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The original tailgates was missing on my 55 F100 when I got the truck so I never got to see in person what the "Ford" Script size was on the tailgate.
I have a Mar-K Tailgate which is smooth but after I lay down the base coat, I'd like to paint the "Ford" script onto the tailgate before I do the clear coat.
Can someone tell me what size (H x W) the individual letters and the overall length of the "Ford" script are on the 55 tailgate?
Also, just a dumb question, are there stencil's available to make this process little easier? Searching in Google I have't found anything yet. If not no biggie, my 16 year old daughter is really good at drawing and can probably draw it up in no time.
Here is one that I had cut out of a 16 gauge plate and applied it to a smooth Mar-K tailgate. I recommended to the customer a smaller font size but this is what he wanted.
The width of the inset is 42 inches. I am told that from an artistic standpoint that breaking things up into thirds is the most pleasing to the eye. I told him to have the script on the inset plate cut out at a width of 14 inches. I was surprised when he came back with the script max'd out. His reasoning was, "I wanted the tailgate to be lighter".
[QUOTE=CharlieLed;20279866]Here is one that I had cut out of a 16 gauge plate and applied it to a smooth Mar-K tailgate. I recommended to the customer a smaller font size but this is what he wanted.
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I agree, too big. But for some reason I like the color.
Here is one that I had cut out of a 16 gauge plate and applied it to a smooth Mar-K tailgate. I recommended to the customer a smaller font size but this is what he wanted.
I remember stopping by your shop while you were doing this. It turned out Great in my opinion.
If you are painting, you could easily print out the negative on one of the cricut cutting machines or a local vinyl shop as use as a stencil. If you aren't quite sure if it is something you want to keep long-term, you can use the vinyl decal. If decide on a change - just need a hair dryer to remove and try something new/ different color or size.
CharlieLed - That is a neat technique! (Did you get to keep the cut out Ford letters too?!) What did you use to apply it?
If you are painting, you could easily print out the negative on one of the cricut cutting machines or a local vinyl shop as use as a stencil. If you aren't quite sure if it is something you want to keep long-term, you can use the vinyl decal. If decide on a change - just need a hair dryer to remove and try something new/ different color or size.
CharlieLed - That is a neat technique! (Did you get to keep the cut out Ford letters too?!) What did you use to apply it?
The owner of the truck took the overlay panel to a waterjet cutting shop to be cut. The shop used a photo of the Ford script to program the waterjet...they could adjust the size of the script on the computer. The guy did keep the letters that were cut out of the panel, not sure what he did with them. I sized the inset panel to cover the tailgate flanges which made the final inset smooth from edge to edge. The panel was adhered to the tailgate using 3M 08115 panel adhesive. The biggest PITA of this project was the smoothing of the letters along the seam between the overlay panel and the surface of the tailgate...that was a 2 week effort. I have an idea for the tailgate on my 56 that uses some of what I learned with this job except mine will have an acrylic layer with LEDs that can light up the cutout, ala third brake light.
