Ugh, which line to follow!!!

[TheSnowman]

Ok, so I have to just put some basic lettering on the back windows driver and passenger side of this truck tomorrow morning...and I have no clue what the heck I'm going to measure off of to get it straight. Should I give up and go to the almighty eyeball?

And if someone says "level with the ground" I'm going to slap you.

 

[Fred Weiss]

I would use the molding strip.

 

[J Hill Designs]

..followed up by the eyeball

 

[JR's]

go by the body molding. a long straight edge and your eye.

JR

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Level to the sky, the ground might be uneven........

 

[TedNes]

I'm all for going with the moulding, or using a level, but;

If it's Tony Soprano's and there is going to be some "weight" in or on the back end, it will sag obviously......

I always warned guys with this type of vehicle that if they plan on towing a lot, or do indeed carry a lot of weight in the back, it's going to make the lettering look off kilter....

I did one once where we did a full length stripe, starting thin at the front, fairly thing through the doors, and then thickening up in the last/rear quarter panel.....we then reversed the name out of the stripe......

this helped trick the eye a bit, as even with the back end sagging, the long line took away from it a bit......

 

[rushworks graphics]

i'd go with the moulding....its more prominant and it whats going to draw your eye more.

 

[Gino]

Most of these will work...........

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Okay the bottom of the doors.............
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[HulkSmash]

Most of these will work...........

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Okay the bottom of the doors.............
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[John Butto]

That looks like it transports dead bodies from the morgue to the funeral home. If you are putting skull & crossbones on it line up the eye sockets with the molding.

 

[TheSnowman]

It's just for our emergency management assistant director's truck. Shouldn't be towing much weight, he's just got his gear in there. So most people say the molding, and a couple say the doors. I was leaning towards molding because of how that bumper matches pretty close to that line. I think I'll just extend it out w/ a straight edge and measure up and hope it's right.

If all else fails...I'll use my parking lot lines.