Re: [SilverStreak] Decal reworkings

["Bev Harris" <zia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie,

Thanks for the credit regarding air brushing, but it's my partner Cristi who 
has that skill.  I'll try to take pictures this weekend and see if Tom wants to 
load them where others can see the logo.

Bev

----- Original Message ----- 

> Mitch,
> I think letterings are a decal. Always a source for discussion is the big SS 
> letters some have on the trunk like mine, and the lettering under the front 
> windows like mine reads Supreme Luxury Liner and yours reads Continental 
> Saturn. Some folks make tracings, then have adhesive vinyl letters made, 
> sometimes UV resistant.
> 
> I think on mine I will just cover with masking tape, cut out the overlay, 
> then paint over the decal by hand or spray. Wish I knew how to air brush 
> like Bev Harris did. Rattle can paint typically will not hold up, but Tom 
> Patterson used some Testor's little rattle can paint and I've seen the 
> result and it is holding up, or at least his Testor's brush-on is holding 
> up.
> 
> Either way, I think just occasional repainting is the method I will use and 
> then not have to worry about vinyl, adhesives, shrinkage, fading, peeling, 
> alignment, etc. Those are my thoughts.
> 
> I did Google Houston Anodizing and there are a bunch of companies in Houston 
> that do it. I will find the time to pursue and price getting my logos 
> anodized. There is apparently any color a person could want for that, 
> including gold, red, like that. The cast aluminum is apparently perfect for 
> anodizing. I think an area just below the front windows, and just under the 
> Supreme Luxury Liner decal is a perfect place on each side of both the motor 
> coach and this trailer.
> -Eddie- Houston, TX (who can then say Duh...it's NOT an Airstream!)