Kind of a dumb question probably, but how do people "restore" the finish on their equipment I D tags? Im certain there are methods, I just dont know about them and would like to. The tag on my Johnson Model B was somewhat battered, so I (Im ducking for cover now) filled in the black areas with black sharpie, it doesnt look as bad as it sounds, especially from 25 feet away. It has raised letters that I cleaned up with fine grit paper first, then filled in the black area the best I could.....crude, yes......
So, is the normal method screen printing or something, or scanning it on a computer somehow??
monkers, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun since Nov 2012.
02-05-2013, 09:25 AM (This post was last modified: 02-05-2013, 09:27 AM by Mayhem.)
A picture would help.
Most of the ones I have are screen printed and there is not much I can do other than clean the grime off, scrape off the paint from where the previous owners have painted 'around them' and generally try to make them look pretty.
I had a set of Aluminium M/T rocker covers on an old 350 that had fins along the length and raised lettering. I masked them up and painted them black. Then I rubbed them back with wet and dry paper until all the paint on the raised areas were gone. They looked nice once polished and this is how I would do a name plate that has raised lettering. In fact, the access door on the column of my mill has the name raised and I will take the same approach when I paint that.
I think Bill recently did the same on his mill but I could be wrong. As I said, a picture of what you have will help.
Mickey Thompson was quite a character from reports i have read, His biography would make a very interesting read!!
Now,,,,,,,,,,, I too have wondered about how people are restoring tags on machines, i did see somewere an ad for someone who was making new ones somehow.
Anyone up to date on this?
sasquatch, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun since Jul 2012.
hi well i will post a pic before and after this is haw i do it on brass ones any way i scrub the brass plate with a scratch brush i will post a pic of that to once all the crap is off i then polish the lettering then i give it a wash in soapy water then i spray the pant on if the lettering is well pronounced all you need to do is glue sum wet and dry sand paper to a hard and flat Peace of wood then rub over the lettering and buff up if on the other hand the lettering is well worn i use a scalpel to remove the pant from the lettering a bit time consuming but will look good when dun this is the before pic of the bit I'm working on at the moment
krv3000, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Feb 2012.
and would like to. The tag on my Johnson Model B was somewhat battered, so I (Im ducking for cover now) filled in the black areas with black sharpie
, it doesnt look as bad as it sounds, especially from 25 feet away. It has raised letters that I cleaned up with fine grit paper first, then filled in the black area the best I could.....crude, yes......
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