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Re: Touching up black aluminum - Mike Johnson - 03-03-2017 Maybe try an oil-based paint pen, like a Sharpie paint pen or a tire paint pen. Re: Touching up black aluminum - freeradical - 03-03-2017 Acrylic paint? That stuff sticks to anything. Re: Touching up black aluminum - mrbigstuff - 03-03-2017 black tar? Re: Touching up black aluminum - artie67 - 03-03-2017 The Sharpie Industrial pen is item no. 13801. That's a extra fine point permanent marker black. I use them for marking garden tags. Re: Touching up black aluminum - space-time - 03-03-2017 I have some ugly scratches on a black Bogen tripod, ... does it affect the pictures? Re: Touching up black aluminum - rgG - 03-03-2017 space-time wrote: I think he needs to keep the scratches from catching the light and distracting the shooters he is photographing, but I could be wrong. Re: Touching up black aluminum - TLB - 03-03-2017 Racer X wrote: Have you tried the BWC superblack marker too? I find it a lot darker than the liquid solution. Re: Touching up black aluminum - Racer X - 03-03-2017 I was wondering about the BWC marker. I think my plan is the Sharpie Industrial after wiping the areas down with IPA. Then if that doesn't work, the BWC Aluminum marker pen. The Sharpie I can get easily tomorrow. THe BWC pen should be at my local fun store. Worst case is this handy little bugger from Krylon, a SEMI gloss black paint pen. Not flat, not gloss. Gotta find a single one in town. Everywhere will order a six pack only. ![]() Re: Touching up black aluminum - Racer X - 03-03-2017 rgG wrote: I think he needs to keep the scratches from catching the light and distracting the shooters he is photographing, but I could be wrong. Nope. When photographing polished metal or glass, the surface becomes a mirror. I can get around a lot of the issue if there are no bright spots on the gear, or me. Most of the bare aluminum on the tripod is cast with a sandblasted finish. It is these big scrapes through the low gloss black paint that show up as pinpoint light reflections. Back in the film days, I messed up a shot because my black t-shirt rode up, and there was shine from a belt buckle. Didn't catch it til I saw the negatives. The pistol shooting reference is because I do a lot of maintenance on black anodized pistol and rifle parts, so I have some experience with aluminum vs steel and what sticks and wears well. Re: Touching up black aluminum - Buzz - 03-04-2017 Blain's Farm & Fleet $3 |