I have a customer who would like a few 2" x 8" acrylic signs. I'm not sure what will be going on them just yet but I made up my own sample piece with black color fill as he would like black text (see attached photo). I used some black acrylic paint that I had but wasn't really happy with the way it came out. The paint chipped and certain spots are not covered in paint.
I kept the paper mask on when I engraved the piece, ran it at 25 speed, 100 power on my 35 watt laser. I had quite a bit of white smoke that I wiped off with a damp paper towel and I even used a soft toothbrush to try to get any remaining residue off but that didn't quite work.
I'm not sure if it would be easier using black LaserLights instead of paint filling. I'm guessing it will depend on the size of the text as well. If the text is too small than I will prob have to paint fill.
Any suggestions or tips regarding this type of project? Also, how much should I charge? Paint filling and applying LaserLights are somewhat labor intensive and I've never really had a job like this before. What is the going rate for something like this?