Refurbishing axe finish question (painting stamp/logo)

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I'm hoping to have some time next weekend to clean up and hang a couple of boys axe heads I've rounded up. On previous ones, I've cleaned them up and put on a little gun blue to protect them, but the ones I have now have a little cleaner stamps on them like Collins and a Flint Edge. I saw one on here a while back where the stamp was painted red, but everything else was clean, and I really liked the look.

I'm thinking if I prime and spray paint some nice enamel paint over the stamp them hopefully I can sand it off around the stamp and the stamp will stay red and I can blue the rest of the head. Has anyone else done this before? Does that sound like a reasonable way to achieve that effect?

Thanks in advance!
Jon
 
I'd probably try wiping the paint off the head while it's still wet, leaving the recessed areas of the stamp with paint. It'd be easier and quicker than sanding it off.
 
One thing that works well is to paint over the logo, let the paint tack up a bit, then wipe softly with a rag damp with acetone (or another thinner appropriate to your paint, acetone works well for enamel). The paint down inside the stamp will stay down there if you do it softly. If you sand around the logo, you'll end up sanding the whole head and losing any patina. Of course, if you're bluing it, you probably are not concerned about the patina.
 
Thanks for the tips, I'll probably try both methods and try to report back.

Cooper that's EXACTLY the look I was hoping for, probably the exact picture haha.

Thanks!
Jon
 
Well I tried one with sanding it after I painted it. It was really pitted, so I wanted the paint to stick in the pits too. Came out pretty good, paint didn't stick in the "I" very well, but I didn't prep the head before I painted it. Here are a couple of pics.


 
Here are some of my pistols where I was playing with red paint pens. Paint the areas you want, then wipe off the excess, then give it a little drying time - a couple of minutes - then wipe off with a paper towel and paint thinner. Obviously I didn't want to sand anything here!



 
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