Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
Haen't done anything to mine, but a friend of mine has a sign shop. He has a new machine that prints multiple colors on a vinyl that is so thin you would think it was paint. He uses it a lot for boat names, he also sprays a clear coat over it before he applies it. As far as washing it, it's more durable that sign paint.
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
With the advances availableat a good sign shop, the "cheesiness" is a dead issue. Unlike a tatoo, you can't see the sample product before it goes on with airbrushing, you can with vinyl. Suburban Accents in Rolling Meadows IL. does many of the police/fire departments and food delivery/catering specialty trucks in addition to many NASCAR vehicles. Some of the pix on the delivery trucks are realistic enough that you're trying to get a waft of aroma! They've done every vehicle I've had over the last 15 years, and I haven't been disappointed yet. Ric and Rob's ability to translate your thoughts into artwork definitely are a plus.
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
paint is pretty permanent.
i had a friend who had a NICE night train. he went and had a guy airbrush an eagle on both sides of his tank
this was me-->
<-- that was him
as much as i liked the bike- the gay eagle killed it
i had a friend who had a NICE night train. he went and had a guy airbrush an eagle on both sides of his tank
this was me-->
<-- that was himas much as i liked the bike- the gay eagle killed it
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
Check this site out. They have anything you need in vinyl graphix. All colors with many years of life.
www.immortalgraphix.com
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
If you do the vinyl yourself, wet the area with soapy water and use a bondo spreader. Once dry, it won't come off without ruining it. I leave it to the pros, if it gets ruined, they can cut/print another right there.
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
I do my semi-trucks with vinyl, over 125000 miles a year in every condition and they look as good as new even after 4-5 years. The paint on your bike will fade over time and if you remove the vinyl, you will see the contrasting color fade. Not alot, but it's there. A good sign shop can do some amazing things with vinyl these days. Also it's relatively inexpensive.
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RE: Paint or Vinyl Lettering?
Another plus is with computer-generated art, it's in the file. If you ever need a repair, it can be done. That exact situation happened to me on one of my cars, after repaint it could be restickered exact.
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