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Tailgate Letters
Thank You For Your Reply. I Have A 54 F 100 And There Are No Letter On The Tailgate. I Think They Look On There But I Wanter It To Be Stock. Thanks Again.
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I remember being shocked the first time I saw the tailgate letters being painted on with a paint roller. They just looked to good to be done with a roller. That must have been in the 70's before we started to use the stick-on letters. Wow, another factory flashback.
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xfordman, what kind of roller was used? I was thinking it had to be a printer's roller (hard rubber), but can a short-nap paint roller do a decent job? I'd hate to "experiment" over new paint!!!
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If there is enough interest and I can get someone to do a clean rubbing to make a pattern from, I have a vinyl cutter and could offer the letters. I can also do custom lettering and graphics up to 13.5" x 39" (in one piece).
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I can't find the letters at Dennis Carpenter. Do you know if they sell the script letter?
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
xfordman, what kind of roller was used? I was thinking it had to be a printer's roller (hard rubber), but can a short-nap paint roller do a decent job? I'd hate to "experiment" over new paint!!!
Sorry....was gone all day yesterday. I never did that job so I'm not real sure what they were made of, probably rubber. They were about the width of the letter and a very small diameter. If they were nap they were packed down like rubber because nothing was ever cleaned or put away until the weekend. We always ran two 10 hour shifts. BTW, it only took a few seconds to paint the letters on.
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The roller I used is actually an ink brayer. It is smooth rubber about 1" in diameter and about 4"-5" in length. Art supply stores have them and they also sell the sign painters ink. That ink can be brushed or rolled and it flows enough so that is levels and smooths out as it dries. Were I doing a tailgate, I would take it off the box and lay it on saw horses. If you make a mistake or your thinning needs adjustment, wipe it clean with solvent and try it again.
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