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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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I painted my steering wheel emblem on my Corvette and my uncles, and it looks way better than a cheesy decal. Let me know what you think.
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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Why not use www.photobucket.com like you did for your signature image?
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Here is the picture...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/...gEmblem-25.jpg

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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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Very Nice!
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Damn, that looks nice.... I can't believe that is painted!!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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what kind of paint did you use?
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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Looks sweet Dean, I want to have mine done. How long does it take, and what would you charge to do such a thing, I am sure that it looks even better in person, I sure would rather have that than a sticker, just plan awesome

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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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my gf got me the kit with the door sill decals for V-day. Yours looks really good for painting! Here is a pic of mine...
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very very nice.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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I really like the painting better than the stickers, kind of unique.

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:20 AM
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from what i can see that thing looks good
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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Nice.
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WOW-sweet very nice looking.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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i think Dean's got an edge over the decals
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Thanks everyone! I have been building models and painting since I was very little, and I am also an artist. So I decided I would paint mine knowing that I have the skills to do so. I used water based acrylic enamels for the color and a water based polyurathane satin clear to seal it. The clear is flexible and won't crack or chip off. I have slammed my fist into it honking at some idiot and then realized after the fact that it held up nicely. I didn't mean to test it...LOL! But I have had mine on for about 6 months now with no problems. It has been in the heat and cold. I posted a pic to see what people thought since I recently did my uncles car and he said I could probably make some extra money doing it for other people.
Jet, it takes me about 3 hours of tedious work to complete it. I am thinking I should get about $75 for the work. But that is negotiable.

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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Here is another pic of my uncles car with the painted emblem...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/...6/IMG_0072.jpg
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bluestreak98
my gf got me the kit with the door sill decals for V-day. Yours looks really good for painting! Here is a pic of mine...
You did a good job on applying your decal, I have seen stickers that look flat and don't conform to the shape, but the decal does better. The beauty of painting is that you get to decide your color scheme. For instance the chevy symbol and fluer-de-lis symbol I did in silver like the old Corvette emblems vs the white they used on your sticker. I made the border silver as well, although it could be any color you want. I also painted white highlights with a fine brush on the edges of the chevy symbol, fluer-de-lis, flags, etc. The light from the photo almost falls in the same place, but if you look closely you will see the white. So I did not just do base colors, I added highlights as well.

Dean

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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It looks like I am going to do Jets steering wheel soon and I will post pics when it is done. I am doing a yellow border with shading, it should look nice. I've been told that I should charge $100 because $75 is too cheap, but I will stick to $75 for a custom emblem. If anyone wants theirs done locally, I can do it in about 3 hours on your car.

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That is cool, Deano, I will let you know when I am on my way home

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Z06 JET
That is cool, Deano, I will let you know when I am on my way home

JET
OK, we will set up a day when you get here. Like I said, it will take about 3 hours. But you can watch while I do it and we can BS...LOL!

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