I got the idea yesterday of rubbing a yellow crayon on the stamping of my impact sockets and setting out in the sun to melt the wax into the stamp. This is how it turned out after only a hour in the sun. I plan to add another application the next sunny day. Has anybody done this or something like this?
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vandezand
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Alot of gun owners use fingernail polish in the letters then use acetone clean it up. It usually holds up pretty good. Either that or modeling paint
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nuklbstr83
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i use unicorn *****. it glows extremely bright.
NeuseRvrRat
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I do it on old guns. I use a white grease pencil.
bob15
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Paint pen or dykem
mdbeck1
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I bought a couple of paint pens. One is lime green and the other is bright red. I put red on the SAE and the green on the Metric stuff (wrenches and sockets), let it dry and rub the excess off with some 000 steel wool. If you're careful it leaves the paint in the depressions and gets rid of the stuff on top.
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Didn't know Springfield had their guns made in Croatia :-/
Eldogg
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I use paint pens.
Its only the xd
Years ago a importer was bringing the exact same gun into the country and couldnt give them away springfield decided they needed something to compete with the block so they made a deal with the Croatian company sprungfield put their name on the gun doubled the price did some ad work and bam they wont stay on the shelves
I like the paint cleaned with steel wool idea. The paint may last longer than the finger nail polish. I already suffered the embarrassment of looking for fingernail polish in the makeup aisle. So I will try the fingernail polish it on SAE sockets and the paint/steelwool on metric and see which is easier and lasts longer.
Bagherra
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Yep!
superautobacs
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Paint pen works. Fill the markings, wait for a few moments, then wipe off excess with a rag.
If you work on dirty/soiled things, those highlighted markings will disappear in short time though.
If you work on dirty/soiled things, those highlighted markings will disappear in short time though.
shockwave
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Facom does have numbered inserts
I've been using these for years. They're really good. Even a quick glance out of the corner of my eye can identify a socket.
However, as you can see... A bit crappy for deep sockets if you have to lay them on their sides. [emoji6]
Nail polish is just an enamel paint. So, it's essentially the same as a paint pen minus the embarrassment of going down the makeup aisle.
When I was in the golf business changing the paintfill was pretty popular. I used nail polish, and I even used acrylic paints that held up surprisingly well. To be fair though when golfing your hands are usually pretty clean and definitely not covered in any solvents.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...r-fill-sticks/lacquer-stik-reg--prod7778.aspx
This is what you want if you are filling in the stampings on the sockets. Lasts longer than fooling around melting crayons, and is surprisingly durable. Easier than nail polish too.
This is what you want if you are filling in the stampings on the sockets. Lasts longer than fooling around melting crayons, and is surprisingly durable. Easier than nail polish too.
Tried the nail polish and paint. Both did not work they both did not stay in the stamping while wiping off the excess using steel wool or acetone. I never used a paint stick but I assume using a paint stick I would still need to remove the excess true?
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abvw
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It takes a few applications, best to let it dry first.
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vandezand
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I use nail polish on my guns, and they way i have found to work is to let it dry then use credit card in a paper towel with acetone( to keep it flat). Then use some elbow grease and go to town