Color fill of engraved pens

[Boz]

Recently for the first time I had some blanks engraved. Very happy with what I got back but I am struggling with filling the engraving with color. I first tried enamel model paint with so so results. Then I tried water based acrylic paint, too watery and not very bright color. Is there a tutorial or can someone out there outline how I can get bright vibrant color and fill in the lines on the bottom of the engraving made by the laser?

 

[dexter0606]

I simply apply acrylic paint that I get from Michaels using a Q-tip. Wipe with a shop towel about 30 seconds later. Repeat if you need to fill gaps.
No problems at all

 

[mrcook4570]

Both rub'n'buff and acrylic paints work very well. Wipe on, work it around to make sure alll of the engraved area is covered, then wipe off the excess.

 

[its_virgil]

http://www.laserbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=580

Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[thewishman]

I use the Liquitex Heavy Body Professional Acrylic paint. Sometimes you need to fill with white first as a base, so the color will be better.

 

[BKelley]

The Hermes engraving machine people have a paint stick that works very well on machine engraved items, not sure about the lazer