Glow-On sight paint

[Short Bus]

Has anyone here used Glow-On sight paint?

http://glow-on.com/

I just ordered a bottle of the Aqua on ebay....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320861949527...84.m1497.l2649

....and was looking for a little input on anyone's experience with it.

Here's a video of Glow-On

[jlottmc]

The little glass vials of sight paint are horrible, at least when I've used them, they come off at cleaning time, fade fast and generally make things worse. That said if the glow thing is that important, that is the paint of theirs that works the best, but still sucks (glow fades in about 2 minutes). Personally I find that a good green attracts my eye better, and use an engine block paint for that purpose. Works well, is cheaper to buy far more at a time, holds up to cleaning better, and is a better deal. The way I've been doing it is to spray the paint on an old bad or plastic ammo tray then take a toothpick and paint over the white dot, allow to dry then take a razor blade and trim any oops'.

[Short Bus]

Did you put a top coat of clear nail polish over the paint to protect it? I know what you mean with the spray paint, I sprayed the end of a toothpick with some cheap flat black paint and rubbed it into the engraved Kahr and P9 on my slide. Then I wiped the slide with some nail polish remover on a paper towel to take off the excess.

[OldLincoln]

The glow paint holds some of the light it is exposed to in the previous 30 minutes so if the previous 30 minutes are in your holster there's no glow.

[Short Bus]

The glow paint holds some of the light it is exposed to in the previous 30 minutes so if the previous 30 minutes are in your holster there's no glow.

My P9 also sees nightstand duty next to a flashlight, that's why I want the glow sights. Yes I know real night sights would be better, but I just don't have the funds now.

[jlottmc]

I tried the nail polish bit too, no joy. I would save my money and get a set of Fiber Optics, that's just me though.

[Stides]

The glow paint holds some of the light it is exposed to in the previous 30 minutes so if the previous 30 minutes are in your holster there's no glow.

+1 on this. This issue really makes the paint option impractical. Especially for a house gun. Unless you are going to charge the paint with a flashlight in the middle of the night no paint will glow all night. I guess it is worth trying to experiment with if you have no other options, but I don't believe you will be happy with the results. Also, some of the paints are tinted and make the clear white dots a little less visible in daylight.

[Deano]

I tried it out with the nail polish. I wouldn't bother. Like others have said, it doesn't hold light very long, so if needed in the middle of the night it won't be glowing. Also, when glowing, I still couldn't see the front sight in the dark.

[OldLincoln]

I have florescent sights on my pellet gun and was very impressed how they stood out in the daylight. Reading this thread I tried it in partial light and they were black. Dark forget it. Now these are the cheapest fiber rod stuff, so the glass tube looking sights may be better. Any feedback on those?

[Shark1007]

I just used this stuff I bought in a fit of boredom the other night. With a pretty big blob on the front sight I think it glows great. I haven't timed it as far as how long it glows, but I'm pretty impressed. I will advise as I evaluate, but I had dead as fried chicken trujicons on a Glock 30 and I just blobbed her up and will coat with fingernail polish later. I blobbed a .50 cal Glock sight, which is a little bigger, front and rear and we will see. I used the green.

For the minimal price, it makes me feel I'm doing something constructive. I may paint my nipples before I go to bed and see if wife notices, probably not.

[Short Bus]

I gotta say I'm likin' it for the price also. My wife woke me @ 2AM a couple night ago because she "heard something", I was pleasantly surprised with a set of glowing sights without the need to shine a flashlight on them. They don't glow that long all the time, but they did that night.

[Shark1007]

I have glopped the stuff on almost everything I shoot. I find that a bigger glop is brighter. I used the nail polish over the stuff and it seems great. I did glop it over dead nightsights and you can see them again! I sure have used a lot of toothpicks recently.

[HDoc]

Personally I find that a good green attracts my eye better, and use an engine block paint for that purpose. Works well, is cheaper to buy far more at a time, holds up to cleaning better, and is a better deal. The way I've been doing it is to spray the paint on an old bad or plastic ammo tray then take a toothpick and paint over the white dot, allow to dry then take a razor blade and trim any oops'.

Like that idea. Both heat and chemical resistant and a dozen different colors in a $7 spray paint can. think I'll try Kermit Green for the front ramp
on my model 19.....