We have a "New" Decal Artist!
07-24-07, 08:13 PM
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Goes on the chain stay. It is the decal to which Dirtdrop is referring. Deluxe polymer enamel....I believe this refers to the paint.
07-24-07, 08:53 PM
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This one...
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07-24-07, 09:19 PM
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This sounds promising!! Definitely good to hear. I may be contacting him on some decals for the Shogun. I want the downtube decal to read S H O T G U N. It should be interesting to see if anyone catches it. Being that I'm in South Texas, I'm betting it will be popular, lol. It's going to be a custom job anyway.,,,,BD
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07-24-07, 09:33 PM
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That is the chainstay decal I was referring to . I told you it was odd.
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You could have your "shotgun" decal made by these guys for 15 cents a letter.
https://www.signspecialist.com/lettering/lettering.html
I don't think these other guys are interested in making one offs.
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You could have your "shotgun" decal made by these guys for 15 cents a letter.
https://www.signspecialist.com/lettering/lettering.html
I don't think these other guys are interested in making one offs.
07-25-07, 12:51 AM
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I got some Reynolds 531 decals from Softly (Cyclomondo) awhile back. French language "mid 70's" units. I was not that pleased with the work, the green colors had not lined up with the "531" outlines correctly, giving a "ghost" image to them. I told him about it, and he told me that original 531 decals back in the day were often done no better. I have not personally seen any of the originals with this problem, but in any case I was somewhat disappointed with the decals, and probably will never use them, at least on my PX-10. At only $10 or so, it is not really worth the money and effort to send them back to Oz for replacement, which I will say he did offer to do. Oh well,,,
07-25-07, 02:56 AM
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07-25-07, 05:04 AM
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Bikedued
You could have your "shotgun" decal made by these guys for 15 cents a letter.
https://www.signspecialist.com/lettering/lettering.html
I don't think these other guys are interested in making one offs.
You could have your "shotgun" decal made by these guys for 15 cents a letter.
https://www.signspecialist.com/lettering/lettering.html
I don't think these other guys are interested in making one offs.
them one offs? I'd rather NOT send it off to a sign making site, and get back something I didn't like. I know of other sites that have preview software, and the whole deal. I also have a Photoshop 7 software here, I guess I could attempt it myself.
,,,,BD
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07-25-07, 10:05 AM
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Hi everyone, McDave asked me to post some photo's of my work and I will start with this one (Nishiki). You'll notice a few things about the decals I make. 1.) I personally do not like ghosting between the colors, so I make every effort to eliminate them. 2.) I am very particular about sizing and artwork accuracy. 3.) I use opaque colors, no bleed thru of background colors. 4.) I have over 4000 colors and can reproduce just about any Pantone color accurately. 5.) I die cut around the decals leaving just a small clear edge like the originals had. 6.) The decals can be buried in a UV clear coat.
I specialize in making one off decal sets or single decals. I work from hi resolution photos and reference measurements. I take pride in my work as if it were going on my bicycle.
Send me your address and I will send you a sample.
I want to thank Dave again for the opportunity to serve you all.
Best regards,
JR. Anderson
I specialize in making one off decal sets or single decals. I work from hi resolution photos and reference measurements. I take pride in my work as if it were going on my bicycle.
Send me your address and I will send you a sample.
I want to thank Dave again for the opportunity to serve you all.
Best regards,
JR. Anderson
07-25-07, 12:38 PM
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Thank YOU, JR!!
Order placed and art sent!
The Swantakometer is now ticking . . .
Just funnin' ya, JR! I'd rather have them CORRECT above all else, and you sound like the man for the job!
07-25-07, 01:08 PM
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Hey JR,
Can you do custom stuff? What I mean is, can you make a decal out of any drawing/artwork? I have a two color clip art image I'd like done, but I just need one.....
Can you do custom stuff? What I mean is, can you make a decal out of any drawing/artwork? I have a two color clip art image I'd like done, but I just need one.....
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07-25-07, 01:25 PM
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I see you've met Dr. Deltron. Make him happy and you'll have all the work you desire, not just through him, but the rest of us too I'm sure.
Dave
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07-25-07, 01:53 PM
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This is great news. I am overjoyed that there is a new decal producer on the scene. I have been waiting a year to get my bike. I have still never seen it in person!
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07-25-07, 09:59 PM
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Yay for bike decals! I'm sure I'll be able to send some business your way, too. I've got more than a few customers looking for decals.
07-26-07, 12:04 AM
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Hi bigbossman, sure I can do custom, one off's are just fine. Send me the artwork and I will get back to you with an estimate of time and money. JR.
07-26-07, 08:02 AM
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I am looking for decals for
- a Mino Denti
- an old Tommasini from the late 70s (not the same decals as later ones from the 80s and I have never even seen such decals)
Has anyone ever had these made?
- a Mino Denti
- an old Tommasini from the late 70s (not the same decals as later ones from the 80s and I have never even seen such decals)
Has anyone ever had these made?
07-26-07, 08:09 AM
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jrrestore - sent you a PM. 
07-26-07, 08:32 AM
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.I'd better get busy on those photos of the headbadges.
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07-26-07, 01:06 PM
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"Custom" here means that you don't have vector file artwork of the desired decal.
If you DID have THAT type of artwork, then "a" decal might run you $10 EACH! or rather, $40-$100 for a whole bikes worth.
CREATING vector art is what gets expensive for the one-off decal customer.
Graphic art services can run from $50/hour to $150/hour!
So add a couple hours to create from your jpeg picture into usable art.
And I bet JR would be happy to do that work as well...for a price!
Now your decals are $200-$400!!!
Or you can get good with Adobe Illustrator and make your own art.
THEeeeN.. send it JR and he'll make you decals!
JUST wanted to point that out, before y'all flooded poor JR with requests.
If you DON'T have vector art, there are no "cheap" decals for YOU!
07-26-07, 02:04 PM
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I can't even make a good stick man even with Adobe Illustrator!
Dr. Deltron, I sent you a PM. Thanks for clearing this up with us.
Dr. Deltron, I sent you a PM. Thanks for clearing this up with us.
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Yeah, that really is good work!
07-26-07, 06:52 PM
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Those are a very close match! I do notice one difference and you can see it in my Nishiki decal below too. The gold in both of our originals have a metallic finish. I wonder if that is something that you can duplicate JR?
Also in the second photo below, this seat tube band is a gold foil with red. Someone else in this thread was asking about foil decals. Can you reproduce those type too?
Thanks!
Dave
Also in the second photo below, this seat tube band is a gold foil with red. Someone else in this thread was asking about foil decals. Can you reproduce those type too?
Thanks!
Dave
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07-26-07, 09:14 PM
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Those are a very close match! I do notice one difference and you can see it in my Nishiki decal below too. The gold in both of our originals have a glitter look to them. I wonder if that is something that you can duplicate JR?
Also in the second photo below, this seat tube band is a gold foil with red. Someone else in this thread was asking about foil decals. Can you reproduce those type too?
Also in the second photo below, this seat tube band is a gold foil with red. Someone else in this thread was asking about foil decals. Can you reproduce those type too?
PastorBob's SuperSport will be sporting foil versions of the seattube decals.
And the above posted-about Gitane decals can be done with the silver foil!
So, I have a good feeling that JR is gonna be "our man" for decals!
I hope he's ready to be inundated!
ANOTHER NOTE: If you are NOT going to paint clear OVER the decals, pay a bit more and have the decals printed with the UV laminate. Just a 411.
07-26-07, 09:20 PM
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From my long conversation with JR, he can do either gold metallic OR gold foil. Same for silver.
PastorBob's SuperSport will be sporting foil versions of the seattube decals.
And the above posted-about Gitane decals can be done with the silver foil!
So, I have a good feeling that JR is gonna be "our man" for decals!
I hope he's ready to be inundated!
ANOTHER NOTE: If you are NOT going to paint clear OVER the decals, pay a bit more and have the decals printed with the UV laminate. Just a 411.
PastorBob's SuperSport will be sporting foil versions of the seattube decals.
And the above posted-about Gitane decals can be done with the silver foil!
So, I have a good feeling that JR is gonna be "our man" for decals!
I hope he's ready to be inundated!
ANOTHER NOTE: If you are NOT going to paint clear OVER the decals, pay a bit more and have the decals printed with the UV laminate. Just a 411.
Now the wait begins...