[Shop-talk] Dye-ing stainless steel

[Paul Parkanzky]

The Lotus guys do what you're talking about with enamel hobby paint and it
comes out pretty nice:

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f92/84869d1215138186-slow-day-painted-my-shift-knob-shift_knob_painted.jpg

Cheap enough to give it a shot:

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=18696956&KPID=14980716&pla=pla_14980716

-Paul

On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My wife asked for a monogrammed Yeti cup--you know, those stainless steel
> cups that keep ice cool forever.
>
> Got the cup, had it monogrammed. I am a hero.
>
> Monogram is so 'shallow' into the stainless that it's almost impossible to
> see. You can catch your fingernail on it, but just barely.
>
> I was going to have at it with a Sharpie, then wipe off the excess, but I
> don't know if that'll do it--if it wipes off the surrounding metal, why
> won't it wipe off the engraved part, too? I doubt the cut is deep enough to
> hold paint, but I might try that.
>
> Thought you guys might have advice on how to get this to stand out.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Scott
>
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