Custom Decals for custom paintjobs [Archive]

zooter

4th March 2005, 21:52

Boring original decals on your custom paint? Nah...Custom coloured decals for yer pride and joy.
Single colour decals, $12 per pair, Two colour $22 per pair. Replicating your sportbike allover colour explosions is a whole different ballgame, don't go there!
All vinyl best quality signwriter's 7 year outdoor sign durable, lasts longer if you don't leave your bike out in the weather 24/7.
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, various model stickers already on file but always ready to do another model, much more fun than driving a taxi.
Full application instructions for those with no experience, never had a failure yet.

gman

5th March 2005, 20:28

how do you get on with tank curves etc?
and can you do purple flames??

RiderInBlack

5th March 2005, 20:40

John

5th March 2005, 20:42

YES awsome.

I will get some white ones off you when I get my ZXR repainted;

2x "ZX2R"
2x "NINJA"
3x "Kawasaki"

cool :wari:

Btw RIB that's looking pretty swanky.

RiderInBlack

5th March 2005, 20:52

Btw RIB that's looking pretty swanky.Yep, Clan Badge with "Tribal" Tatoos (taken of a tatoo pic) surrounding it using good old Windows Paint:niceone:

John

5th March 2005, 21:01

Yep, Clan Badge with "Tribal" Tatoos (taken of a tatoo pic) surrounding it using good old Windows Paint:niceone:

It would definatly be impressive on the bike - it just seems to suit her that design dont know why just seems to flush in with the whole style of the bike.

Holy Roller

5th March 2005, 21:52

Yep, Clan Badge with "Tribal" Tatoos (taken of a tatoo pic) surrounding it using good old Windows Paint:niceone:
Clan badges are cool here's ours, one of the few sub clans that have their own tartan from Skye

zooter

7th March 2005, 00:00

Gman : creases distort graphics but curves are not too bad, purple flames can be arranged for a fee. Some might criticize your coloursceme but :whocares:
It's amazing what the eye can "fix" when it comes to graphics crossing distortions in bodywork , holes in fairings etc. The trick is to design the graphic to suit.

RTB : not a lot of room on Roxanne for the size of decal you'd need to avoid me going mad with teeny tiny letters on the crest motto.

John, take some good square on pics of your existing decals before doing anything else,
the bigger the zoom the better. :banana:

RiderInBlack

7th March 2005, 21:11

RTB : not a lot of room on Roxanne for the size of decal you'd need to avoid me going mad with teeny tiny letters on the crest motto.Gee, are you hand pianting these?
Thought of putting those on the main side fairrings both sides of "Roxanne" at the size I could print them on an A4 transprancy. Had got some suff to print it on from Warehouse Stat. But It was not flexiable enough.

Motu

7th March 2005, 21:56

I'd like some stickers to put on my GHASTLY huge white Acerbis tank...something about XT,something about Yamaha,something about tasteful..??

Suney

8th March 2005, 12:16

Hey
Can you send me some pics of what you have avaliable for:
kawasaki
zx2r
zxr250
ninja
dunlop

Cheers
my email is suney@spoon.net.nz

bungbung

8th March 2005, 13:32

Holy Roller,

"touch not the cat"

shouldn't that be

"Don't touch the pussy"

zooter

11th March 2005, 21:51

motu, check your PM, YAMAHA, tuning forks, on file. You'll have to supply a pic of "XT".
Suney, check your email, I'll sort you out.
Gman, what kind of purple flames spin your wheels?
John , bring on the photos.

Ixion

11th March 2005, 22:01

Hi

Could you do a BMW one ? Just the letters B M W in blue, NOT the propellor thing . (2 each of 2 sizes )

But preferably with a line above and below (or would it be easier to do the lines separately with just a strip of vinyl ?)

I imagine there would be an extra setup charge, and that's fine.

Regards

Motu

11th March 2005, 22:24

My Acerbis tank is plane white with just the acerbis logo - this tank is the same as mine,but has an XT logo ....it still looks stark,it needs a lot more you reckon?...flash it up eh?

http://www.xt600.de/xt_werkstatt/%2Bgutachten/Acerbis-auf-3TB/acerbis3tb.jpg

Check out this page for tank logos.The one shown on the tank is more 90s style,my original tank has it in red with some splashy stuff around it.

tank graphics (http://www.xt600.de/xt_werkstatt/%2Bsonstiges/xt_aufkleber/index.htm)

zooter

13th March 2005, 23:33

Motu, your tank has creases in it which make nasty ( in my opinion ) ripples in lettering. No doubt there are factory "splashy" graphics for the tank which fit the curves of the creases. That kind of stuff is a bit tricky for me to do from long range.
To me the acerbis logo is a distraction so deserves to go. If you were handy with filler/paint maybe you could fill the recesses around the acerbis and paint the tank so there was a nice flat section to put a nice big YAMAHA through there. Above that a tuning fork badge and below a big sweeping XT ( too bad about the tank ripple , not so noticeable with italiccy custom lettering anyway)
If you didn't want to mess around with panel and paint I'd still yank the ascerbis logo, unfortunately my art brain has left the building for the night so I'm not in design mode for splashy stuff to go on

bungbung

17th March 2005, 09:17

Hi Zooter,

Can you do cut vinyl decals?

Something like below:

MSTRS

17th March 2005, 09:20

Hi Zooter,

Can you do cut vinyl decals?

Something like below:
That's exactly what he is talking about. Or I can.

bungbung

17th March 2005, 09:42

I wasn't sure if he meant a printed solid colour over a clear base or individually cut bits of coloured vinyl. The design above wouldn't work well on a clear base, too much open space.

MSTRS

17th March 2005, 09:54

I wasn't sure if he meant a printed solid colour over a clear base or individually cut bits of coloured vinyl. The design above wouldn't work well on a clear base, too much open space.
oh you are right....except print only needed if colour blends or fuzzy shadows are in the graphic

Hoon

17th March 2005, 09:58

I'm after the large Kawasaki logo that goes on the bottom of my side fairings.

Its about 30cms long.

How much would it cost for 6 of these in grey. Can you do Metallic grey or mirror??

MSTRS

17th March 2005, 11:21

I'm after the large Kawasaki logo that goes on the bottom of my side fairings.

Its about 30cms long.

How much would it cost for 6 of these in grey. Can you do Metallic grey or mirror??
I can do for about $40. Any colour you like but I don't recommend Chrome look as the polyester it is made of doesn't last well outdoors.

zooter

17th March 2005, 23:42

MSTRS, OI, can't a man have a night off internet without someone hijacking his advert? Get your own thread.
BUNGBUNG. Team pie racing as it appears in felt pen is kind of funky but can be reproduced. It wont take much raaaking up mind you. If you want graphic design I do that also. All my graphics are cut vinyl. Multi coloured ones supplied assembled ready to go on.
HOON, Ive Pm'd you my a/c details, just need your address. Silver metallic grey best fit for you methinks, MSTRS is quite correct about the polyester shiny silver stuff, not outdoor durable

MSTRS

18th March 2005, 08:41

MSTRS, OI, can't a man have a night off internet without someone hijacking his advert? Get your own thread.
MSTRS is quite correct about the polyester shiny silver stuff, not outdoor durable
Nah, besides wasn't a quoted reply. All's fair in love & the pursuit of a dodgy income. In saying re polyester, there is a PVC 7yr version of chrome available now, but it is very expensive.

MOtOCOLOUR

18th March 2005, 10:26

hi - whose repainting your zxr?

Blakamin

18th March 2005, 14:04

I wasn't sure if he meant a printed solid colour over a clear base or individually cut bits of coloured vinyl. The design above wouldn't work well on a clear base, too much open space.
ooooh... can i be pit crew for team pie... cant afford a bucket for ages now I'm a minimum wager... :confused:

bungbung

18th March 2005, 14:06

How much experience with pies do you have?

bungbung

18th March 2005, 14:57

Zooter, I've turned the felt pennage into an illustrator file and smoothed itout a bit, is that good for you?

PM me your email and I'll send the file and my details.

Cheers

Ola

Coyote

18th March 2005, 16:29

MSTRS

18th March 2005, 16:33

Can you put vinlys over the stock stickers and take them off leaving the original stickers intact? I want to cover the pink cbr stickers, and my Dad won't let me get rid of them as it will ruin resale value so I can't just take them off
Yes, but no-damage removal only with luck, unless the originals have been cleared over. Feel the edges & you will know.

zooter

18th March 2005, 19:34

easiest fix for you is a roll of matt black vinyl. Plaster away for a couple of hours for instant ratter. So long as you originals are in good nick a bit of hardryer heat on the matt black will see it give up way before the factory ones want to lift wth it.

Coyote

18th March 2005, 19:48

The orig stickers are in really good nick, thats why my dad wants them to remain there.

Now I've got a basic job and getting a bit more money, I could save up for some fibreglass fairings instead, leave the other aside before I hurt them more than I already have
http://www.justfairings.co.nz/Fairings/CBR250_91.jpg
http://www.justfairings.co.nz/CBR250.html

zooter

18th March 2005, 20:04

Hmm, who keeps one of these beasties more than a week after they get their full licence? I'm curious about the relative resale value of the bike with newish fibreglass fairing with partly shagged "learner stage" fairings available to be fitted, compared with vice versa/ brand new fairing.
What's your motivation for customising the bike?

Coyote

18th March 2005, 20:11

What's your motivation for customising the bike?
Curiosity I guess :spudwhat:

Edit: Curiosity ain't the right word, I've just always been interested in modifying my own bike or car

zooter

18th March 2005, 20:23

Well if you want some slightly oversize CBR decals to go over your originals just PM me

Coyote

18th March 2005, 20:29

Well if you want some slightly oversize CBR decals to go over your originals just PM me
Might create a custom design, something with flames and the reaper :yes:

zooter

18th March 2005, 21:26

Attached a flaming zx9r mock up.

Hoon

19th March 2005, 23:15

HOON, Ive Pm'd you my a/c details, just need your address. Silver metallic grey best fit for you methinks, MSTRS is quite correct about the polyester shiny silver stuff, not outdoor durable

Yep cool. I'm not too worried about durability as this is my race bike and its paint jobs have a live expectancy of about 2 months.

zooter

19th March 2005, 23:32

Yep cool. I'm not too worried about durability as this is my race bike and its paint jobs have a live expectancy of about 2 months.
So that's why you want three pair! One race season's worth.

zooter

10th April 2005, 21:08

I have dispatched two decal sets thus far so hoping the satisfied customers will put something up to confirm the quality.

Ixion

10th April 2005, 21:20

I have dispatched two decal sets thus far so hoping the satisfied customers will put something up to confirm the quality.

I got one, it looks good. Haven't affixed it yet, think I better wiat until I've got plenty of time, and in a patient mood. But the quality looks fine. Recommendation here .

NordieBoy

11th April 2005, 09:21

I'd like some stickers to put on my GHASTLY huge white Acerbis tank...something about XT,something about Yamaha,something about tasteful..??

Just order the whole catalogue, they should all fit :niceone:

wildcat_lgf

11th April 2005, 10:12

MSTRS

11th April 2005, 10:32

Question...I have a set of custom decals for my ZXR250C (refer to my profile picture) but had to get them from Aussie. I have scanned them and will at some stage trace them to a vector file...If I do this, how much would it be to reproduce the decals?

I'm just worried that if I crash it or ever need to replace some decals it will cost me a fortune (the whole set from Aussie did). Whats the easiest way to convert to a vector file? Does AutoCAD have an automatic trace option? I don't want to spend all day drawing polylines around the Ninja decals! Cheers
There are any number of vector-conversion programs out there. The end result is usually less than desireable tho and needs a lot of cleaning up with node deletion etc. In saying that, the better the resolution of the original bitmap = the better end result. CorelTrace is as good as anything.

zooter

11th April 2005, 20:30

G'day Wildcat, I have a "ninja" on file very similar to your one. The rest are a piece of cake to reproduce if you've got scans of the originals.

zooter

11th April 2005, 20:40

I got one, it looks good. Haven't affixed it yet, think I better wiat until I've got plenty of time, and in a patient mood. But the quality looks fine. Recommendation here .
Thanks for the feedback
cleaning 20mins tops if you're covered in tar
Planning alignment, no time at all going from what you told me
application, squeegeing, 2mins per decal
time for 1 beer
removal of application paper 1 min per decal

Sounds like a wee job to me.

Krusti

11th April 2005, 20:44

This thread reminds me of a couple of years back I decided to sign write a large YAMAHA across the front of our covered MX trailer...One whole day making up pattern, masking , painting...God I was proud!

Year later son changed to SUZUKI, when to graphics shop, half an hour and $25 flash new sign writing.......Why did I waste a whole day last year? Probably was way cheaper too!:angry2: :killingme

Not allways cheaper DIY :whistle:

Ixion

11th April 2005, 20:49

..
Sounds like a wee job to me.

Say's the expert!. Always is quick and easy when you know what you're doing. I'm sure I'll be right though, just take 10 times as long as you. :2thumbsup

bungbung

22nd April 2005, 08:24

I have received my stickers from Zooter, they look just like I asked.

Thanks

Ola

Ixion

22nd April 2005, 08:48

Say's the expert!. Always is quick and easy when you know what you're doing. I'm sure I'll be right though, just take 10 times as long as you. :2thumbsup
I have put them on now, they look very good. I had no problems, only thing was that the decal tended to want to stick to the backing paper, easily solved with the sharp small bladed knife.

SPORK

22nd April 2005, 10:32

I have received my stickers from Zooter, they look just like I asked.

Thanks

Ola
So who else is in TPR?

bungbung

22nd April 2005, 11:54

It's a very exclusive team. Do you have pie?

SPORK

22nd April 2005, 12:10

It's a very exclusive team. Do you have pie?
I think I have a pack of mince and cheese's's'ss in the freezer.

zooter

22nd April 2005, 15:55

Nice one guys, thanks for the feedback, feel free to post some pics of your handiwork.

bungbung

26th April 2005, 21:15

Here are some pics of the end result.

Very easy to apply, the vinyl is very glossy and looks great.

John

12th May 2005, 22:20

Digging this up to steal some decals, looking at a large kawasaki i.e 30cm large O_O - some Kras ones, and some ninja ones, if you dont have the pictures/tiff maps I have some that will help...

Do you do chrome as well?...

zooter

13th May 2005, 20:26

John, I've Pmed you my email so bring on the Kras tiffs if they aren't too big for dialup downloading. I've got ninjas for Africa so don't send those.
I can do "chrome" vinyl on a special order but don't recommend it as it is not rated for outdoor application. Of course some people ignore this and that is why you see it on the occasional commercial vehicle. Silver metallic looks pretty flash, I'd be going with that if it were my bike.

Coyote

13th May 2005, 20:32

Here are some pics of the end result.

Very easy to apply, the vinyl is very glossy and looks great.
Can I join? I'm getting a new fibreglass fairing, nice blank canvas for some vinlys :2thumbsup

zooter

13th May 2005, 20:40

I sent some 30cm Kawasaki's to Hoon, also some freebee Ninjas by way of apology for taking a bit long to sort his Kawasakis. I never photographed the ninjas but hopefully he might have got around to sticking them somewhere by now and could post them up here for all to see.

Blakamin

13th May 2005, 20:49

Here are some pics of the end result.

Very easy to apply, the vinyl is very glossy and looks great.
coool.... and the mrs makes home-made pies... lots of experience.... :devil2:

Hath

13th May 2005, 21:58

Hi,

I am after some FireStorm decals (to go on the side fairings on my VTR1000)
the original ones are chrome with a black shadow and are about 200mm long by about 50mm wide. Are you able to do these for me? I also require the tank decals which are a silver honda wing and a small silver honda for on the tail.

Cheers,

Jamie.

zooter

13th May 2005, 23:20

Hath, the chrome signwriting vinyl I can get is not rated for outdoor use. Could easily substitute other colours (which was the point of my orignal offer BTW)
The others I can probably do for you, got a pic? Pm me

sedge

14th May 2005, 15:41

Clan badges are cool here's ours, one of the few sub clans that have their own tartan from Skye

Well, WTF ?... My granny is a McGillvary (sp?), I remember she told me once her family moto when she traced it back to the clan lines was 'touch not this cat' or something like that too. I should probably ask her eh ?

It seems in the olden days Scotland used to full of very pissed off cats or summat.

Sedge.

RiderInBlack

14th May 2005, 19:25

Well, WTF ?... My granny is a McGillvary (sp?), I remember she told me once her family moto when she traced it back to the clan lines was 'touch not this cat' or something like that too. I should probably ask her eh ?

It seems in the olden days Scotland used to full of very pissed off cats or summat.

Sedge.Nay Laddie. It's 'Touch Not The Pussy'. Tis those Red Headed Scot Lassies ye need to watch out far:msn-wink: :killingme