Thread: Restoring enamel inlay?

I've picked up a razor to restore and see that the brand name was originally enamel inlay, with only the last two letters retaining the original enamel.

Any suggestions on how I should go about restoring the enamel inlay? Is it as simple as using enamel paint?

If you have the right brushes and a very steady hand and the area where the inlay was isn't all worn down you should be able to do it. You might need a special enamel thickness wise.

With paints several thin layers are always better than thick layers.

If it's just painting the name back, then I'm good for that. Scale modelling is a long time hobby of mine.

Is it the imprinted name on the tang that has been enamelled? If so degrease the metal and carefully fill in the letters with enamel then use a stiff bit of folded card or paper to scrape off the excess - soft tissue will get into the lettering and drag the enamel out.

A bit of smeared enamel will probably remain on the metal - you could carefully dab it off with cotton buds, but if you let it dry rubbing it with a cloth or ****tail stick will lift it.

Regards,
Neil

It is an imprinted name, it's a Giesen and Forstoff "Adoration", with the "Adoration" being the imprint with the enamel inlay (red).

The simple trick is to use masking tape on the tang and then go over the imprint with a pen or knife, so that the paint can only go into the groove. Put a layer of undercoat down first then 3 or 4 layers of red will do the trick.

I was expecting to be told that I'd need to bake the inlay.

Originally Posted by Pauly

I was expecting to be told that I'd need to bake the inlay.

Nope. It's pretty easy to mess up the temper of the razor. Most of the "enamel" inlays I've encountered are not enamel inlays. They're enamel paint.

Sweet, that makes my life a lot easier.