Yup.... agreed. Cannot say I've seen much "vinyl" gold on fire apparatus. Generally it's real hand gilded and turned. What I see the most in the past years is what we have also done which is a combination of hand gilded and Gerber Edge work. We recently did one, print the outlines, etc on the Edge on clear vinyl, size and gild right on top of that. Laminate and run it through the cutter, apply as you would any other vinyl.