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Originally Posted by Captainfab
The shifter plate looks great.....it almost looks illuminated. What method did you use to get the blue into the engraving so perfectly?
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Thanks Cap. The paint I'm using is OneShots which is a sign painting/lettering paint, and then some various spraypaints. I did the black base on the cover, then hit it with a med/med-thin coat of clear and waited a day or so for it to harden. I took the OneShots and got it kinda cold so it thickened, then used a long thin lettering brush to do the letters. Quickly I came back with a rag coated in thinner and made a little pommel, and wiped away any extra paint that was on the surface. Then I cleared over the whole thing once it dried.
The OneShots is a very opaque, vibrant color, and against the black does look like it luminesces. (Also the camera was a little sweaty which probably adds to the look lol).