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     Glenn Middleton Rating: N/A |
The simple answer is that it cannot be done in any way to make the engraving invisible. There is a very expensive stainless steel filled epoxy, that is used in the engineering industry to reclaim steel castings etc. I believe it is of US origin, but the original UK supplier was taken over and do not market the product now. This product was very good on steel surfaces but on chrome plate it was impossible to match the colour, so the infill was always visible. My personal opinion is nothing looks worse than a bad cover up. The only way of removing the engraving is to dress it out and re-plate. That this works is beyond doubt, just look at all those Zorki 1 bodies re-engraved as Leica. If you want to use the chrome silver pen, I suggest you use cellulose stopper as the filler. At least you can easily remove this if things start to look a mess. |