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from a distance, it does.

Yeah... it needs a bit more tidying up... someone on here suggested a sharp knife so I've been using that and white spirit.

Its def a hard thing to perfect, esp as my lugs arent always that smooth, which means you dont have a guide.

@regal - that's a lovely frame. Sounds like you got a bargain too.

i once wanted to outline the lugs of a frame too, but i didn't dare.
it's an old raleigh team professional powdercoated in RAL 1019:

the only thing i want to add to the frame are these decals:

the 'RALEIGH' on the downtube the 'TI' on the seattube and of course on the forkblades. that's all. any other suggestions?

As long as you don't write "RALLY" on the down tube ...

awwwwwww!!

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Busy day at work then Murts?

the only thing i want to add to the frame are these decals:

Where are you getting your decals done? I've got some I need to make haven't worked out where yet..

Busy day at work then Murts?

it is now :)

my pug conversion

the ss mixte i just finished for the missus (before adding brakes)

dodgy phone pics im afraid

awwwwwww!!

this is not real, is it?

yup, very much so.

this is not real, is it?

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Why would it not be real?

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Why would it not be real?

because it looks like the 'ghostbusters' were trying to kill it...

kryptonite bike

Where are you getting your decals done? I've got some I need to make haven't worked out where yet..

i live somewhere in the purple ring on the continent:

so i think i won't help, if i tell you where i get my decals cut...
sorry for that.

nick aka porter7474 might help you.

decal-photoshop-draft:

or would it be better to invert the downtube decal to simple white text?

^^ I like the top one.. could you maybe have a corresponding white area on the seattube too?

^ +1

... but I think the fork decal is too big - needs to be similar size to the reynolds triangles IMO

a1astair:

hugo7:

Picture on the top is nice, especially when the white on the downtube is painted, not a decal.
The Raleigh letters should be the normal frame color. Again, not grey ink or paint of a decal.
If the white is going to be vinyl, the letters can be cut out.

Do you already have the EPS file?
Just found this link:

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/98562100/2897.html

Didn't know it was that easy to get those logo's in EPS format (not only Raleigh, but lots of others also).
But I doubt if they're all 100% correct.

Are you going to use this as some kind of headbadge:

a1astair:

Lower!
Almost in the middle of the s/t

Lower!
Almost in the middle of the s/t

lower now:

and longer:

i prefer vinyl decals, so if something goes wrong, it's me who's going to be held responsible for that. paint would definetly look better but...
there will be nothing printed, all cut out letters / graphics.
i rescued the original headbadge. the eps is made by me, because of the possible incorrectness of free available eps graphics. thank you for your suggestions!

after a cup of coffee and staring at my screen endlessly i figured out that:
it will be f*cking difficult to wrap the vinyl-decals around the down- and seattube without causing any overlap!

solution ⤵

awwwwwww!!

nice. now add a clearcoat.