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View Full Version : Red/White Painted Fire/Safe/Burst Selector? Leigh 10-02-2005, 11:17 Tried a search, no luck. What type paint and easiest whay to apply? I know "Up" is fire, just wanted to give my BM M4 a little custom touch. BTW, the "burst" was only wishful thinking! Thanks. RMTactical 10-02-2005, 11:37 I use Lacquer sticks. Some people just use crayons. You just kind of smother it into the engraved area, and you clean off the excess. Leigh 10-02-2005, 11:51 Thanks, GL! RMTactical 10-02-2005, 11:53 Originally posted by Leigh Thanks, GL! My pleasure. I think it gives the gun an HK look, you know? It's cool. Leigh 10-02-2005, 12:04 Exactly the "look" I am going for. I always thought the HK pictograms were a good idea. Simple but universal. I may go one step further and mask off a very small circle over the S/F markings and try it with paint BUT plan to experiment on a NON-gun first! MrMurphy 10-02-2005, 16:48 Vertical = Fire Horizontal = Safe. How hard is that? By the way, mine has both horizontal directions, and I rarely/never can see the need for the group therapy option. RMTactical 10-02-2005, 17:35 Originally posted by MrMurphy Vertical = Fire Horizontal = Safe. How hard is that? By the way, mine has both horizontal directions, and I rarely/never can see the need for the group therapy option. Well, it's for looks more than anything else. It doesn't help function at all. Mwildt 10-02-2005, 19:11 I beg to differ. Aftr I painted the Safe/Fire indicators on my applical firearms my accuracy increased substantialy, I chalk it up to the added wieght of the paint to help control the recoil. ;g Grog 10-02-2005, 22:55 Originally posted by Mwildt I beg to differ. Aftr I painted the Safe/Fire indicators on my applical firearms my accuracy increased substantialy, I chalk it up to the added wieght of the paint to help control the recoil. ;g ;z ;z ;z Grog 10-02-2005, 22:58 From http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=125&t=266737 http://www.tomsawyermfg.com/ http://www.tomsawyermfg.com/pictograms%20left.jpg http://www.tomsawyermfg.com/pictograms%20right.jpg toolman_556 10-02-2005, 23:30 The guys in the shop here use testors model paint, the type wth the fingernail poish type brush. Let it tack up and before it cures a soft solvent dabbed to remove the paint off the top can give you a nice clean job. We don't paint customer guns unless requested, but the personal guns get quite the treatment. Our lowers also have dots at the seector positions that can be painted... white is safe, red is fire are the usual colors. RMTactical 10-03-2005, 00:01 I wish I had a better pic to share, but you can kind of see it on this top AR. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/mwirig79/ACOGS014.jpg Leigh 10-03-2005, 08:41 Originally posted by MrMurphy Vertical = Fire Horizontal = Safe. How hard is that? Uh, not hard at all....strictly appearance. I've humped enough of them as a TOW gunner (0352) to learn exactly what makes what go bang. USMCsilver 10-03-2005, 09:09 I don't have close-ups, but mine've been done for a while: http://webpages.charter.net/usmcsilver/images/green_machines.jpg Then, of course, there's the real thing: http://webpages.charter.net/usmcsilver/images/HK_black.jpg Bob22 10-04-2005, 12:33 Just last night I received a bunch of stuff from brownells to finish my lower. Included in the shipment were red and white Lacquer Stiks that I bought for $2.00 each. I would not recomend them at all. Hard to use and fairly messy. After spending some time on the "fire" stamp and redoing it because the paint kept coming out I went and found the reliable GCCCP, Glock Crayola Custom Color Palette. (only 98 cents) Much easier to use and looks great. The crayon red was much more red. The Lacquer Stik was a little lighter in the red department. Nobody wants a slightly pink "fire" setting. RMTactical 10-04-2005, 13:29 Originally posted by Bob22 Just last night I received a bunch of stuff from brownells to finish my lower. Included in the shipment were red and white Lacquer Stiks that I bought for $2.00 each. I would not recomend them at all. Hard to use and fairly messy. After spending some time on the "fire" stamp and redoing it because the paint kept coming out I went and found the reliable GCCCP, Glock Crayola Custom Color Palette. (only 98 cents) Much easier to use and looks great. The crayon red was much more red. The Lacquer Stik was a little lighter in the red department. Nobody wants a slightly pink "fire" setting. Interesting. We seem to have had totally opposite experiences with them. USMCsilver 10-04-2005, 21:09 Originally posted by GoreLicks Interesting. We seem to have had totally opposite experiences with them. Yeah... I use the Brownells stix, too. No problems here. Goes on easy and is a ***** to get off once in place. I honestly don't see what the problem with these sticks could be. Leigh 10-05-2005, 07:43 Went with small containers of acrylic paint from a local craft store. The procedure went smoothly, used a Q-Tip as my applicator and just wiped off the excess with a clean cotton towel. Will be curious as to long it holds up. Thanks to everyone for the good advice. TheBadGuy 10-07-2005, 15:18 Nevermind, I should read the newer posts in a thread before posting ;g wishywashy 10-07-2005, 18:07 If you ever take a carbine class, the instructors will truley appreciate the red and white safe and fire being colored in. Ramon Suarez 10-07-2005, 20:17 IF YOU GO TO POF.COM YOU WILL FIND A STRIP SEMI LOWER MARK SAFE/FIRE AUTO (P-416) FOR $135.00 Leigh 10-08-2005, 10:03 Originally posted by wishywashy If you ever take a carbine class, the instructors will truley appreciate the red and white safe and fire being colored in. What's your point? An "instructor" is paid to teach me skills I do not have or have not fully mastered, nothing more. His/her opinions outside of that merit nothing to me. As my post implied or should have, coloring/painting my AR's selector switch was done for a different "look" nothing more. I have put more rounds of 5.56mm downrange in 4 years than most folks in any "carbine class" and since leaving the Corps, I have attended 2 such civilian classes. I have more than just a basic understanding of what 'safe" and "fire" mean but thanks for your input, wishywashy. ;Q KinderGlocken 10-08-2005, 11:44 "Well, it's for looks more than anything else. It doesn't help function at all" For some reason this reminds me of the movie white man can't jump Mnukedude 10-16-2005, 18:08 My method was cheap, but it worked fine for the last couple years without having to do anything with it: Crayola TheBadGuy 10-16-2005, 18:11 After watching this thread and others I broke out some of my sons crayons this weekend and went to town. I was concerned with cleaning up the excess but it took seconds and turned out good. I would recommend this method to others for this purpose and will do the same with future builds Mnukedude 10-16-2005, 18:54 Originally posted by TheBadGuy After watching this thread and others I broke out some of my sons crayons this weekend and went to town. I was concerned with cleaning up the excess but it took seconds and turned out good. I would recommend this method to others for this purpose and will do the same with future builds I imagine the wax won't stand up to an earnest and determined scrubbing, (like you'd do if you were trying to remove it, which makes this a good thing) nor would it hold up to battlefieldlike conditions, but in the latter you'd want to camo it anyway so again it is a nonissue. brett.bailey 10-17-2005, 02:18 http://members.cox.net/b.r.e.t.t/DSC00149.JPG Simple Crayola crayon filled in, excess removed. ~2 years going and i havent had to touch it up. receiver is cleaned with carb cleaner regularly and its held up fine. wishywashy 10-17-2005, 21:44 What's your point? An "instructor" is paid to teach me skills I do not have or have not fully mastered, nothing more. His/her opinions outside of that merit nothing to me. As my post implied or should have, coloring/painting my AR's selector switch was done for a different "look" nothing more. I have put more rounds of 5.56mm downrange in 4 years than most folks in any "carbine class" and since leaving the Corps, I have attended 2 such civilian classes. I have more than just a basic understanding of what 'safe" and "fire" mean but thanks for your input, wishywashy. My point is the instructor will have an easier time telling if your gun is on safety, after all, it his job to make sure everyone on the line is safe. I didn't mean to hurt your ego. Leigh 10-18-2005, 10:49 wishywashy, Yes, I misunderstood your reply and took it as an insult. I apologize. -Leigh CPUFed 10-26-2005, 14:07 <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/cpufed/IMG_2425.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> I used the crayon method... Crayola brand of course. :) 99taco 10-27-2005, 18:05 I am suprised no one has posted the Bob Ross pic from ARFCOM Mnukedude 10-27-2005, 20:32 Originally posted by brett.bailey http://members.cox.net/b.r.e.t.t/DSC00149.JPG What's with the orange mag? vBulletin® v3.7.3, Copyright ©2000-2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. |  |