I'm not taking credit for this one, my dad showed me this. If you have some parts with a script on them or anything else you want to paint with crisp, clean edges, give this a shot. You'll of course need the paint colors you intend to paint, as well as a clearcoat, a few lint-free rags and some lacquer thinner. We've only worked with automotive two-stage paint for things like this, I'm not sure what kind of results you'll get from spray bomb clear. Lay down the color of the RAISED portion first. This is important. Follow that up with a clearcoat. Once that has completely dried, lay down the basecoat of the of the next color. While it's still tacky, CAREFULLY wipe the new color away from the raised script using a rag dipped in lacquer thinner. The more time you spend here getting a clean edge, the better you're gonna pull this off. Once satisfied, lay down a clearcoat over the whole piece and voila - perfectly painted script without painstakingly laying it down with a brush - and probably cleaner to boot. Here's a couple of examples. As with everything, practice makes perfect.
the tag looks like a NOS one. thats a good thing for me to do since its going to be snowing tomorrow.
I think it's done professionally with a flow pencil or something like that. I bet a dropper or syringe filled with paint would work great for doing recessed areas by just filling up the recessed parts with paint. just a thought.
Good post.....glad that you put words to the process. I'm gonna add the clear coat to my next project between colors....that will make some "problems" go away. I did some aircraft parts a few years ago and everyone thought that I had found NOS parts, but next time I'm adding the clear step. Thanks, Skot
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