Glow-On: Viable alternative?

Please do, It looks like it could be really nice!

 

Oh nice. I like Glow-In-The-Dark stuff.
Where did you order the paint from?

I got a permanent glow key chain yesterday.
Called a Key Marker made of Tritum.
Ordered it from Hong Kong.

 

It doesn't last, doesn't hold up to cleaners, scratches easy from holsters, training, etc. I have never been impressed.

Duracoat makes sight paint and it's much better but not perfect

 

I don't think I would use it on my gun, but painting other things like Skelaton Knife handles then wrapping handle with Paracord so it glows through the cord would be cool.

 

What kinda sight paint? Pics? That's an idea for me... It's probably not worth sending to get done as opposed to doing it yourself. Right?

 

I charge $25 to do it (unless you want the entire gun done, thats more. yes, someone asked before) plus shipping which is $5.

 

I applied this to my G19, G26 and Kel-Tec P3AT. 20 second charge with my LED Polystinger lasts a good solid hour and a half or so of equal brightness to my trijicon sights on my S&W 5946.

On the Glock sights with the U rear and dot front sights, they are still useable for about 2-3 hours. On the Kel-Tec not so much because those sights are hard enough to see in sunlight. Gun design issue, not a Glow-on issue.

Very happy and well worth it. After painting the sights with 2 coats, i finished them with 2 more coats of my wife's Revlon top coat nail polish. Dries tougher than regular clear polish and is chip resistant. It's been a few months and they still look like Day 1.

 

Thanks.

 

Welcome chief! Hey, If you can maybe tell us a liitle about Chief203 in the Introduction section. Military? Fire? LEO?

 

I've used it. The "painted" glock thread has some comparison pictures between this and a product from Glow-inc. Mine has held up to cleaning.

It is a good low cost alternative. BUT, i'd still prefer "real" night sites as I may not have time to charge these sights as I CC. I'm going to get a UV light bulb and charge these for an hour to see how long they last at night. They're nice to have at the range as they glow a bit more and are a bit more visible than the stock sights, but IMHO, nothing beats true night sits.

YMMV
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Thanks again. Just intro'd myself. Glad to be here.

 

I too prefer real night sights but for the price, this product is a super alternative for me until I can round up enough cash for trijicons. Besides, these didn't even need clearance from the boss lady.

 

its not an issue. Any type of night sight or glow paint requires only seconds to charge. Even if you keep it under your shirt all day every day it is still going to glow.

 

Correct. It's not going to glow unless it's hit with a few seconds of light. I've tested the this extensively with the glow on paint and the glowinc paint. Heck, even glow on recommends on their web page that you hit the sites with a uv flashlight before use at night.

The only issues I have with this is i don't carry a uv flashlight with me. When seconds count, do I really have the time to grab the gun, grab the flashlight, turn it on, flash the sites, and then point the gun at the target? Personally, I don't.

Is it a good alternative when you can't get night sights (the position I am in now)? Yes. would I trust my life to them? I don't have much of a choice right now, but if I did, I wouldn't.

At least for Nightstand use, I'm getting a little desk lamp and a uv bulb to charge the sites for 30 min or so before I go to bed. Once charged, the paint holds its glow for a few hours. again, I've tested it, but as always, YMMV.

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