lacquer stick

Brad m. · 08-14-2002, 05:40 PM

Hello

I wanted to know if I orderd the write product ? I have built a display case for a luger & wanted to white in the numbers . I was told at a gunshow to order a lacquer stick from a company called Brownells . Anyway, before I use this on my collectable Luger I thought it wise to check with the experts . Will this product in any way hurt the finish & can it be removed without damaging the finish . Any other suggestions ?
Thanks for any information
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Garfield · 08-14-2002, 07:09 PM

Lacquer-Stix, marked by Brownells will not damage your firearms and can be removed with denatured alcohol and a rag, which will not harm your weapons. I have used it and speak from my own expeience. I have heard that White Out will work but think that it would be a bit messy.

Herb · 08-14-2002, 07:22 PM

Brad, I use a gold inlay that is available from most good stationary stores, it is called Sanford Gold Coat. It is a slim tip metallic marker and can be removed with a stiff toothbrush and lighter fluid or equivalent and looks really great, but I don't know if it comes in white or not as I personally prefer the gold tone letters. It comes in a metal tube about the size of a ball point pen. The excess that gets outside of the numbers during application can be easily removed with 0000 steel wool with no damage to the finish.

Johnny Peppers · 08-14-2002, 08:09 PM

I have used the lacquer stick on both blued and phosphate finished firearms and have had good luck with it. If it has not been applied too long it can be removed with gun oil and a toothbrush as it is oil based. I have always been leery of using some of the products like White Out simply because I never knew what chemicals it might contain, or what the long term effects might be.
You should be able to find the lacquer sticks at your local hardware store without the expense and trouble of ordering.

Herb · 08-14-2002, 08:40 PM

Johnny, way back in the days that I could type, the white out I recall using was water based. When it started to get thick, I just added some water to it to thin it out. Brand used unknown, but I remember that it was not easy to get off of the typewriter, for those that remember those things. A spell check was called Webster and one had to know how to spell the word to find out how to spell the word.

Roadkill · 08-14-2002, 09:12 PM

Herb, I'm a JROTC instructor in a high school, point is that I am with 14-18 year olds all day long doing all kinds of stuff. They can really make you feel old. My phone was screwed up from a bad connection so I dug out an old rotary dial from the supply room and plugged it up till I could get another one. None of the kids had ever seen one and did not know how to use it. I also have an IBM selectric I use for fast quick jobs when the computers are tied up, short memos, nothing involved. Kids won't go near it. Way too complicated and very unfriendly. And I have a bottle of white out beside it, they have a good laugh when I use it.

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Orv Reichert · 08-15-2002, 03:03 AM

I have found many uses for Acetone.....one being the removal of lacquer stick and other gold/white products used to make the markings on guns stand out when I am photographing them.

do not, however, get it on the grips or other plastic items!

Orv Reichert

08-14-2002, 05:40 PM	#1
Brad m. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lacquer stick Hello I wanted to know if I orderd the write product ? I have built a display case for a luger & wanted to white in the numbers . I was told at a gunshow to order a lacquer stick from a company called Brownells . Anyway, before I use this on my collectable Luger I thought it wise to check with the experts . Will this product in any way hurt the finish & can it be removed without damaging the finish . Any other suggestions ? Thanks for any information <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

08-14-2002, 07:22 PM	#3
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Brad, I use a gold inlay that is available from most good stationary stores, it is called Sanford Gold Coat. It is a slim tip metallic marker and can be removed with a stiff toothbrush and lighter fluid or equivalent and looks really great, but I don't know if it comes in white or not as I personally prefer the gold tone letters. It comes in a metal tube about the size of a ball point pen. The excess that gets outside of the numbers during application can be easily removed with 0000 steel wool with no damage to the finish. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

08-14-2002, 08:40 PM	#5
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Johnny, way back in the days that I could type, the white out I recall using was water based. When it started to get thick, I just added some water to it to thin it out. Brand used unknown, but I remember that it was not easy to get off of the typewriter, for those that remember those things. A spell check was called Webster and one had to know how to spell the word to find out how to spell the word. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

08-15-2002, 03:03 AM	#7
Orv Reichert RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW Washington State Posts: 339 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have found many uses for Acetone.....one being the removal of lacquer stick and other gold/white products used to make the markings on guns stand out when I am photographing them. do not, however, get it on the grips or other plastic items! Orv Reichert __________________ ORVEL L. "ORV" REICHERT

08-14-2002, 07:09 PM	#2
Garfield User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A little SE of Nome Posts: 239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lacquer-Stix, marked by Brownells will not damage your firearms and can be removed with denatured alcohol and a rag, which will not harm your weapons. I have used it and speak from my own expeience. I have heard that White Out will work but think that it would be a bit messy.

08-14-2002, 08:09 PM	#4
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have used the lacquer stick on both blued and phosphate finished firearms and have had good luck with it. If it has not been applied too long it can be removed with gun oil and a toothbrush as it is oil based. I have always been leery of using some of the products like White Out simply because I never knew what chemicals it might contain, or what the long term effects might be. You should be able to find the lacquer sticks at your local hardware store without the expense and trouble of ordering.

08-14-2002, 09:12 PM	#6
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Herb, I'm a JROTC instructor in a high school, point is that I am with 14-18 year olds all day long doing all kinds of stuff. They can really make you feel old. My phone was screwed up from a bad connection so I dug out an old rotary dial from the supply room and plugged it up till I could get another one. None of the kids had ever seen one and did not know how to use it. I also have an IBM selectric I use for fast quick jobs when the computers are tied up, short memos, nothing involved. Kids won't go near it. Way too complicated and very unfriendly. And I have a bottle of white out beside it, they have a good laugh when I use it. RK <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />