Using White Silicone Caulk to Dress-up a Key Fob

Someone wanted a keyfob for a van made out of black acrylic.  There are two vans.  One is called Mellon, the other Dominion after the companies that donated them.

The whole point of the keyfob is to be able to quickly read it while it is hanging on a wall so that you can grab the right set of keys to the correct van.

If you look at the two lower fobs, this was not going to happen.  

I realized that something had to change.  I had already done all of the laser work -- in the same manner as this key fob -- so I had two choices -- I could throw it all away, or I could take a chance and run to the Home Depot and get something white to jazz it up.

I bought a tube of shower tile caulk and applied it so that it filled all of the cavities.

I then took the gray burnisher that is used for vinyl sign making and used it as a squeegee.   That only halfway worked.  It was now smeared and I had to try to get the residue off without melting the acrylic or scratching it.

I tried mineral spirits and it worked like a charm.  The secret is to use an old T-shirt that will not damage the plastic.

The words stand out extremely well using the black / white.  It was so successful, they wanted another 10 done that way.

Lemonade from lemons!  I made it at Tech Shop!