Painting Again!

[BDA]

Looks nice! 

[dakazman]

  Thanks BDA,  These were taken a few day ago with interior parts reinstalled, but forgot to post .
Job done for now. 
Dakazman

[dakazman]

   Getting ready to paint a JPS emblem on my composite veil bonnet
The base was sprayed gold iridescent awhile ago . I had problems finding someone to do the decal so I decided to have a go.
 Just finishing up the line work and placement.  I’m still deciding whether to add a 3/8 circle around the entire decal in the appropriate dash marker area . Any thoughts on placement or ring?
  Dakazman

[BDA]

Nice work D’man!

In case you’re interested, r.d. enterprises might still have JPS stickers. Many years ago I sent Ray one I got from the Lotus distributor in New Orleans for him to make copies.

[dakazman]

  I will check with Ray. eBay has many smaller ones up to 12” but leave out parts of the emblem.
  This is a very large decal .
BTW, this will be painted on and clear coated.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Of course if you're looking to cover most of the bonnet, a little sticker like I showed you won't do.

[dakazman]

  BDA,
   It may make a nice garage wall hanger,...Maybe a ceiling hanger since I don't have much wall space left. 
 D'man

[dakazman]

  The finish on this 3rd time sanded and clear coated about a year ago showed no defects save for a small dimple and my Bernie thru the clear which I saw in the previous application but wanted to see if this would be an alternative to the veil . Tomorrow I’ll do a respray on this prepped bonnet and some touch-up work on my vette.
BTW , that’s just white residue from the clear coat that was sanded with 800 grit as per specs.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

   Posting now the painting of the synthetic veil with JPS insignia.
The process of the steps involved to take it from a blank piece of paper to laying it out were time consuming.  This is the final layout and positioning, still needing some trimming.
 Cutting out two patterns helped so when the vinyl was floated as a set can be trimmed and set later in as single letter’s correctly.
  Now just waiting for a good day to spray some Gloss Black.
Dakazman

[TurboFource]

So you are painting the veil then putting it on the bonnet?

Not sure I get what the process is

[Kendo]

IFF I’m following correctly, d-man has a veiled, clear painted hood he’s adding the decal to.

dakazman, paint that hood black before adding the JPS logo. Then you’ll have an alternate hood to swap in as needed

[dakazman]

   The bonnet has been veiled long ago and painted Gold. The stencil was then applied over the gold. Now, I'm up to  painting it Black then removing the vinyl stencil , then clearcoat.

[TurboFource]

Thanks for explaining! Should look great!

[BDA]

Yeah, I was confused too. It should look great!

[dakazman]

  I see it now , the clear in the first picture is all that is permanent.\
D'Man