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this goes along with the automotive paint and signs.....but wanted to make a couple other points here. seems to run in cycles the work you do...this week and last week ...signs on alum....used up 2 4x10 .040 sheets. along with that they want odd color backgrounds. got a 2x3 A-FRAME and she wanted pink background and doing 2 2x2 with lime green. the pink i went and bought PINK in spray cans. now on new alum. i wipe down with a/e reducer, lightly sand with 150, wipe again with reducer then spray with one light coat then go back over for a 2 coat hi gloss. easier then and cheaper then layin down vinyl. on the 2 2x2 the lime green is not avail able in spray cans. i have a bunch of a/e paint from a body shop(now this stuf is 4-5 yrs old, dont let em tell you paint wont last in a can)and just happen to have some lime green....ill thin with reducer spray it....and be done and letter with black vinyl 2-3 hours after its painted.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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time is reletive....hehehehe vinyl to apply to large areas just for color...takes more time then paint, and also i would have to buy a roll of lime green....like i would need it again in the next 5 years....no roger...iam faster with paint...and paint will look better(cause iam also good with a spray gun/can)hahahahahahaha and rapid tack dont make the job go any faster...(for painting).......
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hey Joe, lets look at that(faster at paintin).
Lets say the color you needed was right there in your van(in both paint and vinyl).
So lets paint; 1-get the paint, shake a couple minutes(or stir), now get a strainer(or hey, use an old nylon stalkin yer wife ripped), pour paint in gun,mix in some reducer,hardner,etc. 2-now sand(or somehow etch substrate). 3-now clean substrate. 4-begin sprayin paint,first coat,then let tack-up, second coat/and tack-up, final coat. 5-now go find somethin else to do untill its all dry, like "clean the gun",put da paint away,clean yer mask,etc.
I know from lots of experiance, the above procedure is going to take most profesionals aprox.1/2 to 3/4 of an hour.
Now lets vinyl it;
1-get the roll out,(no need to plot anything) measure,cut.(just a solid 24"x24" right?) 2-clean substrate(paper towell/Rapid Tac) wet substrate(Rapid Tac) remove liner,apply,squeegee first piece,apply,squeegee second piece, wipe off. 3-now begin lettering.
Now, once again "from experiance" this procedure would take a profesional aprox. 15 minutes.
Sound right to you Joe ????
Roger
-------------------- Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated 186 Combs Dr. Merlin Oregon 97532 Posts: 3020 | From: Merlin Oregon | Registered: Dec 1998
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I letter a lot of sprint cars. The wings are made of aluminum. Most of the driver/owners don't want to pay an autobody shop the $$$ it cost to etch and paint the aluminum side panels on the wings. The wings I do are mostly 21"x52". I offer the service of laying a piece of (whatever color) vinyl on the side boards. Then I letter right over it. Sorry Roger but I do this dry. Each board has about 20 rivets on them. the moisture doesn't let me pack the vinyl around the rivets.
-------------------- Rob Larkham Rob Larkham Signs & Lettering 21 Middlefield Road Chester, MA. 01011
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roger you didnt read well...I DIDNT HAVE A ROLL OF LIME GREEN VINYL......hehehehehehhe and i had a qt of lime green paint, a/e automotive paint.(was dry and i put the vinly on it within 2hours) lets see...roll of 20 x 10 yrd lime green vinyl...cheap stuff $20 good stuff $42. the 2 signs come to a grand total of $48 dollars $24 each......and i got the money in my pocket.....not givin it to the vinyl supplier......
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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You need to read mine again, I said "lets say you had the green in paint AND VINYL right in your van". It was a hypothetical rendering Joe He he he he he he he he !!
Roger
-------------------- Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated 186 Combs Dr. Merlin Oregon 97532 Posts: 3020 | From: Merlin Oregon | Registered: Dec 1998
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