i just removed the previous owner's name off my classifieds acquired charlie lamb sunbear longbow.
what i did FIRST was to contact charlie to see just where in his finishing process he inked in the name. turns out it was well after the main coats of finish were applied, so it only took some 220 grit abrasive paper to remove the ink.
after it cured, i buffed it up with 600 grit, sprayed on a few light coats of polyu, and buffed that out to closely match the degree of 'shine' on the rest of the limb. you'd never know that some ink was removed from the limb.
lesson learned - if a name must go on yer new whizbang stikbow, ask the bowyer to ink it in on top of the last finish coat, then
mask off the inked area and lightly clear overspray just that area.