Painting Sharps

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You can't just paint over them (the dirt from years of playing), I cut them
down with steel wool then use matt black spray paint - an aerosol can you
buy in hardware shop, spray and let them dry, do this a few times and the
keys come up with a satin finish.
Brian


> List,
> Does anyone have a suggestion for blackening sharps without going through
a
> long sanding process? Obviously I never painted sharps before.  I have a
> bottle of APSCO Keyblack that I just opened for the first time and it is
about
> 1.5 to 2 years old and it is like paste. Is it supposed to be like this,
only
> in need of alcohol to thin it? It is advertised as a quick drying easy
> application kind of stain. Is it supposed to be easy? (no sanding).  I
also
> read somewhere that Ditzler Automotive paint is good to use but does
anyone
> know the process for this kind of paint?  It's probably lacer.  I'm not
too
> knowledgeable of painting products and I have some spare keys to
experiment
> with if there are some suggestions to explore.  Thanks in advance for
your
> help.
> 
> Larry Trischetta, NE PA Chapter
> Scranton, PA