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Old 04-17-2008, 12:46 AM
Phil Coggan Phil Coggan is offline
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WHAT INK?
Inking an engraving is a matter of preference, whatever works for you, some engravings need ink, some don't.
My work is mainly guns and I can only speek for myself. I've been inking and laquering guns for about twenty years.
I use black printing ink which is thick and a little gooey or artists oil paint.
What I do is fill a small bottle top with cellulose thinners, then add a very small amount of paint dryer but this is not absolutely necessary it just helps the drying.
I use an artists paint brush, hair not bristle. Just dip the tip of the brush into the thinners and then into the ink, a bit of practice will get you the right consistency and colour.
If you use just thinners, the residue can be wiped off in a few minutes, if you have added dryers don't leave it for too long otherwise the paint sets rock hard and is then difficult to remove.
An interesting effect can be produced by using different colours.
Red ink was added to the yellow gold birds on this gun. It is important to laquer after unless your using stainless etc.
Phil
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