painting tuff neck stem advice pics now added

[scott30]

hi all thinking about painting my tuff neck stem and need advice on whether the stamp will still be visible after painting or not or should i just polish it and also does the big nut were the stem bolt goes in come off or not any advice would be great thanks cheers all scott

[MartyC]

They do come apart but you might need a press to seperate the stem from the shaft and to put it back together again.  I'd get it anodised again if it's already anodised that is  .  Paul at Custom Colours is your man, turned my Tuf Neck round in a coupe of weeks and looks as good as new again  .