On 08/06/2011 11:54, silvercreekvalley wrote:
I'm trying to recondition a metal front panel
which is white with black lettering.
Some of the controls have boxes drawn around them in black, and on one of
the boxes, the black line has faded away.
I'd like to repair this, and wondered if anyone has any suggestions. The line is
about 1mm, possibly 2mm wide.
I've tried a quality marker pen, but the ink doesnt 'stick' to the panel,
also its
not a clean enough edge on the line.
I'm thinking that something like lettreset might work - the line is only about 5cm
long (or 2" in old money).
I havent managed to find anyone selling 'lines' though, just letters.
All Letraset sheets have guidelines under the letters, and most have
some lines elsewhere which - though not intended as rub-down - do work,
especially if you use the "pre-release" technique (which you'd need to
do on a hard panel anyway).
Alternatively, I'd suggest a Rotring or similar draughtsman's pen,
ideally with the "etching" ink normally used for tracing film (as
opposed to the usual black ink used for paper and tracing paper).
A third option would be the rub-down transfers or tapes used for PCB
layouts, still available from Farnell, RS, etc.
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