A too-thin (or too-small) front sight will remain a too-thin (or too-small) front sight, no matter what you do.
Painting the entire rear surface of the front sight bright red will help a little. (Fluorescent paint is not necessary.)
Go to a drugstore, or even a beauty-supply store, and buy a bottle of bright white nail "polish" (cellulose enamel, really) and a bottle of bright, fire-engine red nail "polish."
Clean your front sight very thoroughly with alcohol, Energine, or some other cleaner-degreaser. A Q-Tip works best.
Using the brush inside the cap of the white nail polish, carefully dab a coat of the stuff on the rear surface of the front sight (the part that you see through the rear sight). Let it dry for at least 12 hours. Use a very sharp knife to cut or scrape off any excess paint from the side surfaces of the sight blade.
Re-coat the sight with the white nail polish, and let it dry for another 12 hours. (You probably didn't have to scrape any off, this time. Right?)
Now apply two coats of the red nail polish, letting each dry for 12 hours.
That'll help.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

I tried the "Nail polish fix" several months ago and it works great. Cost is low and you can change colors to suit your needs.
Mitch

Originally Posted by MITCH

I tried the "Nail polish fix" several months ago and it works great. Cost is low and you can change colors to suit your needs.
Mitch

Thanks buddy. I'll try it.

Originally Posted by MITCH

I tried the "Nail polish fix" several months ago and it works great. Cost is low and you can change colors to suit your needs.
Mitch

is the nail polish supose to match your lipstick or shoes?

(ducking and running for cover)
jr

Originally Posted by johnr

is the nail polish supose to match your lipstick or shoes?

jr

I usually try to match the polish to the shoes, but that's just me. I tend to go neutral on my lipsticks.

Huh?

Originally Posted by Frank45

Huh?

The thread deteriorated rapidly Frank.

Let's take it in another direction....

Two guys are playing golf.

At the eighth tee, one of them keeps approaching the ball, studying the shot and then walking back, only to approach it again..

"What the hell is your problem?" his partner asks. "It's never taken you this long to drive before."

"My wife is watching from the club house balcony. I need to make a perfect shot."

"Hell" his partner snorts..."There's no way you're going to hit her from here."

Ok, I understand about the golf ball, but why neutral lipstick?

Camo Frank! Camo!

I painted the rear of the front sight on several of my hand guns that do not have night sights.




It works well, but I like night sights better ... they seem larger white sights during the day.

Thanks. My SIG 232 has night sights and they work great. The PPK/s doesn't and it's hard to pick up that front blade quickly on the range. The indoor range that I use isn't that well lit around the stations.

I can have it converted to night sights, but I'm not sure it will be worth all the expense. I saw glow in the dark acrylic paint at a hobby shop and thought I might have found a cheap alternative. A small bottle is $2.95

Dip a toothpick into the paint and apply it to that small red dot on the back of the front sight. See if it makes it stand out better. I may still give it a shot before I break out the nail polish.

Originally Posted by MorganOverlook

Thanks. My SIG 232 has night sights and they work great. The PPK/s doesn't and it's hard to pick up that front blade quickly on the range. The indoor range that I use isn't that well lit around the stations.

I can have it converted to night sights, but I'm not sure it will be worth all the expense. I saw glow in the dark acrylic paint at a hobby shop and thought I might have found a cheap alternative. A small bottle is $2.95

Dip a toothpick into the paint and apply it to that small red dot on the back of the front sight. See if it makes it stand out better. I may still give it a shot before I break out the nail polish.

I did the same,I got fluorecent(spelling?) paint from Glo.Nation.com and dipped a toothpick in it to apply to my Cougar 8000, CZ85 sights and GP-100 front blade. I pick them up easily now. I still haven't tried the neutral lipstick though. I tried but my wife gave me a strange look when I ask to barrow some of hers.

Originally Posted by johnr

is the nail polish supose to match your lipstick or shoes?

(ducking and running for cover)
jr

I'm new here... and I hope you guys don't mind but, DA*N.. it's all about the purse, scabbard, holster... or whatever you call that thang you put the gun in...

Please forgive me... or not... what a way to start a membership in a forum

Originally Posted by TheBlacksmith

I'm new here... and I hope you guys don't mind but, DA*N.. it's all about the purse, scabbard, holster... or whatever you call that thang you put the gun in...

Please forgive me... or not... what a way to start a membership in a forum

Welcome to the forum. This nail polish thing apparently isn't going away.

Originally Posted by MorganOverlook

This nail polish thing apparently isn't going away.

What did you expect with a thread titled: Boy this is stupid

Originally Posted by bruce333

What did you expect with a thread titled: Boy this is stupid

About what I got. But, thanks to suggestions from members of this forum, I'm getting the firearm in question to look and perform the way that I want it to, so thanks everybody.

That is a nice Walther and good luck with it.....but the nail polish and lipstick should stay with the likes of Ursula.

I'm sure that ever since I bought my white and red nail polish from our small-town drug store, I have been labelled with the sobriquet "cross-dresser."
That's OK. On this little island, I'd fit right in no matter what I wore.

Originally Posted by Frank45

That is a nice Walther and good luck with it.....but the nail polish and lipstick should stay with the likes of Ursula.

"Is that a nicely nail-polished Walther in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
(My apologies, Mae West.)

Originally Posted by Steve M1911A1

"Is that a nicely nail-polished Walther in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
(My apologies, Mae West.)

I think it's a good looking little old pistol at a fairly reasonable price. Other opinions may differ of course.

Originally Posted by Steve M1911A1

"Is that a nicely nail-polished Walther in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
(My apologies, Mae West.)

Glad to see that you are back to form since your vacation Steve, and that Morgan is a good sport. That was a good laugh.

Originally Posted by Frank45

Glad to see that you are back to form since your vacation Steve, and that Morgan is a good sport. That was a good laugh.

I'm always a good sport Frank. Life's too short to get bent out of shape.