lost my front site...kinda

[FuziDave]

went to the range last night for the first time in a loooong time.

shotting the M&P Shield. i could hardly see the front dot. i think in my last cleaning, i got some solvent/oil in that little notch with the white dot, so it's not white anymore.

can i just use some white model paint and dab in a new dot? or is there something better?

[Teamless]

on 2 of my guns the front sight is just black on black, so I went to a craft store, picked up an acrylic pen.
It did the trick and all for about $6

[TexasGal]

There have been several stories of the paint on the front sight just falling off of the Shields. You would think that was worked out long ago how to put a durable paint job on a sight. By all accounts, just dabbing it back on works fine and you get to pick the color.

[tomtexan]

It happened on my 9c.

[Jumping Frog]

....and dab in a new dot? ...

A toothpick works to apply.

[The Annoyed Man]

It happened on my 9c.

It happened on my M&P45 full-sized. I'm going to replace the sights with Trijicon HD sights anyway, like I did on my XDm.

[MoJo]

White out woks well as does Testors model enamel. Clean the surface well with some rubbing alcohol on a Q Tip then use a toothpick or sewing needle to put a drop of paint in the dot. Fingernail polish works great especially if you are looking for a color to coordinate with your holster.

[FuziDave]

thanks, all

[68Charger]

Same happened to my Sig P238. I used my GF's yellow nail polish. Worked like a charm.

[03Lightningrocks]

They sell a paint that has a very high luminescence just for the purpose of painting the dot on sights. http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product. ... tId=740388" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That was just one of many I found doing a simple google search for sight paint. Cabelas is out of stock but do the search and thousands of options pop up.

[ftabangler13]

Happened on my shield too. Acrylic paint did the trick. I think it actually came out brighter than the original paint.