Thread: Dubl Duck Brush with some slight restoration

Hey guys,
Thought I'd share something fun. I bought this vintage DD brush with boar's hair. In great shape, but the ink on the handle had worn away. Here's some pictures on how I refreshed it.


After using the pen to fill in the stamp and letting it dry, I then started at 2000 grit with a cork to remove surface paint. I worked up to 12000 grit to restore the shine.
Lot's of fun and now it looks awesome.
Pika

Nice trick! very nicely done.

Brilliant! Looks great.

Nice Work! Good Job!

Is there a way to further ensure that the 'new' engraving/writing can be protected? Such as a clear coat? Just wondering!

Giving it a shot of lacquer or polyurethane spray before the sanding process would help protect the white for a longer period of time. But the fact the writing is recessed into the handle should help protect it too. That sharpie paint is pretty permanent in my experience. We use it on ABS pipe, and many other applications at work, and it never comes off.

That turned out really well, I was thinking a while back how I would approach such a problem, I would have used masking tape and then masked off a small area around the lettering and ducks then using a modeling spray gun sprayed the entire area, then once dry as you have done knocked it back using some high grit micro mesh, still you've done a great job.

Its like new. Great job

It's essentially scrimshaw. Fill in the grooves with color and lightly buff. Works great. Love it.

Nice job there. That is the only size DD brush I don't have. [drooling] If you don't like the knot they are very easy to replace.