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Any ideas on how to preserve an autograph on a surface that was designed to be stain resistant? (europe.pub)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Hindsight is 20/20 and I realize this probably wasn't the best idea to begin with....

(Scott Kirkland, if you were wondering..)

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[–] 91 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If this is a seriously prized signature, here's what you do: scan it, isolate the signature in GIMP (or Photoshop if you're into that sort of thing), and send your phone to a laser engraver who can permanently fix the design in place. Then wash off the original. As a side bonus, you can get the same thing done on future phones in perpetuity.

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  • [–] [S] 68 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    He is kinda my heartthrob as I have seen dozens of his shows over the last 20+ years. It's invaluable to me, and that is the important bit. :)

    That is a sick idea, and not actually out-of-scope.

    I'll need to think on that as the "pristine" nature of it in its current state would literally get etched away. Alas, it is slowly fading now anyway, so the memory still could be preserved for a lifetime.

    As they say: Think, but think fast.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    The choice is yours! Is it the traces of sweat, skin particles, and smudges of ink you treasure, or is it the memory of meeting an idol while they were still hot and unproblematic?

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