On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, John Dagastino wrote:

> get some chrome spraypaint and paint the cap, then
> immediately wipe lots of the paint off.
>
> this has the effect of wiping off the paint from the
> raised 'oil' marker but not the surrounding cap (if
> you do it right).

Another method, that I used successfully to make the timing marks on a
Bus Depot plastic timing scale more visible:

Buy a silver paint marker.  You can often get these in stores that sell
plastic model kits, stationary stores, or art stores.  With a steady hand
you can easily color just the tops of the raised letters.  Looks very
professional.  On the timing scale I managed to do a good job in spite of
the tip of the marker being a lot bigger than the tic marks; on an oil cap
this should be a piece of cake.

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