pink/red? Nooo...

but here's the plate again, first I scrubbed the engraving with Ajax cleanser and a toothbrush, and for good measure I ran a Magic Eraser over it a few times, you can see it dulled the lacquer finish--

Results: This is the 'naked eye' version, still looks very black in this pic, and to the naked eye...
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This is the 'honest' version, I set the plate on my knee and made sure the overhead light was hitting it squarely...
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--as you'll see in the full size pic, the underlying color is dark brown, but that's typical when burning metal with a fiber...
However, the dark is in there, it's not just dark ash that will wash away