in clarksville?

 

[45calibre]

You think it'll work the same way on stainless stell?

 

[hippykiller]

Not to step on your toes Don, but I used these Elmers Painters - MarkerSupply.com with great results... I'll try and post some pic's later.

 

[fireball168]

As soon as Fed-Ex delivers all my Shot Show goodies, I think I've got a free shipping coupon code from Brownells.

 

[Flintlock]

If you don't think you will use it, let me know. I might order them from brownells if I can get free shipping.

 

[fireball168]

Its good for a one time use for anybody, I figured I'll start a thread with all the discount codes when the package arrives.

I wasn't about to fight the 40lbs of stuff and pay the baggage surcharge on top of it all, was much cheaper to ship it home.

 

[Flintlock]

Wow, that's a good deal. Thanks for offering to share with everyone!

 

[gglass]

Although this is a good writeup, I think that most people would want something a little more durable and permanent.

The product for filling roll-mark lettering and logos is Lacquer-Stik. This product is a crayon-like and is applied similarly to the above directions. The one difference is the cleaning of smudges is done with mineral oil. ($1.50 @ Wally World)

Once Lacquer-Stik is applied, you have to let the weapon sit untouched for a week while the lacquer cures to become permanent. (Fingernail polish and a toothpick will remove it later if need be.)

Lacquer-Stiks can be found at Brownells or at this link: Lacquer-Stik Paintstick, White - Part #: L51120

This is my M&P with white lacquer... I do get a lot of comments at the range:

 

[Lock n Load]

Looks great!!! We used crayon on a couple of our older Bushys. But we used some acrylic paint on a couple of our recent builds: (the red doesnt show up as well with the paint)