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The Lotus guys do what you're talking about with enamel hobby paint and it
comes out pretty nice:
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f92/84869d1215138186-slow-day-painted-my-shift-knob-shift_knob_painted.jpg
Cheap enough to give it a shot:
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=18696956&KPID=14980716&pla=pla_14980716
-Paul
On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
wrote:
> My wife asked for a monogrammed Yeti cup--you know, those stainless steel
> cups that keep ice cool forever.
>
> Got the cup, had it monogrammed. I am a hero.
>
> Monogram is so 'shallow' into the stainless that it's almost impossible to
> see. You can catch your fingernail on it, but just barely.
>
> I was going to have at it with a Sharpie, then wipe off the excess, but I
> don't know if that'll do it--if it wipes off the surrounding metal, why
> won't it wipe off the engraved part, too? I doubt the cut is deep enough to
> hold paint, but I might try that.
>
> Thought you guys might have advice on how to get this to stand out.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Scott
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The Lotus guys do what you're talking about with ename=
l hobby paint and it comes out pretty nice:<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"h=
ttp://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f92/84869d1215138186-slow-day-pa=
inted-my-shift-knob-shift_knob_painted.jpg">http://www.lotustalk.com/forums=
/attachments/f92/84869d1215138186-slow-day-painted-my-shift-knob-shift_knob=
_painted.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>Cheap enough to give it a shot:</=
div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.acehardware.com/product/index=
.jsp?productId=3D18696956&KPID=3D14980716&pla=3Dpla_14980716">http:=
//www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3D18696956&KPID=3D149=
80716&pla=3Dpla_14980716</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>-Paul</div><d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1,=
2016 at 4:53 PM, Scott Hall <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:scott.=
hall.personal@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a=
>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-c=
olor:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">My wife asked for =
a monogrammed Yeti cup--you know, those stainless steel cups that keep ice =
cool forever.<div><br></div><div>Got the cup, had it monogrammed. I am a he=
ro.</div><div><br></div><div>Monogram is so 'shallow' into the stai=
nless that it's almost impossible to see. You can catch your fingernail=
on it, but just barely.</div><div><br></div><div>I was going to have at it=
with a Sharpie, then wipe off the excess, but I don't know if that'=
;ll do it--if it wipes off the surrounding metal, why won't it wipe off=
the engraved part, too? I doubt the cut is deep enough to hold paint, but =
I might try that.</div><div><br></div><div>Thought you guys might have advi=
ce on how to get this to stand out.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in adva=
nce.</div><span class=3D""><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div>Scot=
t</div></font></span></div>
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