I installed this yesterday. Its 1/2" MDO with acrylic background and borders. All lettering is vinyl, and the cross is signfoam with 22kt. gold leaf. Size is 4' by 4' on 10' posts. The caps I made out of scrap signfoam and edged them with a router. The font used for Coxton is Casablance from letterhead fonts.
[ October 19, 2004, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: John Deaton III ]
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
beautiful work john!
Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :
Very Nice John! I really like the colors, shape, and the typestyles you used. Came together very nicely!
Stevo
Posted by Steve Racz (Member # 4376) on :
John,
Looks great!
Thanks, Steve
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Lookin' good John! I love to use the sample pieces of SignFoam that I get at trade shows as add-ons. I'm not a carver, but it sure is fun to use. Love....Jill
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Dude, you've got this sign thing down pat. Another knockout punch to the competition! Looks great!
Question: Can you explain the "Acrylic" background you mentioned? What exactly is this stuff, how was it helpful for your project, and where do you obtain it? Thanks.
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
Thanks everyone. Todd, the acrylic background is Porter acrylic latex paint. Porter is a very good latex based paint, and I use it on all my mdo signs now. Average life expectancy on this paint is 15 to 20 years in all weather. Ive been using it for quite awhile now, and no failures or fading at all. I still love lettering with one shot, but decided to use Porter for my backgrounds. So many colors to choose from too. Heres their website. http://www.porterpaints.com/ Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Thanks John...stupid me, when you said acrylic background...I thought that you physically used a hard acrylic material...hehehe. Thanks for the link.
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
John, there are sure a lot of churches in your area with Deaton signs. I can see why they all come to you. Great work!
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Always a pleasure viewing your work John.
Posted by Periandros Damoulis (Member # 4473) on :
Great work John..!! Beautiful colors. Thanks for the posting. Periandros
Posted by David Nyman (Member # 3399) on :
Looks great. I love the colors and the shape!
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Man John, that is just too sweet. I had to re-read that "vinyl" part; it looks sooooooo tasteful and hand lettered. What a fabulous job!!
Posted by Dave Hunt (Member # 4637) on :
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