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This is what another member recommended me to do for filling in the lettering:
"I use an enamel paint maker to do mine. You can usually find them at a craft store or online. The marker I currently have is made by Pilot with an extra fine point. It's pretty simple to do. Take the marker and fill in the lettering. I usually wait about a minute and then wipe off the excess. I found using an old shirt works best. Simply stretch part of the shirt over your index finger so there aren't any wrinkles. Be sure to have it taut. You don't want to wipe up any paint from the engraving. So, after a minute wipe off any excess paint. You can wet part of the shirt a little bit to help get any smudges from around the lettering. In case you miss any and it dries, you can use a little polish (I have Meguiar's Ultimate Polish on hand) to polish those areas and remove any stubborn. Apply a second coat if need be, but wait a couple hours for the first coat to dry. Don't overdo it though. If you get a lot of paint built up in the engraving it won't look good, plus you can have paint flake away ruining your handy work."
The extra fine point is .7mm in size. Quite small and should be able to maneuver inside the lettering more easily. I've yet to take this on. I have a white, black, silver, copper, and gold pen and can't decide which would be best to use on some of my candidates.
"I use an enamel paint maker to do mine. You can usually find them at a craft store or online. The marker I currently have is made by Pilot with an extra fine point. It's pretty simple to do. Take the marker and fill in the lettering. I usually wait about a minute and then wipe off the excess. I found using an old shirt works best. Simply stretch part of the shirt over your index finger so there aren't any wrinkles. Be sure to have it taut. You don't want to wipe up any paint from the engraving. So, after a minute wipe off any excess paint. You can wet part of the shirt a little bit to help get any smudges from around the lettering. In case you miss any and it dries, you can use a little polish (I have Meguiar's Ultimate Polish on hand) to polish those areas and remove any stubborn. Apply a second coat if need be, but wait a couple hours for the first coat to dry. Don't overdo it though. If you get a lot of paint built up in the engraving it won't look good, plus you can have paint flake away ruining your handy work."
The extra fine point is .7mm in size. Quite small and should be able to maneuver inside the lettering more easily. I've yet to take this on. I have a white, black, silver, copper, and gold pen and can't decide which would be best to use on some of my candidates.
Joe
