PAINTSTIK+ LACQUER FILL-IN

Works very wellFor enhancing metal stamping

I used this to fill-in and restore the original engraved lettering on the polished Bakelite bases of some antique telegraph keys. It applied easily, enhanced the engraving with a brilliant white that looks original and the fill cured quickly and doesn't smear. Application is simple and quick and cleans up with no trouble. It's perfect and I'm very happy with it.Just an additional thought for potential users: the primary surface must be smooth and not rough. If it isn't smooth, you will get white lacquer in the rough surface around the etching or engraving and it will be difficult to clean up. I mention this because of some of the unhappy comments a few other reviewers have made.

Have a gun and love your receiver's markings but they are kinda hard to see. This is better than what ever crayon or nail polish you were going to use for your engraving. 1st use needs some rubbing to get the paint to start working.How to1st clear areaRub over to give it a good layerI use mr.clean magic easier to clean up the paint along with a paper towel ( both are damp not wet or else paint will spread)Fill in again as needed if paint was removedRepeat until satisfiedI found that the depth of the engraving determines how much paint is removed when I clean.ConsBreaks - my fault as I held it too hardPaint gets everywhere if your not careful ie hands then elsewhereI found that leaving the paint over night only makes it harder to clean up

Ordered white. Really wanted GREEN. But no green sticks available. Red, Yellow and White. Odd limit on color for color sticks. Must be a law against GREEN lacquer sticks. The white served its purpose but not adequately durable. But price was ok so no real negative impact. Was good opportunity to test out a color stick so i could get idea of limitations.

Worked good on engraved projects.

I’ve tried to use regular white primer paint to accomplish coloring in the worn out imprint of a knob face but thinking PaintStik would be an easy, less messy and better option - it was not.PaintStik+ did not work for my application of filling in a worn imprint. It may be due to the original painted imprint not being deep enough, so be aware of this. I carefully cleaned the knob with alcohol before use. This product was easy enough to apply, very soft but easily wiped completely off, even after letting it set up a few minutes. Also note, it’s neither a “lacquer” or “paint” but a semi-soft compound the “fills” voids by “painting” in a color into a depression. I would expect that it will not harden completely (like real paint) in any situation. It may soften between your fingertips to apply or smear and likely wear away faster than an actual paint product. I didn’t have any other items to test the fill in capabilities of PaintStik+ other than the metal ruler in the photos which has laser cut etching, again the reliefs on the ruler were too shallow to hold any PaintStik+ product and easily wiped away. I wouldn’t recommend this for projects with shallow depressions or items that are expected to see heavy use as it appears to wear away under these conditions, long term durability of this product depends on item you would be filling in. I can’t think of a situation where this product would be effective other than something that won’t be handled much. Product received and used was not the same as pictured on Amazon.com.

I bought the red and white Lacquer-Stik Paintsticks to fill in my gun engravings on my Glock 22 and AR-15.These worked great for that!The cleanup was a pain when I tried Acetone and rubbing Alcohol, which did nothing to get this stuff off.While the paint came off, it left a haze or film of the paint on the slide and AR-15 lower.I was about out of options, until I ran across some Mr. Clean Magic Erasers underneath my sink. This took off the excess paint on the Glock slide and the AR-15 lower with no elbow grease and just water to moisten up the magic eraser.I recommend picking some of those magic erasers I you decide to use these on your gun.I have shot my Glock a few time and the paint has stayed on the slide after about 200 rounds at the range.Great product and would buy again!!

I got this to fix the panel on an old military multimeter, an antique TS-352A/U, made by Weston.The panel and knobs are black bakelite, and the markings are recesses in the surface. Much of the original paint had flaked out. I found an antique radio forum online, showing how to restore knob markings using a lacquer stick just like this one.You just rub it on, wipe off the excess, done. It's so easy, and the results are beautiful. Good as new.