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« on: February 22, 2009, 03:40:06 pm »
I have looked for the original sign for my Cav96E...couldn;t find it, or found it and they wanted a mint for it. So I made my own! I'm a DIYer, and although the sign may not be original to the machine...it might still be "original"
The steps I took...

1) I took 3/8" plexiglass, removed the protective film from one side and cleaned the plexiglass.
2) Next I took Gloss White Rustolem paint that is made for plastic (Fusion, I beleive) and painted the one side and let dry.
3) The next day I measured the frame opening and cut what I needed from the plexiglass with mutiple passes of the x-acto knife.
4) I then removed the film from the opposite side and cleaned it.
5) I applied an original Coke water transfer decal to the non-painted side. I centered the decal and made a couple marks with pencil to show where to place the decal.
6) Let it dry another day and put it in the frame.

I found the original water transfer decal on Ebay. Total cost of this little project was about $20
 

End result shown in pictures...
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 03:40:57 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 03:41:26 pm »
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 03:52:17 pm »
Awesome, looks like it was done by a professional !  Cool
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 04:30:01 pm »
Great job!.. You gotta be proud of how that turned out... makes the machine look new!
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 05:44:14 pm »
It looks factory. Nice Job!
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2009, 05:51:46 pm »
Thanks! I was suprised at how factory it looked as well. you've got to love when a plan comes together.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 07:00:38 pm »
Nicely done !
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 08:03:22 pm »
very nice..  Sure looks great to me. way to go
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 09:57:27 pm »
What kind of "Things" go better with Coke?
j/k Looks Great!
Wonder if you could get a reverse decal and use this same process painting right over the transfer?
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2009, 10:40:18 pm »
I don;t see why that wouldn;t work.

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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2009, 11:12:12 pm »
That looks great! What I normally do is use two pieces of plexiglass. One white and one thin clear. I put a vinyl decal on the white then put the thin clear in front. It looks like the vinyl is painted on. It looks great! They make vinyl that is special for light up signs that lets light through.
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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2009, 11:56:34 pm »
Very nice!! Thanks to all for the other idea's as well.
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