Painting sights

Here are some tricks I found work well when painting pistol sights: First I always clean the area with acetone before taping it off. Before painting a site any color including white, I first give it a coat of white paint. Then apply the color on top of the white base coat - which gives you a much brighter color than just painting the color over a black site.

Another trick to get the colors to really pop is to put a big dab of the paint onto the back of a piece of tape, then I play with it with the brush as I let it dry down. When it starts to get thicker I then use that thickened paint - which has a more concentrated pigment - to actually paint the site with.

I used testers paints for years I got a little tired of paying $4 Plus for a tenth of an ounce. Now I use nail polish almost exclusively. You can get a wide variety of colors, the lids are way easier to take off than a Tester's bottle, and the brush is always there ready to go.
My favorite front sight paint is a neon orange fingernail polish that I buy at Walmart for $2 a bottle it's called "Neon Pop".
My 2 cents.

KenBry said:

Old school trick.. works great. I personally prefer fiber optic.

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yep, me too