LaCrosse Plow Co with the big letters

[Carl Wagner]

Purchased at the PA auction. The box it was in was worth $140 to me. Thankfully there was other goodies that ended up making this one virtually free.

[Chillylulu]

Did you paint that?

Chilly

[Carl Wagner]

Yep. Just the lettering. With a toothpick.

[Chillylulu]

It looks great. Nice job. 

How do you do that with a toothpick? Do you prep it (the toothpick) in any way or just use it right out of the box?

Chilly

[Lewill2]

Do you ever forget that one end has paint on it and stick it in your mouth?   

[jimwrench]

  Virtually free is good. Nice wrench.

[Carl Wagner]

Just use it right out of the box. Craft paint works best. Good consistency to it. To date i havent stuck it in my mouth. That could easily change tho.

[turnnut]

Carl,  using a tooth pick, do you use the big end or the pointy end ?

I have used q-tips on slightly bigger items.

I will have to play around with tooth picks.

I thought that tooth picks were only for loose chair rungs. 

Frank

[rusty]

>I thought that tooth picks were only for loose chair rungs

Hmm, using tooth picks for painting....

I am going to have to start using paint brush handles for stripped out wood screws...

[Carl Wagner]

Toothpicks are the only thing that is small enough to get small letters painted. I use the heavier round ones. Use the pointy end. Dip, paint a little and dip again. Like using an inkwell pen almost. It works amazingly well.

[Chillylulu]

Toothpicks are the only thing that is small enough to get small letters painted. I use the heavier round ones. Use the pointy end. Dip, paint a little and dip again. Like using an inkwell pen almost. It works amazingly well.

I imagine you have a good hand for it also.  Those lines are crisp. Most painted logos look hand painted.  Not these.

Chilly 《~~~ Applauding for Maestro Wagner!

[turnnut]

thanks Carl, this is worth a try, I have enough clunkers to practice on. Frank

[Nolatoolguy]

Another nice wrench, you have quite the collection.