[Roadsters] Repainting knob letters (was "RE: Interior metalfinishing")

Tom Duffy tomuo at comcast.net
Fri Jun 4 21:44:17 MDT 2010


Same here.  You can also use a toothpick instead of a brush, which is 
slower, but makes it easier
to keep the paint in the lines.

Tom
'68 1600 in Sunnyvale with smart new Tires.

On 2010/06/04 9:53, Tom Hendricksen wrote:
> This is about the way I applied new paint to my knobs.  I purchased a small
> bottle of white enamel from a hobby shop along with a thin brush.  You won't
> have much luck keeping the paint inside of the depressions for the letters,
> but it wipes right off and leaves the paint in the letter.  Several years
> later my knobs still show clear and sharp text.
>
> Tom
> 69 2000 - Mr. Hyde   Waiting for me in Las Vegas for now
> Portland
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>
> On 6/3/2010 6:18:05 PM, dave (dave at eastcoastroadster.com) wrote:
>    
>> I use Jig head paint for gunsights, (fluorescent pink or orange), made
>> for
>> coloring leadhead fish hooks.
>> It's a thick drying enamel that would fil
>>      
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