Think of a salsa jar. The lid is metal and has a company logo printed on it. How do you remove that logo and other artwork?
Sanding would work, but it could be tedious and I hate sanding metal--it's like nails on a chalkboard.
Could some solvent work? Maybe naval jelly or acid.
Or polishing instead of sanding--maybe barkeeper's friend or Brasso.
Or maybe take a blowtorch to it, and then polish it. That could work, but I'd want the finished product to be uniform in appearance and non-uniform heat from a blowtorch may cause patterning.
Maybe I could put the lids in a fire.
As you can see, I have lots of ideas that might work. What I want is a definitive answer that definitely will work. It seems these jars are so common and crafting such a common hobby, somebody must have a process they already use.What's an easy way to remove factory-printed artwork from metal jar lids?
Sand lightly, prime with a primer for metal, and simply paint with the paint of your choice.
The best way to remove paint or logos from metal or tin is by sandblasting. If sand is too harsh on the metal, then you can actually use walnut shells to remove paint (hard to believe huh?).
Sanding it by hand would be pretty tough and I'm not sure an acid would be safe to use.What's an easy way to remove factory-printed artwork from metal jar lids?
mom says when you find it let her know
fingernail polish doesn't work
sanding is terrible tedious
strippers hardly dent the surface
all she has found so far is to scuff it and repaint it
she is pretty sure that the paint they use on lids should be used on cars to prevent scratches but its not, because they like charging us to repaint cars so much
Try nail polish remover first. If that don't work move on to paint stripper.
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