Originally Posted by Slipjack
I was going to paint mine when spring came, was trying to think of ways to mask off the letters on the cover... didn't consider using vaseline. Might even go with wrinkle paint since it looks so purdy.
instead of using vasaline, you could use a sanding block or something similar instead. just paint over the letters and when its all dry, just lightly sand over the letters keeping the block very level until all the paint on the letters is gone. it will give a very neat, clean result. i used 600 grit sand paper on mine and it looks perfect.