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IM USING SIGNGOLD ON THIS JOB WITH A PRISMATIC FONT, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS SOMEHOW DARKEN THE SHADOW SIDE BUT STILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SWIRL PATTERN THRU IT. ANY IDEAS OUT THERE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP BEFORE HAND.....
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You could try Avery's "True Shadow" vinyl for the darker effect, but let me add, anytime I have tried to put anything over Sign Gold's coating, it has come off. Vinyl, clear, etc.
MC
-------------------- Mike Clayton M C Grafix Custom Lettering New Jersey (again) Posts: 508 | From: New Jersey | Registered: Apr 1999
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Oracal now has a Transparent vinyl it is very see thru you can read the newspaper thru it. it comes in 24 colors, I would get some in the family of the color of the truck. it would look realistic but still see the gold brilliance thru it.
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"A wise man once said that, or was it a wise guy?" Posts: 2425 | From: Salem, MA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Etchlook vinyl such as Gerber's frosted crystal gives a nice effect. Or one of the other SignGold such as satin surface. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever tried to put anything over SignGold. I guess you would put the SignGold on top.
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Glenn.... I just checked the SignGold website and they refer to "printable SignGold in certain patterns. I assume that is the stuff with no tedlar coating.
Have you used it?
How does it stand up and how does the brilliance compare with the regular SignGold?
I had a problem once with trying to put regular vinyl over SignGold and of course it lifted. A regular marina customer once clearcoated over SignGold lettering and stripes (after I advised them of the potential problem...and the problem surfaced quickly!)
This stuff would be ideal for those situations I would think.
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You can do a really cool look (on the Edge) if you select your chiseled pieces and assign sunflower yellow print, but do a vertical fade, top to bottom. Don't group them so each piece fades separately. Altough SignGold is Tedlar film and nothing is suppose to stick to it, you can use true shadow or etch look or other vinyl on it. It doesn't except paint,screen ink etc. The Edge printable material now comes in all patterns, you just have to specify it when ordering. You can get some neat effects printing on it with translucent cartridges. Also the Roland PC-600 & the new PC-12 will work with the printable SignGold.
-------------------- Art Schilling, East Coast Artie's 475 Sandy Ln, Ste. G Surfside Beach, SC 29575 843-712-2627 Posts: 9 | From: Surfside Beach, SC | Registered: Feb 2002
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Thanks Glenn.. I 'll look forward to seeing a couple of pics!
Artie...Sorry to disagree with ya but NOTHING sticks to that tedlar finish on regular SognGold for more than a few weeks. Even with a severe scrubbing with 600 grit sandpaper.
You may have had better luck than most of us and, if so, I'd sure like to know what you did to make it work out OK!
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
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Artie, I'm inclined to agree with Dave. I would like to know how you got it to stick for more then a month too.I do admit the few times I tried it, it didn't last too long, and that Sign Gold is too expensive to experiment with and have it go to waste!
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Or you can add the color of your choice for a shadow to 1-Shot tinting clear,
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