2nd Scrambler

I'm a little late in posting this, but here are some pics of the graphics we did for my neighbor's second CJ8 Scrambler. This was before Thanksgiving and a particularly raw day,  and windy  through our breezeway.

Sign-Making 101

I decided it was finally time to install some signs out front to let folks know what I could do for them in the way  of graphics. I also decided to do them the old-fashioned way, as much as possible, using vinyl only for the fonts/graphics. All other material was purely structural - plywood sheathing left over from roof repair, carriage bolts and nuts, etc. We purchased the 4x4 pressure-treated posts from Home Depot, selecting the ones with a gothic cap pre-cut from the factory. The posts and sheathing required quite a bit of wood filler and sanding before applying the primer.

Pea gravel and river rock for the positioning and securing of the posts.

Exterior gloss latex paints for the sign faces and black satin for the posts.

Always use the quick-drying Quikrete.

Setting of the posts.

1984 CJ8

My neighbor has a couple of CJ8 Jeeps that he's been working on, but this is the only one running at the moment, so he asked me if I could do some graphics for it to spruce it up a bit. We went with this color combination because, I think, his wife is a big Alabama fan. As always, click on pics for a larger view.

Disc Golf

A former co-worker of mine, who is into disc golf, asked if I could do some of the course's tee signs for them. They supplied the vinyl and substrate, so all I had to do was cut, weed and apply the vinyl to them. The sign material is poly metal - high-density polyethylene (HDPE) core with aluminum faces front and back. This makes them extremely lightweight and durable.
The ones pictured here were done over this weekend.

Mario ? Box

My stepdaughter, Emily, is having her baby shower this coming Saturday, and asked if I could re-create the little Mario box with the question marks on it. It's not much in the way of vinyl work, but it was fun to do. Primed and painted the raw wooden box with acrylic paint, then sprayed with clear coat. When it was dry, I cut and applied the question marks (opaque white). Rivets/studs were cut from metallic doeskin vinyl.
She thinks I rocked it!

Finalized Graphics

This is my '85 Jeep after completion of it's graphics. I even gave it a new tag! Added the steel doors and hardtop right before the cool weather came.

New Business Sign

Re-designed and installed my more stylized business sign. Made of primed HDF, then overlayed with plastic paint (yellow) and 2-mil cast black and red vinyl. Measures 36" in width.

Suzuki

My neighbor brought his newly painted Suzuki by so I could take some pics. The painter applied the graphics I had cut for him, then sealed them with a clear coat. The original color was red; I like this better.

Suzuki Bike

A neighbor of mine has a Suzuki that he is having painted and came by and asked me if I could cut him out some decals to go on it. He had some logos and symbols he had downloaded from the net and wanted them in charcoal metallic. The above are some of the ones we did. There were sets of some of these. The painters will apply them after base-coating and then clear-coat them.

More L & L

Nick at L&L Corvette asked for some advertisement for his vehicles and opted for placement on side windows. After deciding on the info to be included, we arrived at the above. He ordered two per vehicle. While we were at it, we went ahead and scaled this one to go on his back window of his truck.

L&L Corvette Parts and Hydrographics

Original sign

Old vinyl stripped

After primer

Top coat

I was asked to create a new sign for L & L Corvette Parts and Hydrographics, but to use the existing sign, mounted on the front of their building. It is aluminum facing and frame, so it is light-weight and for that I am thankful. I began by stripping off the old vinyl and adhesive, sanding and priming the panel. It was in decent shape, but had a lot of holes in it from previous 3D lettering mounted on it. I plugged most of them with pop rivets and finalized by applying a top coat.
After a new design was approved and fresh vinyl applied, the last shot is the finished product.