Find a small sign shop, or one that will do custom work and tell them you need vinyl letters but want them picked in reverse so that you can use them as stencils. When they cut vinyl letters it is just a roll of vinyl which is cut and then the shop peels away the unwanted part leaving the vinyl letters. If they do it in reverse, it leaves a stencil.
The cost of shipping is fine.
Do you want a second color outline?
The vinyl I use is specifically for masking, so the adhesive isn't too strong (peels easily after paint), works with oil or water-based paints, and is transparent so you can see exactly where you're placing it.
It's best to use them right away, as once cut, any vinyl shrinks away from it's original cut and you lose the ability the register for outlining, etc. Within a couple weeks is fine, but more than that and you're pressing your luck. Do you want/need them now?
The vector file is for the older, slimmer Dominator logo, not the rounder, plumper Commando version.
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Sorry the pic of the screen has the weird blue shadow. The cut vinyl won't be pixelated, the screen just shows it that way, so it doesn't take the program forever to load as you zoom around. If you want an outline, I'll put registration crosses on the sides, so you can fringe the top and bottom for the compound curve of a tank, but I'll let you cut the fringe.
With an outline, if I take the width out to 6.25", it shows a height of just over 2.2"
Ok? If so, PM me your address.
Todd
Where can I find a good high res picture file of the Norton logo?
The possibilities of this are endless. Another possibility is to etch aluminum with such a vinyl stencil. They do this on weapons all the time, use aluminum etch and a vinyl sticker to mask the areas that are not to be etched. I have in mind trying to do this on a engine cover to produce aluminum ridges and then drop enamel into the recessed areas.When I had the tank sign made for my Seeley, I simply found the Norton logo in a magazine and scanned it. Then took it to the sign-maker - They can make it any size you like. I had tank signs made for my Egli which were computer printing. It turned out the font was 'cheque-book'. So that was even easier. Twenty bucks, done and dusted.
Yes, I have just been quoted £30 to make computer- printed vinyl stick-on badges for my Norton Egli project.. any colour combo too!When I had the tank sign made for my Seeley, I simply found the Norton logo in a magazine and scanned it. Then took it to the sign-maker - They can make it any size you like. I had tank signs made for my Egli which were computer printing. It turned out the font was 'cheque-book'. So that was even easier. Twenty bucks, done and dusted.
Is a seat stencil different from one used on a tank, & if so, how ?This was done with a seat stencil and metallic vinyl spray;
I made the stencil for this one;