Another suggestion is to use ordinary nail polish. Apply, let it dry then wipe off excess with dampened paper towel patch wetted with acetone. I used to fill the PW with red so there was no mixup with other wedges. Customers thought it was cool.
-----Original Message----- From: John Muir <j...@clubmaker-online.com> To: ShopTalk <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> Sent: Fri, Apr 11, 2014 5:24 pm Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Paint fill for irons If I’m holding the stamp while Arnie’s swinging a 10 pound sledge hammer, it’s going to end up like Charlie Brown and Lucy football skit. I bought a really nice set of stamps and have a good impression on the back of some beautiful forged wedges I’m doing. http://clubmaker-online.com/hiskei.irons.html The advantage to those old golfworks/golfsmith waxy/crayon markers was that it filled the stamp. With Testors it seems like you need to do a few coats. John On Apr 11, 2014, at 7:18 PM, Ed Reeder <e_ree...@mailup.net> wrote: Arnie, The secret is to have someone else hold the stamp :-) On Fri, Apr 11, 2014, at 03:33 PM, arniescl...@aol.com wrote: Too much acetone! Moisten paper towel patch and give a quick wipe in direction I gave. I have written to a friend for the name of the waxy nail hole filler. Did a search and could not find the info. to help you. It's not the weight of the hammer alone! You must be able to swing the hammer and strike hard! I have access to a 10 pound sledge hammer but can't swing it while holding the stamp! then wiping basically the whole shootin’ match off with the acetone leaving a bit of color all over the back of the iron head. -----Original Message----- From: John Muir <j...@clubmaker-online.com> To: ShopTalk <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> Sent: Fri, Apr 11, 2014 3:25 pm Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Paint fill for irons Not to give you hammer envy, Arnie, but mine is a 4 pounder. lol. I’m globbing the testors paint around the stamping, letting it dry, then wiping basically the whole shootin’ match off with the acetone leaving a bit of color all over the back of the iron head. John On Apr 11, 2014, at 4:31 PM, arniescl...@aol.com wrote: You must make your stampings deeper! Use a heavy hammer (mine is a 3 pound "drill hammer") strike the stamp ONLY ONCE and HARD! The "paint sticks" you are looking for are used to fill small nail holes as in picture frame making. You rub the stamping with the waxy paint stick and wipe with a dry paper towel (no solvent) the stamp must still be deep. Check craft stores for the paint sticks. Also when you do your current wipe use less acetone, less pressure and rub across the stamped line so as to not remove the paint in the stamping. -----Original Message----- From: John Muir <j...@clubmaker-online.com> To: ShopTalk <ShopTalk@mail.msen.com> Sent: Fri, Apr 11, 2014 1:18 pm Subject: ShopTalk: Paint fill for irons Golfworks (and maybe Golfsmith?) used to sell paint sticks to fill iron stampings that were more like a crayon than acrylic paint sticks they sell now. I’m stamping/ paint filling some wedges and the acrylic paint tends to want to disappear when I try and clean up the area around the stamping with acetone. Any ideas? John Muir clubmaker-online.com 810.923.7396 By the way, I send out weekly information on new golf equipment called The Clubmaker Report. Would you like me to add your email to it? Send me a quick note if yes. Thanks! John Muir clubmaker-online.com 810.923.7396 By the way, I send out weekly information on new golf equipment called The Clubmaker Report. Would you like me to add your email to it? Send me a quick note if yes. Thanks! John Muir clubmaker-online.com 810.923.7396
