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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Tailgate lettering "FORD"

My '79 F-100 has the typical raised F-O-R-D letters on the tailgate. The tailgate's all one color right now, so I started to mask them off to paint them when I realized someone might make some stick-ons or decals of this lettering, which might actually end up looking better than painting them.

Any of you seen anything like this?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Try NPD for the most colors.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Ebay is a good source as well.

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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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it depends on how good you can tape off and paint
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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My letters are hand painted in white probably from the PO. Been that way since I got the truck.

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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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The direction I took was to have my letter airbrushed so that they look more three dimensional. If you have a good graphic artist in your area, you can get the letters done for reasonable money, and you can have them done any way you want. After it's done, then clearcoat the tailgate, and it's permanent. I think I had mine done for around $150, which I thought was fair.

 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Behemoth

BAD A** do you have pics of the entire tailgate?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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It's not really the best picture for detail on the letters, but you get the idea....when I finally have the truck out of the garage later this summer, I'll take some more detailed shots.

 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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BAD A** do you have pics of the entire tailgate?
I agree completely do you have a pic of the whole truck
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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nice thanks
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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That doesn't even seem like a bad price. I very nice piece for sure !!!!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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That doesn't even seem like a bad price. I very nice piece for sure !!!!
It's a steal. They are almost 3x that for duplicates from LMC and DC.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 07:42 AM
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Jeff's Bronco Graveyard sells the stick-on set. However, I ordered them one time and tried them, and they looked terrible. They were cut unevenly and hardly even matched the raised lettering.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Behemoth
It's not really the best picture for detail on the letters, but you get the idea....when I finally have the truck out of the garage later this summer, I'll take some more detailed shots.

Can't wait to see it around town.
 
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