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It's nothing fancy, I use a layered process that basically encapsulates the gold under a layer of clear vinyl. The shadows and outlines are printed on a Gerber Edge. I have used a rebranded OneShot fast size, but I switched to Rolco quick size. You've got me stumped on the egg whites though. I...

No I am doing both, whatever the customer asks for. I do the small real gold jobs myself, but for now I'm sending the bigger jobs out while I fine tune my gilding skills. All the real gold I do is hand laid/Edge printed, I haven't really done much completely by hand. I use a lot of the small...

Does anyone have a good source for thermal printable 15" punched small engine turned gold? I'm looking for RTape VinylEFX or something similar in the 5 year outdoor rating category, not SignGold. Thanks!

I actually looked into setting up a website last night. I'm just trying to decide if the cost and maintenance is worth it right now. My Facebook page has been a great advertising tool.

I'm looking for some recommendations on where to go to get some business cards made, preferably a fellow member on here if anybody can do what I'm looking for. I may be asking for too much, but I feel like a business card is a direct representation of your business. The card should be dark red...

I would like to hear some opinions on the best way to protect SignGold on a fire truck. I print the outlines and shadows directly on the SignGold with my Edge, then I usually put clear high performance cast vinyl over top with an overlap. I've heard some people say they run regular laminate...

Your comments are greatly appreciated and were definitely not taken the wrong way. I don't want to come across as complaining about Pierce, I have always bragged on their top notch graphics. As far as I know Pierce is the last manufacturer to still offer real gold done in house on their trucks...

Real hand laid gold leaf has an unlimited life as far as I know, as long as it is put on properly and then protected with some form of sealer. The few times I have seen it coming off of trucks has been due to the top coat peeling and taking the gold with it. The Sign Gold or Real Gold brands of...

I know abbreviating is against every rule in the book, but abbreviations are pretty much a tradition on fire apparatus. Don't ask me why, but it is very common. I don't really question it or try to change it. But I definitely know where you are coming from on the being cheap thing. This...

I agree with you, I understand they want to protect the font they developed. If I could just call Pierce up and order the lettering it wouldn't be a big deal, I would just sub the work out to them and then do the install. But they want somewhere in the neighborhood of $2500 for two sets of door...

One of my good fire department customers asked me to come look at lettering a new side by side utility vehicle they bought. No big deal, they want the department name on the bed sides and the hood, done in either Sign Gold or possibly real gold. So I look at their other trucks to see if the same...

I think I'm getting close to where I wanted to be. I also have a version with the phone number included. Opinions on this revised version?

When I try to print with the Zeronine spot gold foil, it skips and leaves lines unprinted. It sounds like it is jumping inside the printer. It is a refill ribbon that is in a Gerber carriage. Any ideas?

Here you go!

I like what you did there, the arched text looks nice. I may have to draw one up like that. I put everyone's advice together and came up with attempt number... well I forgot what number I'm up to but here it is: I'm leaning towards the middle one, but I can't decide what fill I want to go...

I'll be honest with you, I started out with a US Cutter SC Series, and for what it is I can't complain. Long tracking isn't the greatest, but other than that the machine was a solid investment. No, it's not as nice as my Gerber, but for what you are needing it will do just fine.

Here are my latest attempts: I can't decide if the logo needs anything around it like the top and bottom, or just by itself like in the middle. I think the logo gets lost in the bottom frame. The "sign & design" font is a period fire truck font as suggested. I'm happy with how these turned...

Here is a simplified version. I like the cleaner look of this better, but the hose bothers me. It looks like it should be squirting water and not just hanging in the air.

I spent some time today working on the logo. I know this looks crude and pieced together, but I wanted to throw all the ideas in there and get an idea of where I can go with this. I used the hose style font John suggested and added the other pieces to it. So now the question is what should stay...

That is great! I may have to take that idea and run with it and see what I can come up with. The only thing that I would be unsure about is the confusion it could possibly create, do you think it would make it look too much like I sell fire equipment and not signs? Maybe more of an emphasis on...