Finally finished my Ideal55

[BryanH]

(ZMonet @ Feb. 05 2007,3:48)

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Bryan,  How did you paint the embossing?  Whoever did it did an amazing job.

Hey Josh - a friend of mine manages an auto body shop. I asked him to recommend a hand / detail painter.  The guy was amazing... He is a formally trained artist that got into detail work as a sideline while in school. He found that he had a knack for it and was making more money in a day then most 'artists' in a week.  Anyway, he drove out to my house, painted the embossed logo in red and left 45 mins later with $75. Money well spent given that I can't even color inside the lines with crayons  '>

[ZMonet]

I agree.  My mother is an artist and she said she had new appreciation for sign painters after trying to paint the embossing on mine.  Granted, my embossing had been pushed in from having a sign placed over it, but still.  You got a steal at $75.  I need to see if I can find some starving sign painters in my area '>

[BrianB]

WOW!  Awesome looking 55, Bryan! I love that paint job. I too need to find a guy that has that kind of raw talent/expertise to hand paint embossing. That's one thing I haven't tried to mess with. I'm definitely no artist!  '>

[sodaworks]

I'm with you Bryan, I can't do it either.