# Sign Questions

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/sign-questions/115126>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/sign-questions/115126 "2021-03-13T05:10:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WilliamWaldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@WilliamWaldo](https://community.inventables.com/u/WilliamWaldo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/sign-questions/115126/1 "2021-03-13T05:10:50Z")

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So I am looking at making a sign similar to the below on maple, using two color schemes. As I am new to CNC, do i paint the different letter areas before carving, and then seal the entire project after carving?

 ![d04ef09683b7c96b645207c7314ef324](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/e/6/e60cdadef15f0eb3aaf2694acd4d3b8fb5389f0b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SteveMoloney](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stevemoloney/32/84542_2.png) [@SteveMoloney](https://community.inventables.com/u/SteveMoloney)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/sign-questions/115126/2 "2021-03-13T10:06:55Z")

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Welcome to the forum

Can you attach a picture? nothing to see to give you advise.