Engraving/filling Electrical plates

[Dan Hintz]

It will meet any spec. military or otherwise... it's $175.00 a quart.

The mere mention of "military spec" means the price tag doesn't surprise me

[Mark Ross]

Anything alcohol based will make permanent markers run no matter how long they have been on. We use sharpies all day long on stuff and one wipe with alcohol removes anything we mark. We use the sharpies as a temporary permanent marker for certain jobs in the shop.

I have done similiar wall plates and just use a good acrylic paint to backfill.

[Josiah Gallo]

I tried this out yesterday and got great results. Testing with windex and durability seems to be fine. Engraved with light settings and then covered area with Expo dry erase! Magic marker seemed to be too hard to get off of unengraved areas. Thanks for tip! I think these were actually gloss finish, I didn't pay attention when buying

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[Rodne Gold]

The great thing with laser engraving is that is does not leave a smooth surface in the groove , its actually pretty rough and most paints will be impossible to remove as they key to the rough surface , we use automotive duco type paints , flood fill and use meths or thinners to remove excess and have had great results without any coatings in some pretty rough environments and with some pretty vigorous cleaning

[Dan Hintz]

Love the two-tone lighthouse, Josiah...