Vehicle Graphics: Sun Valley

[Bryan Cabrera]

Nice job Steve. Any problems with the gold? Did you apply dry?

[steve geary]

Thanks…
A few problems messing up a letter here and there. and I got bubbles in the patch the first time. Couldn’t get them out and had to re-cut.
I did it mostly dry. Two letters at a time with clear tape and just “eyed it” I did the patches slightly wet therafter. I was told wet is fine, but you need to let it dry for a few hours before you edge seal it. Gold isn’t pourus at all.
The gold cut an weeded very nice. The adhesive is Very aggressive, so you had only one chance at laying it down.

So.. it ended up taking much longer than i thought, about 6 hours to cut and apply… and i wasted about 15″ x 6 ft of the gold. A learning experience. I also had about two hours laying out the patch. Had it in clip art, but it needed a LOT of cleaning up.
i did it time and materials, but didn’t mark up the gold, I charged for the 15″ x 5yd. roll… so I got paid for all my time, covered the materials and I think it was a pretty good price.
Came out to 740 with them agreeing and paying me 100 to drive 1 1/2 hours each way to look at it and measure it. (it was a rush job)

[Lynn Normington]

Steve well done it looks good 😀

Lynn

[Carrie Brown]

Nice work Steve, looks great 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

nice job done steve 😀

i like the look of the sign gold.. 😀

nik

[steve geary]

Thank you all ! 😀

[Andy Gorman]

Nice one Steve. I wish I could get someone to agree to paying the extra for Signgold.

[Paul Goodwin]

That realy is nice.

wouldn’t last long over here some scroat would rip it off and melt it down :lol1:

[Robert Lambie]

nice owrk mate… im with andy, ide love for folk here to agree to pay the extra for something a bit fifferent.

how did you find it to work with?

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Looks fine to me Steve.
I always apply SignGold wet.
Did you edge seal it?
They recommend it, but I never have.
Hey, if you are from PA, why weren’t you at the Jamboree this weekend?
Love….Jill

[Peter Normington]

Go on Jill
Go on Jill
Go on Jill
Go on Jill
Show us the piccies

Then………………..

Change your name.

Billy Jean?
Peter

[steve geary]

Robert, I liked working with it…. Cut and weeded great. just need to get a little more used to it to be efficient.

Jill,
Thanks for the wet tip… I did the patches wet after i ruined two. I edge sealed just the tips of the letters. it would have taken a ling time to do it all. I was hoping to get away with it, glad to hear that you don’t.

So where was the jamboree? i saw a thread on it, but didn’t realize it was around here. My time on the boards has been limited lately, because I’ve been Remodeling, moving, and swamped with work.
Where are you located?

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Butler PA, home of summer teeth.
I live about 7 miles from Mars.
This was my last meet tho!
(host-wise, that is)
Love….jill

[steve geary]

Summer Teeth ! Sexy!
Butler’s about 5 hours or so i guess. Wish I would have realized.. i might have come.
Have another jamboree next Week!
How Big is Butler? My college roommate grew up there, maybe you know her… Linda PLaisted.