Date:         Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:29:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: kitchen cabinet LED display panel decal overlay  (was
              touching up stove front
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <1a0.4685244a.313518c9@aol.com>
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Hi Chris,

I can see you've never cut sign vinyl. It's pretty near impossible to
cut letters that small. The rule of thumb for the professionals is to
never cut text smaller than an inch tall. It's just too much of a
PITA to "weed" the unwanted vinyl away from the backing. The
technology just isn't suited to materials that small... the drag from
the knife blade tends to pull the sticker off the backing when the
lettering gets less than one-eighth inch thick. And then you get the
same problem all over again trying to get the transfer tape to
release....

The "Putter 'n Knit" lettering on the nose of my Parents Vanagon took
my three tries to get right. I'm no professional by any means, but it
was pushing my luck with the combination of typeface and size that
they chose.

http://www.pottsfamily.ca/The_Bug_Pack/BusFusion2005/pictures/
p6119533.jpg

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com


On 27-Feb-06, at 10:08 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> this would be simple to make.....vinyl computer die-cut lettering on a
> prepositioned decal overlay the same dimensions as the LED display
> panel.   no
> chance of messing up..
>
> chris