[R-390] Panel Lettering question

[Barry]

I used an acrylic lacquer.  After it sets up, I wiped the excess off with
some thinner.  Since the panel was powder coated, it worked great -
otherwise, the thinner would have stripped the panel paint too.

Barry - N4BUQ


> Hey Folks,
>
>         Anyone have any experience with baking a painted panel with the
> lettering filled with lacquer stick?  Will the lettering set or harden
when
> baked?
>
> My hope is to overshoot the panel once cooked with a clear satin acrylic.
>
> I tried a nice ultra white acrylic craft paint to fill the letters but the
> stuff dried so fast it was near impossible to get off the panel just
seconds
> after wiping it into the engravings.  While working to get it off the
panel
> it pulled all the paint out of the engravings.  It's water soluble until
it
> dries....like in seconds when thin.  Had to use polishing compound to get
> the stuff off.  Lacquer stick worked fine but I'd like to be sure it's
going
> to firm up and be able to take the overspray of acrylic.
>
> Cecil...