Another Night Owl like ME......
My trick to paint V Text is to use small Syringes.... Without the metal needle... Works great.... Just push the paint around. I paint them 3 times.... Normal let it dry, then spin the sign 180 degrees paint again, the a 3rd time to do any touch up.
Brown Signs, White Letters. I also use LATEX Paint.
I also transfer all the paint from the cans into Ketchup Bottles... No Drying Crust Problem, Easy to Shake up, and I insert the Syringe into the bottle, tilt up, Fill the Syringe, then shoot some back into the bottle to "Burp" any air. Properly Capped the Syringes can store paint between paintings. The all plastic syringes used to give KIDS Liquid Medicine work the BEST.... Easy to clean and no rubber to get hard.
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