Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting

["Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know about powdercoating.  The logos themselves will come back a 
little rough on the surface.  That was not a problem however, as the spray 
paint I used filled everything in.

With my Streamline logos, I tried spraypainting them with regular rattlecan 
spraypaint from Home Depot.  That didn't work too well, as the paint wore 
off with the friction of the wind just going down the highway.

I solved the problem by getting some model car spray paint from a model 
shop.  It has withstood the winds now for a number of years.  The paint 
comes in a small spray can and is a little on the pricey side, but it does 
work.

-Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patti Glover" <silverstreaker1966@yahoo.com>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting


> Not any where near Houston, although I love Texas.  I live about 50mi. 
> from Palm Springs Ca. Also, I wonder if powdercoating the logos would 
> work.
>
> Tom Patterson <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Patti,
>
> Where are you located?  Anywhere near the Houston area?
>
> -Tom
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patti Glover"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 9:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting
>
>
>> The two are the same, front and back.  I am pretty sure everyone wanted
>> the "SABRE" logo as well.  The SILVERSTREAK is appx. 5"tall x 18" long.
>> The "SABRE" logo is appx. 3" tall x 8" wide. I have the little star that
>> dots the "i" as well.  Hopefully they can attach that somehow. Would you
>> want to get a ballpark price as well?  Thanks....patti
>> Tom Patterson
> wrote: When you say logos, are
>> the two different sizes?  I assume one is off of the
>> front, and the other off of the back.
>>
>> They can't fix a missing "k", but they can make a replacement.  Likely,
>> they
>> can adjust the mold so that it contains the missing part of the "k".
>>
>> If the two are the same size, then all I need is an intact logo.
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Patti Glover"
>> To:
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 8:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting
>>
>>
>>> Tom, I can send my logos to you. The top of the "k" is missing, tho.
>>> Otherwise, it is intact.  Would they be able to fix the "k"?
>>> Thanks....patti
>>>
>>> Tom Patterson
>> wrote: For my purposes that
>>> doesn't matter.  After looking for several years, I
>>> found someone who can make the logos out of aluminum.  Why search
>>> further.
>>>
>>> -Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>> Car dealers used to have dealer logos cast in metal (zamak?). Then many
>>>> had them
>>>> done in plastic like the SS ones. Now all the ones I've noticed in
>>>> recent
>>>> years are
>>>> stickers. Wonder if any of the companies that did the cast metal logos
>>>> are
>>>> still doing
>>>> it?
>>>