I use Sanford Paint Markers and Sharpie ink markers....I prefer the Sanford because it's paint and you only need one coat. The ink markers you have to coat them sometimes more than once and when you do that, what you already put on will come off. As with most things...there is a learning curve for both ways....steady hands being the main ingredient and the part being unable to move while doing it.
Practice is in order......if You can print legible, You can do it. A link to what I use:
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/marker-paint-fine-12-set/prod13770472.ip?&source=ifpla&CAWELAID=730010300000277057&pid=_CSE_Google_PLA_1013571970&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=239353195366&wl4=pla-297020779191&wl5=9021651&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=1247713&wl11=online&wl12=450437&wl13=&wl15=50634882195&wl17=1o2&veh=sem&source=ifpla
A little blurry pic' of two sky-lights I did using a black Sharpie........
The detail on the side of the hood on this truck was done with a Silver metallic paint pen:
I'm willing to bet....You can do it with some practice.......
Pic can be clicked on for a larger view.
Take Care!
Frank
Yeah, I know your frustration...
I finally went with the Sharpie method. Use an optivisor, tape the window to a larger surface like a scrap of thin plywood and rest your hand on a block of wood or other way to help steady your hand. Use a new Sharpie (Silver looks pretty good, too).
Backshop2 by Edmund, on Flickr
I did mine years ago. Of course this is from the inside. Don't worry about messing up in a few spots, set those aside for placement in harder to see areas.
Take your time and spread the chore over a few days...
Good Luck, Ed
I have been trying to color/paint the window pane frame work on the clear plastic (glass). The raised frames are molded onto the clear panels. I have tried Sharpie pens, rolled paint onto plate glass and layed the plastic panel down onto the paint. Nothing I tried really worked real good. Any body have a good idea how to do this. Thanks in advance.