Custom Shop CS Serial Number Ink Stamp for Gibson Les Paul Logo Decal Inlay paf

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Serial Number Ink Stamp for Gibson
Custom Shop
If you’re looking for a budget way to restore the number on your guitar after a headstock repair or refinish, this might be for you.
You will get one NEW "
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" ink stamp strip and piece of double sided tape (shown in photo #2).
If you need two or more stamp strips (for serial numbers that have multiples of the same digit), I have a discount above.
The "CS" letters and numbers are based directly from several clean examples from 2015 Custom Shop Les Pauls.
They're a good match for most 2010-2021 regular Custom Shop Les Pauls.
Over the years, the spacing between the "CS" and the spacing between numbers seems to vary a little bit.
So you might need to do a little adjusting to get the right spacing when you stick the numbers to your stamp block.
The acrylic stamp block shown in the photos is not included. It is shown for example only.
How to use
Cut the digits out with a fresh razor blade.  Cutting with downward pressure like a
guillotine
seems to work best.
Lay the double sided tape down on your stamp block. (you can make a stamp block from scrap wood, acrylic, whatever)
Stick your digits to the strip of double sided tape and you are ready to stamp.
The Custom Shop serial number stamp is done with a solvent ink. I believe the stamp is at least under 1 layer of the
lacquer clear coat
, but it's hard to tell.
For Ink
StazOn makes a decent s
olvent ink that
comes with a stamp pad, it's cheap and it can be bought at a craft store,
but any solvent ink will work.
Any of these inks will get the job done.
Black Ink
StazOn Jet Black Multi-Surface Solvent Ink
StazOn Piano Black Pigment Solvent Ink
(piano black is slightly more opaque than jet black)
White Ink
StazOn Cotton White Solvent Ink
Many Custom Shop serial numbers are staggered, misaligned, smudged, under inked, over inked and some are just plain messy, LOL.  So it won’t matter if you screw up a little bit, it'll still look authentic.
It does take a little practice getting your hand to apply the perfect amount of pressure and takes some time and patience to cut out the digits and stick them to your stamp block, but it should be a fun little project for you.