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Offline yorkie

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Ink for zippo lighters?
« on: May 23, 2011, 01:33:37 AM »
I'm wanting to customize some zippo lighters. I fear that the wrong ink/paint would have quick and catastrophic failure. Any ideas?

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Offline woodrow

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Re: Ink for zippo lighters?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2011, 08:05:24 AM »
I printed some Crankcase covers for the Missouri Mules M/C club and I used the Enamel plus 59000 series inks,(Nazdar) they have several colors. It's an air dry enamel and the best part is if you make a mistake you can wipe it off and start over. I made a jig to hold the covers to print and used a clear overprint to finish them which had to be heat and scuff resistant. They were very pleased with the results!
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Offline Sbrem

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Re: Ink for zippo lighters?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2011, 09:50:38 AM »
We use baking epoxy inks for metals, NazDar something, I forget which. You have to grind it off. Something to remember, my Zippos from the factory eventually chip too...

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Re: Ink for zippo lighters?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2011, 11:47:46 AM »
my thinking would be engrave it if possible. . . I know, not the answer you were looking for, but would be more durable than ink.
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Offline yorkie

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Re: Ink for zippo lighters?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2011, 12:45:33 PM »
Quote from: blue moon on May 23, 2011, 11:47:46 AM
my thinking would be engrave it if possible. . . I know, not the answer you were looking for, but would be more durable than ink.

Another thing I'm investigating is to use a blasting resist and selectively blast off the chrome to reveal the metal underneath. Last week i blasted the chrome off the bottom of a lighter and am watching the patina which is forming. 


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