interior white letters

Anyone "repaired" the white lettering on interior componets like seat switches, window switches etc.
Thought about seeing if a local sign shop might be able to make something

http://www.dancolettering.com/store/turbocoupe.php

very nice, Thanks

My thanks too, I passed on a similar console panel decal on eBay and have been kicking myself ever since! Pretty sure this is a better deal too.

Yeah he's a member here. Haven't seen him around in a while, though.

Hey guys,

Sorry I've been AWOL for a while. I've spent most of the summer helping coach two baseball teams.

I've got three orders in the last three days for console decals including one of the above posters.

I seem to remember doing a how-to post on stripping the old panel and installing the new decal but was unable to find it doing a search.

I have recently added three of the decals under the hood for the 83-86 birds to my web site and I sent out the first set yesterday.

Have not been able to get the jack storage and locking lug nut decals done yet.

Dan Sheehan sent me two pretty good pics of both but the French Canadian on the lug nut decal is smeared so I'm looking for someone who has a good one to get me a pic to work off of.
http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...tdecal.jpg

Now the problem I have with the jack decal is on the illustrations. When I zoom in on the Cougar???
it's just not high enough irresolution to draw from.
http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...kdecal.jpg

What I really need is an actual decal, probably still attached to the panel to work from. If anyone can help me out and let me borrow their's I'll return it unharmed and with a new replacement decal at no charge.

Dan,
I ordered a few T-Bird window stickers and some power window switch decals a while back, haven't heard anything since. Did you get my online order?

Dan, I can bring you a cover/decal in Sept. My Jacking decal is solid. The other one is not so good.

Originally posted by Dan Hahn:
Here's a picture of the plate starting out.
http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...nsole1.jpg

I received the plate already removed but I have removed them in the past. I use a 3M adhesive remover to loosen up the glue. I'm at kind of an advantage here because this is a product that we use all the time in the shop. NAPA also sells a similar product that works just as good. Squirt it under the edge of the plate and let it soften up the glue then pull it off slowly or even use a putty knife to get under it. The trick is not to warp or dent the plate.

Once off I put the plate in a small tray and cover it in acetone and let it soak for ten or fifteen minutes. This softens the paint up then I used a small brass bristle brush and the paint comes right off. You can also use paint stripper to do the same. Here's what it looks like at this point.

http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...nsole2.jpg

You can see and even feel the indention where the original markings where screen printed on. I normally would sand them off with something like 400 grit to get it smooth. The smoother the surface the better the decal will look. On this plate I chose to leave these marks intact. I wanted to use them as reference points to see how close my markings were to the factory location.

Here is a picture of the decals before installed.
http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...nsole3.jpg

They are cut to the edge of the printed area. The printed area will overlap the plate by about 1/8" all the way around. Remove the decal from the backing and lay it on a clean surface adhesive side up. Center the plate on the decal and allow it to lightly adhere so you can pick it up and turn it over to apply the decal. The material used is actually wrap material so it is pretty forgiving to install. just use your thumbs to push it in place. A heat gun or hair dryer will help to get it to lay down on the switch area and the edges of the plate. Next use an x-acto knife or similar to trim out the switch holes. You should end up with something like this.

http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...nsole5.jpg

Here is a closeup of the decal. We tried to get as close as possible to the look of the original finish.

http://natomessageboard.com/uploads/0000...nsole4.jpg

These decals along with a couple of new items are now available on my webpage. Here's the direct link. http://www.dancolettering.com/store/turbocoupe.php

Shipping is just $3.00 per shipment regardless of the number or type of decals ordered.

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Dan Hahn

Dan - I have a scan of an '86 Emissions Decal. I was going to redraw it (in vector form) and send you the file, but I don't have a font that comes anywhere close to the original font they used. If you know what font it is that's used in the text body of these things, I can set it up and send it to you. Otherwise, I can send you the scan, but at 1200 dpi, the file is huge (like ~170MB .tif).