Apparatus and method for burnishing a replica tape

A hand-held tool for applying consistent pressure on a flat surface, the tool comprising:

• a holder having a flat portion and the flat portion includes an opening therein;
• a contact member having a spherical portion, the contact member arranged within the holder such that the spherical portion protrudes from the opening in the flat portion, the spherical portion being configured to engage a replica tape on the flat surface when the flat portion is in planar contact with the replica tape or a surface substantially coplanar with the replica tape;
• and
• a spring operatively coupled between the holder and the contact member,
• wherein, the tool is configured such that when the tool is urged toward the flat surface, the spring applies a predetermined biasing force that urges the contact member against a replica tape on the flat surface, such that the replica tape on the flat surface is burnished with substantially uniform pressure across the replica tape when applied by hand.

A hand-held tool for applying consistent pressure on a replica tape on a flat surface, the tool comprising:

• a holder including a spring;
• a contact member having a rounded portion, the contact member supported by the holder with the spring, the rounded portion and the holder being configured to simultaneously engage the replica tape on the flat surface;
• and
• wherein the spring biases the contact member to enable spring biased relative movement between the rounded portion and the holder,
• wherein, the tool is configured such that when the tool is urged toward the replica tape so that the rounded portion and the holder simultaneously contact the replica tape on the flat surface, the spring applies a predetermined biasing force that urges the rounded portion against the replica tape such that the replica tape is burnished with substantially uniform pressure across the replica tape when applied by hand.