Wording and designs

woox · Post by **woox** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:56 pm

I was looking throuhg bens guides and case designs and I am wondering how he did the following in RED and BLUE:

I am guessing the RED box, the words, were used decals? I never used decals so can someone please tell me how these actually work? are they stickers? or are they like a plastic tattoo?

Also what about the blue? I am clueless on what he used there

WhatULive4 · Post by **WhatULive4** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:45 pm

woox wrote:I was looking throuhg bens guides and case designs and I am wondering how he did the following in RED and BLUE:

I am guessing the RED box, the words, were used decals? I never used decals so can someone please tell me how these actually work? are they stickers? or are they like a plastic tattoo?

Also what about the blue? I am clueless on what he used there

I'm thinking the blue area is laser etched. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

woox · Post by **woox** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:59 pm

Where the heck am I going to laser etch something :/ those machines are like $20k

Chapel · Post by **Chapel** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:14 pm

woox wrote:Where the heck am I going to laser etch something :/ those machines are like $20k

You could paint the cover of the case blue, go over it in black and then attempt to etch it by hand with an x-acto.

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:14 am

No, get really thin masking tape and lay it out to cover the entire thing. (Don't overlap the tape.) Take off every other piece of tape, then spray paint it. Remove the tape while the paint's still tacky.

woox · Post by **woox** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:35 am

Could you print out a giant decal and put it over it?

Can anyone explain how ben did red section and how decals work?

Chapel · Post by **Chapel** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:30 pm

bicostp wrote:No, get really thin masking tape and lay it out to cover the entire thing. (Don't overlap the tape.) Take off every other piece of tape, then spray paint it. Remove the tape while the paint's still tacky.

I was originally thinking masking tape, but I wasn't sure how thin he could get it. If he was looking for pin striping thinner than 1/16th" then it could get difficult.

But yeah, masking tape is probably the go to thing for painting, just be careful putting it down and you can pretty much do anything you want.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:56 pm

Actually, pen striping for a car would probably work better than tape. You can get pretty narrow pin striping.

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:22 pm

The lettering is either silk-screened or a decal. Decal is a fancy word for sticker (typically made from printed vinyl), but it implies that the application process is more involved. Most people get by with transparent computer "paper" (plastic) stickers.

woox · Post by **woox** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:16 am

is decal like text seen on the keys of a keyboard? or say the power logo design? its not like a pealable sticker is it? Does it work on fine print such as say size 8 font?

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:48 am

No, it's not like typical keyboard lettering. It's not a removable sticker. It's a really REALLY adhesive sticker. You print on it whatever you want.

woox · Post by **woox** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:43 pm

Would I be able to do what ben did something like this here? (the font/text on bottom)

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