decals

Poster, Yes $40 for 2 and I'm asking $4 for mail.(priority)

I got the invoice from the sign shop that made the decals. The total was $500 so I need to get $20 each plus $4 for mail and I will break even when I sell the 26 that were printed. I can be reached by email through my profile or directly at:

pbrainard@wistool.com

You can email and we will exchange address's. Label your emails as "decal" so I don't miss it.

I will also post all the info again in the "for sale" section.

79, I believe that the black and white nameplates are pretty hard to come by. White Lake Marine has the chrome/black ones though: nameplates

75 you got it.

79, The CAD file is saved!! Also, these were made on the best quality of 3M Scotchcal. The printing was not actually printing but rather 3M's heat transfer thermal process. They are guarantee'd against fading for 5 years and that's 5 years in Florida with it in the sun all the time. The other AWSA and USA decals are printed with inks so they will fade long before these will. They look the same as the other ones IE: the vinyl is the same thickness and ther aren't any bumps between colors. The gloss is the same too. A pro vinyl guy or printer would be able to tell though.

The Scotchcal comes with the same backing sheet that is used on large grafics. You pre position and masking tape half of it to the surface first. Then you lift the other half and cut off half of the backing. Then stick half of the decal on. then remove the rest of the backing and finish sticking on the decal. This method gaurantees the proper position of the decal. I always wondered before seeing and using the system how they would get big decals on say the side of a semi trailer in the right spot!! Don't worry, I'm sending a instruction sheet with the decals!!

Mojo, I only had the "Correct Craft since" made because it was larger than the ones currently available from say MWCC, White lake, Garzon studios, etc. I found about the 1980-81 downsize the hard way by buying all 3 and then looking though our ref. section. The other 2 are still available from the normal sources.

79, The decals were put on at the factory by hand and looking closely in the ref. pictures there isn't any consistency on the exact placement. Some are higher and some are lower. Some all do line up on the bottom like you noticed. If you look at the picture of the Tique that TR posted, it looks like the decal isn't even put on straight (plumb)!!

I'm hoping to get the bill today from my sign shop so I can put together costs. I had 26 printed because that's where a per piece price break was. This is going to be a non profit venture so I'm just going to divide it equally and add something for postage. I'll take care of the contribution to our CCfan site. I am really happy with his work even though he had problems and it took so long. I will go back to him on future projects.

Pete,
They look great..Did you make all three in the set or just the main one pictured ? I'd be interested in a set, as all the aftermarket ones "are" to small to replace.

Nice job !!

Moj'

82tique wrote: I thought they were going to be the same size as the originals?

Looks like they are:

79nautique wrote: it looks a little small like it 80% scale of the actual size. Is Mid west out of these or the other Regional dist.?

Chris, the decals Pete had made special are the larger ones. The smaller ones are the only ones available from MWCC and White Lake, which are originial on the 1980+ boats. All this info is on the first page of the thread.

FINALLY!!! I got the decals from my sign shop. I'm told that he had problems with the CAD grafics that the brand new printer didn't like. He ended up having to get new software and develope the grafics again on CAD that the new printer understood. I will post all the details in the "for sale" section when I get the bill.

There in the mail.

I also have two of these.

Mine are 3" x 13". They are on some of the 90's Nautiques. M-3 Fan has them on his boat in the Rankin cover thread. I tried to upload them with photo bucket, but I guess it didn't work. They are factory stickers.

Got it to work.

I have these graphics that I got at the factory 6 years ago. They are in good condition. I will give them to someone that has a boat that needs them.

The sign shop is almost done with the graphics. I stopped in on Monday to see what was going on and he's just behind schedual. Evidently he lost 1 employee plus the upper midwest winter weather is not kind to the guys making signs or rather putting them up!!! I'm as anxious as you are. Sorry I haven't posted the delay with the sign shop earlier.

Hey sounds great. I'll be placing an order so let me know when it's time.