Lettering
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shooter50
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Lettering
I am doing a restoration job on an old rifle. Rust has affected the exterior, can anyone help about how to restore the letering on the rifle barrel. Cleaning and polishing has smoothened out the surface but the original lettering had also gone dim.
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art_collector
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Re: Lettering
Hi ,
Depends which city u are in. In delhi ,meerut, lucknow and kanpur etc....most of the gun smith manage it pretty well....the process is that the picture of the faint lettering is taken and fed into the computer. which then rearranges and draws the writing again.this is then etched on the barrel...so u have an exact copy of the letters as they used to be.
Depends which city u are in. In delhi ,meerut, lucknow and kanpur etc....most of the gun smith manage it pretty well....the process is that the picture of the faint lettering is taken and fed into the computer. which then rearranges and draws the writing again.this is then etched on the barrel...so u have an exact copy of the letters as they used to be.
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Mark
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Re: Lettering
Here in the States engravers can re-cut lettering.
The going rate is $10 (400 INR) per letter, hopefully it will be cheaper where you are!
You have many skilled craftsmen inyour country, if it were me that is who I would have do it.
The going rate is $10 (400 INR) per letter, hopefully it will be cheaper where you are!
You have many skilled craftsmen inyour country, if it were me that is who I would have do it.
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shooter50
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Re: Lettering
Do u mean etching? How is it done? is it and acid etch?