Eliminate stamps on blades

[BikerPuppy]

Hi all. I’m a newbie, and I hope someone good with blade props can help me out. I bought a nice-looking (but fairly cheap) blade as a prop for my annual Halloween party. There is a very noticeable “Made in China” stamp on the steel blade near the hilt that I want to hide/cover/obliterate/disguise.

Is there a preferred method of doing this? I was thinking of soldering over it and then sanding and buffing, but I don’t want to screw it up. I have other blades I’d like to do the same to, but they are much nicer and I want to practice on the cheap one first.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Shabazz]

I've personally found that any attempt I'VE ever made to fill in such engraved text with soldering or anything else always leaves a telltale hint of the prior text, no matter how perfectly you polish it. Seems to be more of a problem with contrasting color between the filler material and the blade's metal than with surface irregularities. Can you fill/sand/polish then attach a decorative cut-out of shim-stock (or even heavy-duty aluminum foil tape) on this part of the blade? I don't know what style blade this is or what might be appropriate for an exact concealing design cut-out, but would that work?

 

[BikerPuppy]

Can you fill/sand/polish then attach a decorative cut-out of shim-stock (or even heavy-duty aluminum foil tape) on this part of the blade?

I hadn’t thought of covering it with foil tape. Maybe I’ll try that first and see how close the match is. Thanks Shabazz!

 

[Shabazz]

Hope it works for you. The foil tape is use is an extra-heavy gauge type, not the flimsy paper-backed stuff normally used for ducting work. This stuff is actual aluminum with its own adhesive back, easy to cut, very durable once placed, but I don't know where to find it anymore.

 

[Shabazz]

This *might* be the right stuff: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company...um-Foil-Tape-438/?N=5002385+3293241479&rt=rud