Sign Repair & Gilding

[joe]

I've never attempted to dye tight bond.

You can color epoxy with lettering enamel. If this was my mine I'd use Weldwood's Plastic resin glue. That's the major adhesive I use for all glue-ups. Once it sets up to the leather stage, in about ten minutes, I take a sharp chisel and slice off the extra squeeze out. Leave the squeeze until ready for the shave.

I'd assume when you clamp it up there will be such a small crack no one would know what happened.

Thanks for the pix.

Joe

[dmidkiff]

Since the plaque is already finished you should be able to do the same with the tight bond. Just let the squeeze out harden up just a little and chisel/scrape it off. The glue line will blend in just fine. No dyeing needed.