Question: Adding color to engravings

[Jericho]

:thinking: I currently do not have the equipment to do metal inlays but would like to add gold to my cuts on a Taurus 38. special. On other sites I have heard some people just tape off the areas and fill the with paint. My question is what kind of paint would I need to do this well and does anyone know any other methods to add the coloring? Thanks you

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

There is a kit you can buy from Brownell's called Bonanza Gold. They also have a silver version.

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6633/Product/BONANZA-BRUSHING-INLAY

They also handle a 23K gold version called Gold Lode Gold Inlay:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=5472/Product/GOLD-LODE-GOLD-INLAY-KIT

 

[Jericho]

That looks like it would work well for this project. I would also like to add the question "how would I add black?" to this thread because I'd like to do gold scrollwork/ graphics and fill in the lettering black.

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

Rustoleum flat black paint works in some cases. There are blackening chemicals for silver, brass, etc. depending on what and where you need a black.