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Hiya Craig!!! Don't get on Signs101 much. How have ya been? I just got married in Nov. to a gal that is a better artist than me! I'm still living in Missouri, and don't do too many window splashes any more. Health & happiness to you in 2012, my friend! ~Jonathan Stone jstonedesigns@sbcglobal.net

Randy... I use Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 Acrylic latex primer as a base coat, then an oil based color such as one-shot poster, Day-Glo fluorescent, etc. "Old Paint" didn't specify, but if you use the solvent-based Kilz primer, you need to give it ample drying time before using an oil-based color on...

Looks like Goudy or Baskerville, with a unique "O" & "A"

Cool beans!

I've used a knife blade made for a jigsaw with success.

Definately DiBond over Alumalite. I've seen Alumalite (& Econolite) delaminate on the edges, and it dents twice as easy as DiBond. I'd use 1/2" MDO if the stork is cut out. Prime the edges good and finish coat with OneShot enamel. If it's a painted image it will be easy to touch up every six...

Krylon Fusion spray paint should adhere okay. I've put MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) sparingly in OneShot paints and lettered on PVC with reasonable success, however, with signs that will be moved fairly often and transported, vinyl would probably work best.

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You could do as one sign guy does...(no names mentioned).... He has a 3 sets of bogus sign company magnetics he uses in different areas when he installs illegally. If I remember correctly they are "ABC Sign Co.", "ACME Sign Co." and "SIGNS & SH*T". Although this is a true story, I'm not...

Definately a one of a kind, hand-created logo. I've seen a similar script in Sign DNA fonts, and I'm sure there's something available here on Signs101. You might be able to work with Handel Gothic for the word "transmissions". Best of success!

Working on a 4' X 10' aluminum sign for a welding shop. Built the frame yesterday afternoon, and painting in the blended logo today. We're also doing respite care for another foster family this holiday weekend. Counting our eight (four adopted, four foster) and their four, we have a dozen...

Hmmm, reminds me of a cartoon by Bob Parsons in SignCraft years ago. The foreman came in to the shop and said "Sorry Joe, we're going to have to let you go...the office gal just digitized your Casual". It was a true expression of the changing times in the sign industry. Because window...

I build mine with a 2" X 2" wooden frame with 2 upright supports (each one 32" in from either side), a straight piece of #2 pine 1" X 4" X 96" for the bottom ledge. I make 4 - 6" triangles out of scrap MDO and screw onto the back of the frame to keep it square. I've always used Homasote for the...

"Uppercase Polka"? ( j/k )

Welcome from near Springfield, MO! I lettered the "Sun Loans" window splash on West 7th there in Joplin, as well as a small computer store downtown about six weeks ago.

Had an 1,100 sq. ft. shop that was destroyed by arson (the guy in the rental house next door) 5 years ago. Then bought a 14' X 28' and a 12' X 20' pre-fab building and placed on the back lot of the house we were renting at the time, but anticipated purchasing (which we did in '03). I now have an...

Welcome from the "ShowMe State".

I have a PhD, so I'm not a P.H.D. (Post Hole Digger)......(sorry). J/K Never heard of a N.P.H.D.A. (National Post Hole Diggers Association)....but you might just call the local "Work Force" to get the job done for ya. Best of success in your endeavors!

G-R-D.... Looks like it was designed by one of those "Signmen of Yesteryear", ya know the kind that actually could hand-letter with paint or ink. Looks like it is a combination of brush-style letters with the "ss" a serif font. I agree with Shovelhead.....just copy & scan.

Took art classes in high school on Long Island in N.Y., and had to design a record jacket. My choice was Lou Christie's "Lightning Strikes". Two of my art teachers recognized my gift and said "if you like it, pursue it". Thanks to Deward Eades and Joe Layden's encouragement, I asked around and...