Post #746052 by Humuhumu on Thu, Jul 2, 2015 10:46 AM

A step I didn't elaborate on, that may be worth mentioning in case someone wants to do this themselves: after polyurethane and before applying the coat of primer, I sanded the lettering thoroughly with 220 sandpaper. That smoothed the surface a bit (particularly important since the cleanness of the lettering is supposed to contrast with the roughness of the background, and the metallic gold paint would have made uneven bits really obvious), and also probably improved adhesion of the paint. You should sand between poly coats, too, but the can of poly will tell you that.