White crayon, paper towel, 10 minutes

[Flitzanu]

so i tried, i went with a neon green. i must have failed coloring bc mine doesnt look nearly as smooth and neat! but hey...most people see it in the dark anyway. excellent find!

anyone know a nice soft solvent that will clean out wax easy for changing color? or should i scrape it with a toothpick?

 

[Ladycats]

so i tried, i went with a neon green. i must have failed coloring bc mine doesnt look nearly as smooth and neat! but hey...most people see it in the dark anyway. excellent find!

anyone know a nice soft solvent that will clean out wax easy for changing color? or should i scrape it with a toothpick?

Neon green ??? 8-o Flitz, you didn't fail coloring ... that was just the Prodigy, fighting back !!!! .. kidding, just kidding .....

I'd go with using a toothpick, before I'd use a solvent .........

 

[tokarev]

Depending on the color choices you prefer, you can use a Lacquer-stik (thats the exact name, couple of manufacturers) which is used to fill in engravings like this and they really stand out and long-lasting. They only come in Black, Gold, White, Red, and Silver that I have found. Hoping to find a nice dark purple one of similar caliber.

THAT'S what I was thinking of! We used to use them to fill in the names engraved on bowling balls. I just couldn't remember what it was called.

Even the Lacquer-stik doesn't last forever, though. Some of us used paint (the kind for model cars and airplanes) for a more permanent fill. You use a swab or round paint brush to apply the paint to the engraving, then quickly wipe off any excess before it has a chance to dry. You can get the paint in many more colors, too.

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[Flitzanu]

oh, here's a pic.

 

[SharonLM]

Nice!!!! I like!

 

[Ladycats]

oh, here's a pic.

Looks great Flitz !!!

 

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Looks Great! Gives me an Idea NEON PINK

 

[Flitzanu]

hehe thanks, its definitely the CHEAPEST mod AVAILABLE!

 

[invidregis]

Change the color every day for a month for 7 bucks. 96 crayola pack

 

[Casey@PS]

Flitz, that looks awesome! Reminds me of cat eyes

Lady Cats... ideas?

 

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Do ya think fingernail polish will work I can get that in any color I want?

 

[Flitzanu]

i'm not sure i'd try fingernail polish, i think you'd risk damaging the original paint job trying to take it off.

and thanks Casey...it's very cat eye green indeed. i really prefer blue, but i seemed to be missing a few crayons and didn't have a blue i liked, plus i worried it wouldn't "pop" as much as a neon green

i think you should convince steve to start adding crayon kits to the website. ;p

 

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Ok Thanks Flitzanu it was just a thought, I don't have mine yet so haven't seen it up close and personal yet

 

[tokarev]

i'm not sure i'd try fingernail polish, i think you'd risk damaging the original paint job trying to take it off.

and thanks Casey...it's very cat eye green indeed. i really prefer blue, but i seemed to be missing a few crayons and didn't have a blue i liked, plus i worried it wouldn't "pop" as much as a neon green

i think you should convince steve to start adding crayon kits to the website. ;p

I wouldn't worry about taking it off. Crayon is soft wax, so I expect it will wear off from normal use sooner than you think. No need to remove it, unless you want to change colors often, of course.

Almost anything will remove crayon from a non-porous surface. Safest would be a toothpick and a soft rag, I guess. I don't know if powder coating can be damaged by common solvents, though I would tend to think not for the brief exposure needed to remove crayon wax. It CAN be scratched, though, so don't use metal tools on it!8-o

Edit: Oops, never mind - I just realized the poster was asking about fingernail polish instead of crayon. I really should read these things first.....LOL (I still don't think a brief application of nail polish remover would hurt it, but that's JMO.)

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