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2 more thoughts:
1. I like your old mustang! Go Gen-X! Just started reading "Ready Player One"....80s ftw...
2. I have become interested in your decals such that I am in the process of designing my own. Similar but different. I plan to use graphite grey to mesh with the rest of my black/grey theme. As you pointed out there are a few nice curves where a decal might look really nice. I'm gonna experiment with a few designs. I see in your album there it looks like you had a very basic design at first (2 straight lines) and then went for the advanced (3 with the swoosh).
Anyhow thanks for the inspiration.
1. I like your old mustang! Go Gen-X! Just started reading "Ready Player One"....80s ftw...
2. I have become interested in your decals such that I am in the process of designing my own. Similar but different. I plan to use graphite grey to mesh with the rest of my black/grey theme. As you pointed out there are a few nice curves where a decal might look really nice. I'm gonna experiment with a few designs. I see in your album there it looks like you had a very basic design at first (2 straight lines) and then went for the advanced (3 with the swoosh).
Anyhow thanks for the inspiration.
I started the graphics with a few MS Paint/PowerPoint sketches trying out different designs. After picking the design I wanted, I developed a grid pattern on the side of the car (actually my 2011) using painters tape. This gave me a X and Y measurement on the body lines. I put the X and Y points into SolidWorks CAD software and started creating the shape. I printed out the design, taped it to the car, and adjusted the curves as needed. Once I had the design where I wanted it, I sent the file to John Klein of ReKleiner Graphics for review. He made a few tweaks so the design could be cut out of vinyl and sent me color samples of the vinyl wrap. After everything was set, he cut the design and sent it to me. My dad, brother, and I installed the graphics ourselves. They fit perfect! I would suggest working with John as he can make all sorts of designs. He does a number of rally and autocross cars.