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Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 14, 2024 08:51AM
I built and finished a rod with my name in the signature area. What is the best way to cover that up so I can sign a new name to it? I want to give it to my niece's husband. Thanks Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: May 14, 2024 09:15AM
Make a wrap over it, finish, and then inscribe and finish over that. Choose a thread color that will compliment the rest of the rod and it won't look out of place.
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Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
(---.68.237.4.hwccustomers.com)
Date: May 14, 2024 09:31AM
If you didn't make the mistake of signing directly on the blank - you should sand off your name.
Then sign again. You should always apply a couple of coats of finish before signing. If you signed directly on the blank - then I would remove as much of the finish above your name - dont sand into the nlank - remove butt wrap and get as level as possible. You may have to lay down some finish to get whole area level - then put a wrap over it Herb CTS Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 15, 2024 10:34AM
I guess I'll have to cover it with thread and finish it. I can sign it again up the rod blank. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: May 15, 2024 11:09AM
Why can't you inscribe over 2nd coat of epoxy over new wrap?
Dull it with 2000 grit wet or dry. Recoat after inscription done. Herb Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: May 15, 2024 02:14PM
Sign it on the epoxied thread wrap you put over the old inscription. Then overcoat that.
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Posted by:
Bill Hickey
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Date: May 16, 2024 05:19AM
I don’t put a thread wrap base down and epoxy over that. It is not needed in my opinion.
What I do is apply a coat of finish to the blank where I am going to do the inscription. Once cured, take the shine off, gently with a Scotch Brite Pad, write your inscription, let that dry and put another coat of epoxy thread finish over that. You can another coat, but really not necessary. For inscribing, I use a Quill Pen with the smallest nibs available. If I am doing Black, India Ink. Silver, Gold or Copper, I use Testors Model Paint. Word of caution, Do Not Thin your finish with a solvent. I am lucky to have decent handwriting. I would try test run on scrap blank pieces first. If your handwriting is less than stellar, find a family member or friend to help out. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Ross Pearson
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Date: May 16, 2024 08:01AM
Replacing the existing signature could also be done by covering the original one with paint or marker, finishing, signing, and finishing again. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: May 16, 2024 08:59AM
Bill Hickey Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I don’t put a thread wrap base down and epoxy > over that. It is not needed in my opinion. > > What I do is apply a coat of finish to the blank > where I am going to do the inscription. Once > cured, take the shine off, gently with a Scotch > Brite Pad, write your inscription, let that dry > and put another coat of epoxy thread finish over > that. You can another coat, but really not > necessary. > > For inscribing, I use a Quill Pen with the > smallest nibs available. If I am doing Black, > India Ink. Silver, Gold or Copper, I use Testors > Model Paint. > > Word of caution, Do Not Thin your finish with a > solvent. > > I am lucky to have decent handwriting. I would try > test run on scrap blank pieces first. If your > handwriting is less than stellar, find a family > member or friend to help out. Bill, The OP's problem is that there is already an inscription on the blank. The purpose of a thread wrap would be to cover what is already there, and then put the inscription on the thread wrap and finish over that. ......... Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 16, 2024 09:04AM
I'm not sure if you caught it, but I'm covering a signature area and then signing over it. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bill Hickey
(---.res.spectrum.com)
Date: May 16, 2024 12:44PM
Bruce Tomaselli Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not sure if you caught it, but I'm covering a > signature area and then signing over it. Got ya, I missed that part. Then do what Tom said if your signature was done directly on the blank. If you dropped a coat of finish first, then signed it and coated over that, if you have a power wrapper, you can gently sand the old finish down with 400 grit paper, tread lightly here, just take off enough to get into the first coat of finish removing the signature. Make a quick pass with the sandpaper, wipe with 90% ISO Alcohol, repeat till you have it gone. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: May 16, 2024 01:23PM
Scrap off the original signiture with a razor blade, Burnish the blank and sign again and apply two coats of finish and you will be good to go.
No need to apply anything to the blank before signing it. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 17, 2024 09:59AM
That won't hurt the blank? I didn't know you could do that. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: May 17, 2024 12:15PM
IMO - bad idea - especially if blank painted.
Herb Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
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Date: May 18, 2024 07:38PM
You could mix marbling pigment with finish, cover the offensive area, sign on top of that, and recoat. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bill Hickey
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Date: May 19, 2024 11:33AM
I agree with Herb, bad idea to scrape off if blank is painted or has a gloss top coat on it. If it is a sanded natural finish like a NFC or unsanded natural blank, scrape away. Finish will come off very easy and coating it again will never be noticeable.
Painted blanks can be an issue when removing thread and finish, sometimes the paint will chip off, just depends on who’s blank it is. Also, what the original builder did with the finish. I’ve done repairs on guides where a builder mixed a solvent with the wrap finish and the blank finish came off when unwrapping the thread, didn’t even get to scraping it off, just peeled away with the thread. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
(---.68.237.4.hwccustomers.com)
Date: May 19, 2024 02:54PM
Bill Hickey Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I agree with Herb, bad idea to scrape off if blank > is painted or has a gloss top coat on it. If it is > a sanded natural finish like a NFC or unsanded > natural blank, scrape away. Finish will come off > very easy and coating it again will never be > noticeable. > Painted blanks can be an issue when removing > thread and finish, sometimes the paint will chip > off, just depends on who’s blank it is. Also, > what the original builder did with the finish. > I’ve done repairs on guides where a builder > mixed a solvent with the wrap finish and the blank > finish came off when unwrapping the thread, > didn’t even get to scraping it off, just peeled > away with the thread. Also - raw carbon blanks have, for want of a better word, microscopic "holes" or "pores" that traps paint or ink that you can't remove unless uou scrape down past the surface. Don't do it. Herb Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 25, 2024 09:37AM
Could I use the same color thread I used with the guides to cover the signature area or will that not look right? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/2024 09:39AM by Bruce Tomaselli. Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
(---.68.237.4.hwccustomers.com)
Date: May 25, 2024 09:48AM
IMO
Either same color as blank - or same color as guide wraps. I would use wrap color Herb CTS Re: Best Way To Cover Signature Area
Posted by:
Bruce Tomaselli
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Date: May 25, 2024 10:39AM
Thanks Herb. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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