Painted wrench stampings

[wyattstihl]

I have seen people do this with wrenches, and I want to do it with mine. Whats the best way to go about painting the stampings without covering the whole wrench with it?

This is off google, what I am interested in doing.


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[Nova231]

In the past, I've used enamel paints (think from a hobby shop) and painted over the impressions. After filling all the crevices, wipe the paint quickly off of the surface with a rag or paper towel. This will leave the color only where you want it. Set it aside and let dry.

 

[PFSard]

Another thread on this may give you ideas

I Got Bored Again
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392119

 

[jumbojak]

If you use brake cleaner as much as I do, don't bother... whatever you put on wrenches and sockets comes right off.

 

[Finky198]

Nail polish I mentioned it in the thread listed above... I apply and then wipe with an acetone soaked rag... to remove the excess.

Most of my stuff is color coded, this being one part of the whole system.

 

[Stuart in MN]

You don't need to be neat about it - either brush or spray the paint over the number, then use a rag or paper towel with a little solvent to wipe off the excess.

 

[BroncoAZ]

I’ve seen people use the paint crayons to mark similar stamping on guns.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N84B14/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Michael_in_DE]

I use orange nail polish from garage sales, put it on thick. Then using a shop towel that doesn't have long fibers, I wrap an old credit card and put some acetone on the end. I scrape/rub in a diagonal motion to the main lines of the text, so as to not go with the grain and scoop out the paint with the towel.

 

[scubadoober]

I just paint fingernail polish on a little heavy not worrying about the edges. Let it dry and then scrape away the excess with a razor. Goes quick, and you cant mess it up unless you scrape while it is still wet.

 

[Spiffers]

I’ve seen people use the paint crayons to mark similar stamping on guns.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N84B14/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I used regular crayons on my H&K. Then cleaned it off with CLP.

 

[4xdog]

You don't need to be neat about it - either brush or spray the paint over the number, then use a rag or paper towel with a little solvent to wipe off the excess.

We did exactly this in the mid-80s in my old lab with one of those Japanese Craftsman wrench sets. Day-glo orange paint in the opening markings and in the raised panel imprints. Worked just fine.

I’ve seen people use the paint crayons to mark similar stamping on guns.

These work quite well. I have several paint crayons and use them to highlight markings. I have metallic crayons I'll use to fill in original imprints in vintage fountain pens in my collection. As an example, I filled the USB logo on that cable with a white Lacquer-Stick fill-in paint crayon so it would be easy to see which way goes up in low light.

 

[fos373]

I generally use a paint pen. I don't worry about getting too much on there, just clean up with some steel wool once dry and it comes off. I generally will use a fine point or extra fine point to get into the grooves.

I've also used the paint sticks on impacts as noted by 4xdog. Then wipe away the excess.

 

[davethorik]

I used paint pen for these ratchets at work, I mark all my stuff with green paint. Mostly because they only stock white, yellow, and red pens in the tool crib.

Dab off with a rag with a small amount of acetone soaked in.

 

[stovebolt6]

Colour in the stamping with a paint marker, then let it dry. Spray a rag with brake cleaner and give it a wipe to get the excess off.

 

[jdoe213]

I just paint fingernail polish on a little heavy not worrying about the edges. Let it dry and then scrape away the excess with a razor. Goes quick, and you cant mess it up unless you scrape while it is still wet.

I do the same. Whatever the color is in the bottle doesn't match what it looks like on the wrench.

 

[IdahoMan]

What is the shade/color for "SAE Red" and "Metric Blue"?

Bump BTW.