Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

Use acrylic paints.
Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
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Usenet User wrote:
Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

A better stationary store will sell paint sticks. These are solid paint
that you rub into the engraved area and then wipe the surface clean.

See : http://www.durablesupply.com/saksolpainst.html as an example.


--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.


"Usenet User" wrote in message
...
Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:04:35 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote:

A better stationary store will sell paint sticks. These are solid paint
that you rub into the engraved area and then wipe the surface clean.

See : http://www.durablesupply.com/saksolpainst.html as an example.

The paint can be wiped off, but will it stay in the groovies? Does it
harden after some time?

Thanks!

Isn't it too fragile?

Thanks!


On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:32:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Use acrylic paints.
Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Usenet User wrote:
Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

You can use a clear coat coating that hardens nicely.

My wife painted the leo flooring in the kitchen, over coated it
with clear coat and after two days we could walk on it.
Then for years it stood up and was washed.

She used two layers.

Martin
Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Usenet User wrote:
Isn't it too fragile?

Thanks!


On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:32:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Use acrylic paints.
Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Usenet User wrote:
Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

"Usenet User" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:04:35 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote:

A better stationary store will sell paint sticks. These are solid paint
that you rub into the engraved area and then wipe the surface clean.

See : http://www.durablesupply.com/saksolpainst.html as an example.

The paint can be wiped off, but will it stay in the groovies? Does it
harden after some time?

Thanks!

Yes it hardens just like regular paint. I am a locksmith and I use it
regularly on old safe dials so it is easier to see the numbers.

I have also used it on machine tool dials with good results.

The trick is that when you rub it in to the lines you get a good thick layer
of paint imbedded. A little does wipe off when you wipe the high spots but
if you wrap the rag firmly around your finger and wipe across the lines with
a light touch plenty stays inside.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:24:18 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Martin H. Eastburn" quickly quoth:

You can use a clear coat coating that hardens nicely.

My wife painted the leo flooring in the kitchen, over coated it
with clear coat and after two days we could walk on it.
Then for years it stood up and was washed.

She used two layers.

Leo flooring? Two layers of law enforcement officers?
That's gotta hurt.

--
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life,
acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can
do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
-- Euripides

Roger Shoaf wrote:
A better stationary store will sell paint sticks. These are solid paint
that you rub into the engraved area and then wipe the surface clean.

See : http://www.durablesupply.com/saksolpainst.html as an example.

How fast does it dry? Bob

On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:12:43 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote:


"Usenet User" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:04:35 -0800, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote:

A better stationary store will sell paint sticks. These are solid paint
that you rub into the engraved area and then wipe the surface clean.

See : http://www.durablesupply.com/saksolpainst.html as an example.

The paint can be wiped off, but will it stay in the groovies? Does it
harden after some time?

Thanks!

Yes it hardens just like regular paint. I am a locksmith and I use it
regularly on old safe dials so it is easier to see the numbers.

I have also used it on machine tool dials with good results.

The trick is that when you rub it in to the lines you get a good thick layer
of paint imbedded. A little does wipe off when you wipe the high spots but
if you wrap the rag firmly around your finger and wipe across the lines with
a light touch plenty stays inside.

Sounds great I am familiar with Sakura products, but I didn't know
they make these. Thank you, Roger!

I was planning to avoid clear coat, if possible. But thanks anyway!

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:24:18 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

You can use a clear coat coating that hardens nicely.

My wife painted the leo flooring in the kitchen, over coated it
with clear coat and after two days we could walk on it.
Then for years it stood up and was washed.

She used two layers.

Martin
Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Usenet User wrote:
Isn't it too fragile?

Thanks!


On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:32:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Use acrylic paints.
Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
http://lufkinced.com/


Usenet User wrote:
Which paint(s) can be used to fill engraved ABS plastic keys? The
paint should withstand frequent touching by fingers.

Thanks!

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:24:18 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Martin H. Eastburn" quickly quoth:

You can use a clear coat coating that hardens nicely.

My wife painted the leo flooring in the kitchen, over coated it
with clear coat and after two days we could walk on it.
Then for years it stood up and was washed.

She used two layers.

Leo flooring? Two layers of law enforcement officers?
That's gotta hurt.


That depends on how many donuts they've had! ;-)


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida