Engraved dials Re-blacking

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

As the title, what is a good way to clean/re-black dials on a lathe ?

Bob

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

Engraver’s wax from Cousins UK.

[alecsParticipant @alecs]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>When I made my dials, I just painted them black then cleaned off the excess with emery paper .</p>
I have blacked other parts by heating them with a propane torch and dropping them in used motor oil.

Of course there are chemical blacking kits available but I have never had the need to spend money on them, being of a parsimonious nature.

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Apparently its all here:-

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