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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: bsv on October 19, 2014, 03:15:00 PM

Title: how to handle this
Post by: bsv on October 19, 2014, 03:15:00 PM

Guy's I'm refinishing a Tim Meigs l/b. trying to sand close to but not remove the lettering and signature.it's not working out well,it seems like I will see the old finish under the new when done.is it "OK" to re-write the signature?how do you handle this? Burt

Title: Re: how to handle this
Post by: Bowjunkie on October 19, 2014, 07:54:00 PM

I have saved them by working around them, and have also completely removed them after taking close up photos and then replicated wording, numbers, signatures, and trademark insignias during complete refinishes and the owners couldnt tell I did it  :)  pain in the butt, but doable.