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New Arena Football Team in town, is looking for their name, logo, etc., to be applied to the end zones.
Anybody familiar with what type of ink/paint to use on indoor/outdoor carpeting? Just to complicate matters, there is also an existing graphic that will need to be covered up.
Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
-------------------- Bruce & Deb Newton Graphic Lettering San Marcos, CA Posts: 126 | From: San Marcos, CA | Registered: Sep 2001
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I made a 10' x 40' reusable pattern for our local highschool. It was a heavy duty banner and I made a paper patern and taped it to the banner and the kids cut the letters out with X-Acto knives and scissors. When applied to the field, several small holes were punched into the parts like the middles of the B,A,D, etc. and large nails held them in place. As well as other parts of the banner that needed help staying down. Then, with a garden type 2 gallon pumpup sprayer, white latex paint was thinned down and sprayed on the grass. This is the same technique as using a paint mask on a sign . . . just on a larger scale. From the stands,,,, it looked just fine!! If you use this suggestion..... after spraying the graphics, pull the banner over behind the bleachers and let the paint dry before rolling up for storage.
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 817 | From: Central Florida - The Sunshine State | Registered: Jan 2000
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This is indoor football John, on a carpet. A friend of mine has probably done this for the Tampa Bay Storm. I can't get ahold of him right now, I'll keep trying. If it was ice I could help you. Is this a new Arena 1 or Arena 2 team?
-------------------- Dennis Goddard
Gibsonton Fl Posts: 1050 | From: Tampa Fl USA | Registered: Apr 2000
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When I worked at U.F. we did a large logo on the football field for the "OUTBACK Gator Bowl". They sent us a large pattern made out of rolls of 4' tall window screen material. It was all rolled up in a box. We unrolled it, and put the pattern together in the proper sections. The logo was sprayed onto the screen if I remember correctly. I did do a few other patterns myself after this project using a China marker (grease pencil) to mark the screen. We then placed it on the field, & used a turf marking paint that comes in a spray can, to mark the grass. We sprayed directly onto the screen. It allowed the paint to pass through onto the grass. I realize that you are going onto artifcial turf, but this method should work on any surface. All of the other logos, end zones, etc. I would lay out with large nails, and string. I would use the grid method, and then eyeball it to get it final. Being a natural turf, it was possible to use nails. You won't be able to do that. As for the proper paint to use on artificial turf, I couldn't tell you. Good luck.
-------------------- Luke S. Luke Scanlan Artistry Ocala, Fl. lukescanlan@cox.net Posts: 249 | From: Ocala, Florida | Registered: Nov 2001
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