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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:35 PM
Bob mate; I wouldn't do it. It may well affect the long termmvalie of the cars. people go out of favour and so do their signatures.
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Posted by Camaro1967 on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:53 AM
Actually Bob, the paint pen is the way to go. It may not show up real good on the sides of those cars, but on top, just what you need.
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 9:46 AM
Really? The color stays the same when you fire it? Interesting.
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Monday, June 19, 2006 4:40 PM
Paint pen wins. Had e-mails from several who have had mixed results using sharpie, yet quite a few who swear by the paint pen. Thanks for the input everybody!
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Posted by dwbeckett on Monday, June 19, 2006 10:14 AM
I have used sharpies the add names to ciramic cups before they were glazed and fired. When fired they were perfiect, stay away from glossy serface it will smudge before drying

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Posted by Tom The Brat on Monday, June 19, 2006 9:56 AM
I used a paint pen from Wal*Mart's craft section.

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Posted by pimanjc on Monday, June 19, 2006 12:18 AM
I have used clear Krylon over Sharpie. Use a light dusting coat first, then a heavier coat later.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:01 PM
roger that!

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Posted by Ray Dunakin on Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:40 PM
My guess is that a Sharpie permanent marker would be best, but you should probably test how it holds up to being oversprayed.
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What ink?
Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:36 PM
Just got a couple of cars that are painted up for a local firm. I was thinking about running them over to the plant and getting the owner and some of the people there to autograph them.

What should I get for them to autograph the cars with so that I can overspray the autographs with some clear krylon to preserve the signatures?

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