Has anyone used Brightsight paint

[300shooter]

I am thinking of trying this, as I have the old type mil blade sight and was thinking about making it a bit easier to see.

BRIGHTSIGHTS GUN SIGHT COATING
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1480&title=BRIGHTSIGHTS+GUN+SIGHT+COATING&s=5658#sku

Thanks in advance

Paul

[welchatquietplease]

i've been using it for a few months now, as i just could not make out my iron sites in the dim light at the range, but was not ready to give up on them. also, my fixed sites were shooting a little high, but i wasn't quite ready to radically alter them. placing brightsight dots on the rear v notch a little down from the top struck me as quick and dirty route adjusting the site picture until i've decided what to do about it.

i'm happy with the brightsights, now that i have my expectations dialed in. to wit: it's easiest to make dots or stripes that are about the width of a pin head. sure, you can go finer but it's much more work, and a less-sturdy result. and contrary to the claims, the stuff does seem to come off if i get degreaser or cleaner on it. so in spite of tiptoeing around the painted sites during cleaning, i find myself reapplying one or more marks every month or so. another reason to go for an easy-to-apply pattern.

i've been happy painting an orange stripe across the top edge of the front site, and a green dot on either side of the rear site. i haven't ended up using the other colors that came with the kit, nor the glow-in-the-dark overcoat kit, as it dulled the daylight colors (hey, i went full-out with my experiments). maybe if i shot more in the dark...

-- w

[300shooter]

thanks for the Info, thats what I am looking for as you said my eyes are not that good anymore.


thanks



Paul

[Clay]

I've used it too, both on my Kimber Target Eclipse and my Springfield 9mm 1911 target model pistols. Orange dot up front, two greem dots aft. Works very well in low light. An adjustable iris suction-cupped to my glasses makes it even better. I've also experimented with a red-dot scope (works great, but feels separated from the pistol) and a Crimson Trace laser grip (so deadly it's unfair!). I'd trade it all, of course, for young eyes (my own, that is)!

Clay
San Jose CA

[stans]

Check the cost vs. going to your local hobby shop, arts and crafts shop, or Walmart and buying some Testors enamel hobby paint. I have only used the Testors paints and it seems to stick very well to a degreased surface. Testors paints are available in the flourescent colors. I usually apply the paint with a toothpick or a straightening paper clip. Yeah, I'm cheap, but I'm still around! :D

[eddailey]

Yeah, I use it on a 5906 and, so far so good. HERE'S (http://www.brightsights.com/) a link to their website.

Ed

[Farmer]

I was thinking of trying it too, but I didn't want to drop the $20-30 on the kit. So does the glow-in-the-dark stuff really work?

[BGregory]

I have only used the Testors paints and it seems to stick very well to a degreased surface. Testors paints are available in the flourescent colors.Ditto on the Testors. If you apply a base coat of white before the flourescent paint, it will appear brighter.

[Jim Clark]

Hi All
I have used it on several pistols that I use to teach basic pistol. It's a great teaching aid for getting sight picture right. These are guns that are shot quit a bit & there have been no flake off problems at all. It's a good idea to clean the area to be painted tho, with laquer thinner or brake cleaner.

Good stuff

jim

[stans]

So does the glow-in-the-dark stuff really work?
Yeah, for about 10 minutes. If you have a watch or clock with the glow in the dark hands, you know that they glow brightly for about 10minutes after exposure to light, the brighter the better. But that glow quickly fades and after a while, you can barely see it. Yeah, I tried the glow in the dark sight paint too, never again.

[Tom]

Check the cost vs. going to your local hobby shop, arts and crafts shop, or Walmart and buying some Testors enamel hobby paint. I have only used the Testors paints and it seems to stick very well to a degreased surface. Testors paints are available in the flourescent colors. I usually apply the paint with a toothpick or a straightening paper clip. Yeah, I'm cheap, but I'm still around!


I have done the same thing. When I bought my Springfield Mil-Spec, the white dots of the sights were dirty. I used a small drill bit and reamed out the holes, then bought a bottle of Testors fluorescent yellow, and using a sharpened toothpick, applied a few droops into the holes. I have to touch them up every now and then (especially the front sight), and it does no good in the dark. But for daytime and dim-lighted situations, it works just fine.

And at a little over a $1 a bottle, I couldn't go wrong. :D

[Gammon]

I used to prefer black on black sights with the front sight a patrige with the rear surface serrated. My eyes are no longer that sharp and I have found myself in need of assistance. I tried painting my sights with poor results. The solution I have settled on is a fiber optic front sight with no changes to the rear. The glowing front sight has made quite a difference; I would recommend it over any sort of paint.

[Scetch]

I was going to try it but after I ordered the 6 dollar bottle it never arrived. I wrote them and got a "sorry about that" kind of response, but still no paint.

[Gammon]

I can experiment with front sights because I have a front sight staking jig from MMC ($100, ouch!) which allows me to change front sights at will. I bought the jig before dovetailed front sights became available. This is a much better solution. Once you have the dovetail installed (about $60, I think) you can easily swap sights and experiment for relatively little $. Anyone who is experimenting with their front sights should consider this option.

[Tom]

I was going to try it but after I ordered the 6 dollar bottle it never arrived. I wrote them and got a "sorry about that" kind of response, but still no paint.

That stinks, Scetch. How long ago was your order, and when did you last contact them about it?

[stans]

Did you send payment by U.S. Mail? If so, then that raises the specter of mail fraud and no honest individual or company wants a mail fraud investigation or charge. I had to play this card with an eBay seller once. He gave me all kinds of excuses for why my item did not arrive, so I asked for my money back. He gave me a real sob story about not having any money and his computer needed replacing and it might be a long time before he would have any funds. I downloaded and printed the mail fraud (since I always send payment by U.S. Mail) complaint form and filled it out. I then e-mailed this guy and told him I had the forms and they were filled out and I was going to take them to the local Postmaster. He found the money real fast and sent it back to me.

[John]

Yeap, I use that. The owner of the firm send me a bottle of yellow paint some years ago. Still working fine! But I've never tried the glow-in-the-dark thing.

[Scetch]

When I bought the bright sights paint, I paid for it over the internet with my debit card. I only contacted them once. Since it was only six bucks I didnt think that it was worth the trouble to pursue it. I wont be ordering anything else from them though. (side note) Natchez is very good about that sort of thing. I had an order stolen from in front of my house after delivery and they replaced it within two weeks.