SweetDaddyD done did it again. (pics) - LotusTalk

luxige · 08-11-2008, 08:41 AM

Keith has done it again. We've all seen his great work; here's another example.
I wanted to add some blue accents to my AS Exige (if you're interested see:Your advice wanted...pimp my ride), so I asked if he could try to cut wheel centers and a front badge in blue/silver. He said it was doubtful, too much small detail in the ACBC, but he'd give it a shot on a front badge and maybe do something simpler (such as just "Exige") for the centers. He put a lot of time in on this project and eventually pulled it off by using a new blade and simply trying again, and again. He ran into more difficulty when the urethane resin formed microbubbles while curing, causing the edges of the graphics to look a tiny bit blurred. It's really not bad, but he did the whole project over again anyway. I don't know how many attempts he has put in altogether (lots). The results are perfect; note that he did manage to squeeze the logo down to wheel center size:

(Photo deleted, see below)

(That's the only halfway decent pic out of several; I'll borrow my wife's camera in a few days and try to get better ones. Especially the front badge, it's awesome). Thanks, Keith!

Totally forgot about getting some good pics; here they are at last.
Custom Mag Blue-silver center on SJ Leggero:
(The 'crinkly' looking edges are just artifacts from the flash, see second shot.)
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The centers and front badge, uninstalled for now:
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Uncle Sam · 08-11-2008, 09:15 AM

Looks great! If I get stripes he's the man.

skottoman · 08-11-2008, 11:32 AM

That looks sweet!!! Can't wait for a shot of the nose badge!!
Cheers,
Skottoman

SweetDaddyD · 08-11-2008, 02:17 PM

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, the project was redone quite a few times and I am sorry about the overall amount of time it took to get the completed project to you. Even though (especially you consider time) I probably ended up in the red on these I appreciate your patience and all the experience gained on these.

Bavarian Motorist · 08-11-2008, 02:28 PM

Looks good... Are these laid over the wheel caps or inlaid?

shay2nak · 08-11-2008, 08:12 PM

haha nice!

luxige · 08-12-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

Looks good... Are these laid over the wheel caps or inlaid?

That shot is a mock-up; the badge is just sitting on top of a track wheel I have at the house. These will eventually go on the stock black LSS wheels.

CK_lotus · 08-17-2008, 06:49 AM

Very nice.

plastique999 · 08-17-2008, 10:19 AM

now time for chrome orange !!!! keith can you do it?

SweetDaddyD · 08-18-2008, 08:47 AM

Like this you mean?

luxige · 11-18-2008, 08:26 PM

Forgot to update the photos! Please see post #1 for new pics.

SweetDaddyD · 11-18-2008, 08:36 PM

Thank you for the pics. Please let me know if you have any other good ones.

MickOpalak · 11-19-2008, 06:37 AM

I saw that thread title and thought: "great, whos pregnant now?"

08-11-2008, 08:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
luxige luxige Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 652	SweetDaddyD done did it again. (UPDATED pics) Keith has done it again. We've all seen his great work; here's another example. I wanted to add some blue accents to my AS Exige (if you're interested see:Your advice wanted...pimp my ride), so I asked if he could try to cut wheel centers and a front badge in blue/silver. He said it was doubtful, too much small detail in the ACBC, but he'd give it a shot on a front badge and maybe do something simpler (such as just "Exige") for the centers. He put a lot of time in on this project and eventually pulled it off by using a new blade and simply trying again, and again. He ran into more difficulty when the urethane resin formed microbubbles while curing, causing the edges of the graphics to look a tiny bit blurred. It's really not bad, but he did the whole project over again anyway. I don't know how many attempts he has put in altogether (lots). The results are perfect; note that he did manage to squeeze the logo down to wheel center size: (Photo deleted, see below) (That's the only halfway decent pic out of several; I'll borrow my wife's camera in a few days and try to get better ones. Especially the front badge, it's awesome). Thanks, Keith! Totally forgot about getting some good pics; here they are at last. Custom Mag Blue-silver center on SJ Leggero: (The 'crinkly' looking edges are just artifacts from the flash, see second shot.) The centers and front badge, uninstalled for now: __________________ The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin Last edited by luxige : 11-18-2008 at 08:24 PM. Reason: new photos

08-11-2008, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
skottoman 'Justa' Exige 190 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scotts Valley, CA. Posts: 761	That looks sweet!!! Can't wait for a shot of the nose badge!! Cheers, Skottoman __________________ 2006 AR N/A Exige-Touring pack-Starshield-TopspeedPro1 exhaust-DeSnorked-Green filter-RTD ToeBrace-Shims Removed-CF Diffuser-CF Splitter-CF Wing-CF Scoops w/custom grills-Black Exige sticker-PC680 battery-S111 battery holddown-Rear Lotus badge-Carpet buttons-Painted shift knob-Painted Console-EBrake Gaiter-SilverStealth bulbs-Front S111 towhook-Polk speakers-Toyo R888s-Lamin-x turn signal tint 2008 BMW X3 with some mods 2006 Cayman 'S'

08-11-2008, 02:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,053	Thank you for the kind words. Yes, the project was redone quite a few times and I am sorry about the overall amount of time it took to get the completed project to you. Even though (especially you consider time) I probably ended up in the red on these I appreciate your patience and all the experience gained on these. __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com

08-11-2008, 02:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rye, NY Posts: 8,239	Looks good... Are these laid over the wheel caps or inlaid? __________________ Driving a Lotus Exige with sticky... performance tires on icy roads or in standing water is about as much fun as walking a high wire treated with WD-40 - Car & Driver BWR supercharged... I suppose I "got the power" now??

08-11-2008, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
shay2nak GGM ENFORCER Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 12,655	haha nice! __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 GG EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEO CLIPS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

08-11-2008, 09:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Uncle Sam Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 515 Images: 2	Looks great! If I get stripes he's the man.

08-17-2008, 06:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
CK_lotus Houston, TX Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 316	Very nice. __________________ "Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you´re racing, it’s life, anything that happens before or after is just waiting." (Steve McQueen, 1971) Daily driver -- '07 Graphite Grey Exige S with all factory options.

08-17-2008, 10:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
plastique999 Form and Function Join Date: May 2008 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Posts: 1,300	now time for chrome orange !!!! keith can you do it? __________________ www.FaceNBody.com 2005 Lotus Elise: Larini SE exhaust,HID's,turn signals delete,rear fins delete, CFside scoops, CFbinnacle,CFcenter console,Zoom CF mirror,Gut Aero wing,Gut front splitter,CF 5-element diffusor,Exige mesh, Ohlins DA,RAC monolites,Toyo R888's,Pagid RS Blues,CO painted calipers,SS lines,Reverie XC CF seat, Reverie CF steering wheel,V force harness bar,Schroth Profi II 6 pt harness,shifter re-Enforcer, BWR key to BWR S/C! 2007 E63 M6 (many mods...)

08-18-2008, 08:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,053	Like this you mean? Attached Images __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com

11-18-2008, 08:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
luxige luxige Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 652	Forgot to update the photos! Please see post #1 for new pics. __________________ The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin

11-18-2008, 08:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,053	Thank you for the pics. Please let me know if you have any other good ones. __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com

11-19-2008, 06:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
MickOpalak LOG29 Co-chairman Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,555	I saw that thread title and thought: "great, whos pregnant now?" __________________ 2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter LOG29 - http://www.log29.org President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/

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