Thanks so much for the reply. I have a few "freebie" PVC signs to do for a local charity and wanted to be on top of the game before I started as to not cost me any more money than it has already. They want the background and raised letters painted a hunter green and the carved letters to be white (thank God). Your technique will work nicely. Thanks again for taking the time to describe all that.
What feed/speeds do you use for your machine?
2006 PRTalpha 96x48
3hp SEV spindle
Vcarve Pro8
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