JNewkirkct Report post Posted July 28, 2017 Anybody have a trick on how to paint 3/4" 3D alphabet stamps with the main body color then a second border color? Attempted it once and it was bad, nothing on YouTube to reference. A lot of fire department leather work uses this technique and I'm trying to get it down for fire radio straps I'm making, thanks in advance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyFirefighter Report post Posted July 29, 2017 When I used to paint my straps by brush I would do the outline, then brush the letter fill in second. Any bleeds into the embossment can be touched up later. I have since switched to needle tip bottle applicators and have found them to work 100x better than hand brushing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JNewkirkct Report post Posted July 29, 2017 13 minutes ago, JerseyFirefighter said: When I used to paint my straps by brush I would do the outline, then brush the letter fill in second. Any bleeds into the embossment can be touched up later. I have since switched to needle tip bottle applicators and have found them to work 100x better than hand brushing. Thanks, where can I find needle tip bottle applicators? That's funny you said that, I thought of taking some 1cc syringes from the firehouse with a small catheter and try that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyFirefighter Report post Posted July 29, 2017 Ebay mostly. My original supplier for bottles disappeared, but I have enough to where I have all of my colors covered, and the needle tips of varying gauges are widely available for replacement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JNewkirkct Report post Posted July 29, 2017 39 minutes ago, JerseyFirefighter said: Ebay mostly. My original supplier for bottles disappeared, but I have enough to where I have all of my colors covered, and the needle tips of varying gauges are widely available for replacement. Thanks for the help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites