Has anyone here had success using Rub N Buff to color the engraved areas of Rowmark name badges? My customer wants gold letters in part of the badge. Thanks for any help.
Bill
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Has anyone here had success using Rub N Buff to color the engraved areas of Rowmark name badges? My customer wants gold letters in part of the badge. Thanks for any help.
Bill
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When I have a job that needs colour in the badges, I use rev. engraved rowmark, and laser the filled area first, colour fill it gold or what ever, then laser and fill each colour the same way, one colour at a time (all badges in a sheet) once everything is engraved and colour filled, I just use the laser to score the plastic (about 3/4 through) then snap them apart and stick on the pins magnets etc.. Working from the back is a lot less fiddly, cleanup is easier, and the colours look pretty sharp! I used to hot stamp them, but not anymore!
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Bill - rub'n'buff (and I might be wrong here - search on my history I've been wrong before) is wax based. It will hold for a short time, but will wear off relatively quickly on something being handled all of the time. I would suggest you go to your local art shop and buy a tube of gold acrylic paint. It dries in minutes but is really very durable and will have a similar appearance, quite reflective.
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There are also some IPI plastics that engrave to gold. Like Bill, I prefer color filling name tags from the back in a reverse engraving process.
Mike Null
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Bill / Mike :
Please explain the method again. I must be missing something cause I do not understand.
Say I want white letters on black LaserMax, with a little blue color fill.
How would I do that?
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Thanks to all for the comments. You've given me lots of food for thoughts. With success here, I'll post the results.
Bill
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It is the part about engrave from the back I do not understand.
Do you burn all the way to the front surface??
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It's clear plastic that has been painted onthe back. You engrave through the paint then color fill the engraved portion with whatever color you want.
Mike Null
St. Louis Laser, Inc.
Trotec Speedy 300, 80 watt
Gravograph IS400
Woodworking shop CLTT and Laser Sublimation
Dye Sublimation
CorelDraw X5, X7
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Thanks - I understand now.
Clear was the key I was missing.
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