Topic that won't die, I guess. There's a nail-polish variant called "ridge filler" that may help fill things in, and Plastic Wood comes in pink enough colors it may get you through a trip to the CA Motor Vehicle Department registration, though it won't stop an intelligent person looking at your fingers. [And no, I didn't think of it; I'd been dealing with the question of exactly what citizenship papers were required for the thugs. On the other hand, when my father-in-law moved to Hawaii many years ago, the law required that you provide either a SSN or a thumbprint when you apply, and the clerks were really annoyed that he made them do a thumbprint instead of just writing down an SSN.] # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, stewarts@ix.netcom.com, +1-415-442-2215 # goodtimes signature virus innoculation