Painting DAAM Label

[Bryan]

Jerry did an excellent job on this! [email protected]


I was looking at one of my DAAM labels and it occurred to me that
since the letters are raised, I could simply paint the whole thing,
and scrape off the rest when the paint dried.

I've taken the liberty of including a few pics of the process.

Well here it goes.

In the first image, the label has been cleaned with thinner.
In the second image, the label has been brushed with paint.
In the third and fourth image, I'm using a high tech, precision tool --
my thumbnail.
And finally, the fifth image is the finished product.

Now if I can get a new crown sticker. I'll be good to go(I know,
they're sold out).

I hope you liked the above. I enjoyed doing it

[William]

That is some fine Painting and Thumbnail work too there Bryan. It looks like a " Factory Fresh Made Label". I have some of the paint Flaking-Up just a little on my diving use DA. I would like to get it back to and keep it looking as nice as possible. So many other divers are looking us Over now, like "With a Magnifying Glass" as we dive,ha. As a vintage diver, I would like to make as good an impression as possible. I sure would like to get the right shade of blue paint for maintanance. If you sell this paint I would like to get some or find out the same brand and color. Your paint looks like it is "right". William

[Bryan]

I had nothing to do with it.....Jerry did it all

Jerry did an excellent job on this! [email protected]


I was looking at one of my DAAM labels and it occurred to me that
since the letters are raised, I could simply paint the whole thing,
and scrape off the rest when the paint dried.

I've taken the liberty of including a few pics of the process.

Well here it goes.

In the first image, the label has been cleaned with thinner.
In the second image, the label has been brushed with paint.
In the third and fourth image, I'm using a high tech, precision tool --
my thumbnail.
And finally, the fifth image is the finished product.

Now if I can get a new crown sticker. I'll be good to go(I know,
they're sold out).

I hope you liked the above. I enjoyed doing it

[JES]

Bryan,

Is Jerry going to offer his label repainting as a service on your website like Allan and his harnesses?

[1stab]

Hi folks.

I used Testors 1111 Dark Blue Enamel. I had to thin it a bit as the paint is a little too dark and thickens too quickly at full strength. And if you mess up, you can simply work the paint off with a Q-tip and thinner and start over again. When you find the right consistency, you'll have the right shade, and the paint will dry very smoothly with no brush marks.

The only "hard" part is scratching the paint off the raised letters. My first few tries, I used a old credit card and a piece of plastic cut out from a milk container, but nothing worked as well as my thumbnail. You get more control and precision with this "tool" as it doesn't slip off the letters and scratch a recessed area!

I hope this helps.

[Sea Explorer]

Nice work! I have found that using very fine grit sand paper on a flat hard surface like a piece of glass makes the last step easier. -Ryan

[1stab]

I'm so glad that that worked for you. A fresh looking label makes a big difference. My DAAM looks almost brand new save for the crown sticker.

I thought of sanding but all the sandpaper I had at the time was too coarse. The advantage of using fine sandpaper is that you remove the paint and probably polish the letters a bit too.

Plus, you don't wear down your nail to a nib and no paint gets under your nail!

[Nemrod]

I was going to suggest Testors model paint. the little bottles are nice for touch up with a fine brush. The spray for painting the entire label. I used the 600 plus (1000/1200) grit paper on glass trick to repaint the label on a DA that I sold to a fellow in England. Turned out real pretty. The label had been worn in places to the brass so when I finsihed it looked very antique--old--but fresh. I then shot it with an automotive two part clear but I imagine the Testors matt clear or Krylon clear would work as well. I got some of those crown labels from Bryan and put them on my DA, square label RAM and of course I put a new one on the unit I sold. Made it look like new. How can it be an Aqua-Master without the crown?
James

[Nemrod]

Oh, I forgot, if you use the sand paper (automotive grade 3M paper--600 to 1200 grit) on glass trick let the paper soak in water for about 30 minutes and then using dish soap like Ivory put a few drops on the plate and lay the paper on it wet. Then put a drop of the soap on top of the paper. Gently using a figure eight motion polish the paint from the embossed letters.
James

[1stab]

That's an interesting technique. I think I will try it the next time I paint a label. I'm sure my thumbnail will thank me.

Thanks!

[scubajim1]

I know this is an old post but has anyone done this recently?

I went looking for the testor 1111 paint but only came across 11110 but it didn't look right to me. It is hard to tell in those little bottles.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I do know that this board offers new labels but I would like to keep the old one. I just want to clean it up a little since I had the cans replated.

Scubajim1

[1stab]

Email me your address and I'll pick up a bottle and mail it to you. If I can't find the same above number, I'll send my old bottle. I've since switched over to Jerry Moseman's labels.

[Creed]

I know this is an old post but has anyone done this recently?

I went looking for the testor 1111 paint but only came across 11110 but it didn't look right to me. It is hard to tell in those little bottles.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I do know that this board offers new labels but I would like to keep the old one. I just want to clean it up a little since I had the cans replated.

Scubajim1

I have done it 3 times, with a DAAM and 2 Healthways. I found the 1111 Dark Blue paint. I followed Nemrod's suggestion for using fine wet sandpaper. I'm not a stickler for having exactly the same color as the original(since I was covering the whole thing, and not doing touch up), so getting the color in the neighborhood looked fine to me.