BinderPartsGuy
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Bought a used Snap-on screwdriver set. One has either been almost never used or replaced recently. Anyone have any advice keeping the names and part numbers from wearing of the handles?
Snap-on Hard Handles
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Fedwrench
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There's the option of not using them. Avoid contact with Brake Clean, TB Cleaner, or any aggressive cleaner like upper engine or carb cleaner. On the older hard handles the SNAP ON name and part numbers were embossed into the handle so, could still make them out if washed away. The newer ones, not so much.
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BinderPartsGuy
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I don’t buy Snap-on Tools not to use them. I like to keep stuff in good condition. My tools are no different.
4xdog
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Either put them aside for show only (and they're your tools, so whatever you like is a fine choice), or possibly re-ink the imprint when they inevitably get worn in use.
I dunno how Snap-on did it originally -- quite possibly hot foil transfer -- but for re-inking engraving or imprints on lots of things I use Lacquer-Sticks. They're available in a range of colors from a number of online sources, including the Big A.
These paint-in-a-crayon things work really well for stuff like this. Here's an example of the new thermo-mixing valve in my basement highlighted so I can see the directions for adjusting. As made, the valve had only the imprints, which were hard to see overhead in low light. The Lacquer-stick (white in this case) made the paint-filled lettering a lot easier to read.
(Now that I see the knob up close in this photo, it reminds me I gotta wipe it down better. When done properly there won't be any white outside the letters.)
I dunno how Snap-on did it originally -- quite possibly hot foil transfer -- but for re-inking engraving or imprints on lots of things I use Lacquer-Sticks. They're available in a range of colors from a number of online sources, including the Big A.
These paint-in-a-crayon things work really well for stuff like this. Here's an example of the new thermo-mixing valve in my basement highlighted so I can see the directions for adjusting. As made, the valve had only the imprints, which were hard to see overhead in low light. The Lacquer-stick (white in this case) made the paint-filled lettering a lot easier to read.
(Now that I see the knob up close in this photo, it reminds me I gotta wipe it down better. When done properly there won't be any white outside the letters.)
