<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2>Listers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Have any of = you folks come up with a satisfactory method of recoating old sharps that is also cost effective?  Long ago, I tried black dye, followed by muliple coats = of black lacquer from a can, and finished with a few clear coats.  I was = never really satisfied with the results, even after rubbing down with steel wool.  It always looked less than professional to me, and I went to = advising people to replace with plastic sharps, especially if I was = replacing the keytops too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>I now have a = customer who is insistent on keeping the wooden sharps (I haven't seen them yet, but = I don't think they are ebony), and I'd like to come up with a refinishing method = that looks better than just decent, without having to set up a spray booth = and compressor, which I can't really do.  What's your = experience?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Randy Rush</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>