# Making The Fireball Table Labels Stand Out **URL:** \ **Category:** Fixture Tables\ **Tags:** fixture-table\ **Created:** [August 19, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/making-the-fireball-table-labels-stand-out/3896 "2025-08-19T21:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fireball-Tool](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/fireball-tool/32/4077_2.png) [@Fireball-Tool](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball-Tool)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/making-the-fireball-table-labels-stand-out/3896/1 "2025-08-19T21:14:30Z")
Ever notice how the numbers and letters on the edge of the fixture table kind of disappear when you’re looking from afar? Don’t worry, I’m going to show you a trick on how you can make those numbers and letters pop out! ![Numbers Of Table Scale Unpainted](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/18a582ac2c5e5d381cf2a7c28004a584ec7f7484.jpeg) ![Numbers and Letters Painted In Demo](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/5/596ed3de734c86d0e1a0b4bb40d08a80cea316bc.jpeg) Here’s where you start: I grabbed some one-shot enamel paint. There are lots of colors to choose from, like gold, blue, white, yellow etc. For this table, I went with a red color for this table. ![Inventory Of Paint](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/c/cf72bd28e339a635d900a9b8fb8f61244fb4652c.jpeg) ![Enamel Paint](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/3/3f4cecc87aba5e7c0d927f8d70a4eda7016fb853.jpeg) Once I have the color of my choosing, I pour just a spoonful into a plastic cup and thin it slightly with mineral spirits. As well as a piece of cardboard to catch up any spills. ![Red One-Shot Enamel Paint](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/3/38053d4d3d81ab482805e779782d60e58e0f9974.jpeg) ![Small Plastic Cup](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b576091ea8b5c801bd5576057f2238d559f2f894.jpeg) ![Cardboard To Catch Spills](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/49ebb62b4b0de5197843e5e80a01210b6d8ec5fd.jpeg) ![Pouring The Paint In The Small Plastic Cup](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/1f8258a9234635897c9cc7e2725fc4dede031abe.jpeg) ![Jug Of Mineral Spirits](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/d/da91381572fa77e2251c6e75812d2116187129d3.jpeg) ![Pouring Mineral Spirits Into The Cup Of Paint](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/9/9c70c68a76f61a594228cdc51c22bde7f24f1f96.jpeg) The next step to this trick is to use the back end of a paintbrush. The back stays in the track. It rides perfectly in the recessed cavity of the table scale. ![Using The Back Of The Paintbrush](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4bbbbff70edbc178e75c90c695197152927db9da.jpeg) ![Numbers Recessed Cavity](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/e/e90ea2a4ce2fd0c898225ce631b67bd852b2d910.jpeg) ![The Back Will Track](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b728c501ccd719292cc0384a80b4af5ac6c0513c.jpeg) Once the paint and mineral spirits are mixed, run the back of the paintbrush along the track. Don’t worry about being perfect, any extra paint we’ll clean up later. ![Mixing The Paint With the Mineral Spirits](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/169ff833e2ed4e081b204d0c678247cebae3ba76.jpeg) ![Painting The #10 Part 1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/7/7f54f04660184bbd73c39c79427f512c9e2c1696.jpeg) ![Painting The #10 Part 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/b/b56bb8b1028d7a197f0c4d4b48fddf3f1bd6a10c.jpeg) ![Painting The #16](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/6971c53b7c6b2fe064dba1fd8ae43c9e165c6ee7.jpeg) Let it dry for a few hours. ![Numbers Done Being Painted And Wait To Dry](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/6/604b4d0eb44c1f3498bd29ddfa037919784ecff4.jpeg) To clean up the excess paint, take a razor blade and gently scrape off the paint. ![Get Your Razor Blade Ready #15](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/5/5780d5faba777e9fac5f41c2aae24847af850036.jpeg) ![Scrapping The Excess Paint Off #15](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/48e1713be4ff2e7d8b8022e8069840fbc6f8fdd6.jpeg) ![Numbers Painted Finished From The Side](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/4/4cc71cd009224f108d679e5bb819c289a12560f1.jpeg) Here is the result: It’s clean, crisp, bright numbers that you can read from one side of the table to the other. And if the paint ever gets damaged, it’s easy to scrape it out and redo. ![Numbers Painted Finished](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/139648d5aefa0d9ed90d487f78265778d9074597.jpeg) ![Letters Painted Finished](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/1/1d880a14e6289d8a2f91254ec4b55c8778b7aafd.jpeg) Hopefully, this guide will help you read the side of your table scale. Do you guys want to see me paint the grid lines of my table top? Comment down below! ![Table Grid Lines From Above View](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/2/205a896b0c959365e34e71f057b735e02cbc38b7.jpeg) ![Table Grid Lines Wide View](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/a/a2f2c023635f824c35a42e75e0877b70f042a603.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mobilehomey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@mobilehomey](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/mobilehomey)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/making-the-fireball-table-labels-stand-out/3896/2 "2026-02-27T03:43:28Z")
Nice! Let us know when you finish 3d printing the rest of the pieces; gonna make for an awesome game of Battleship!