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08-11-2008, 08:41 AM
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luxige
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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: 
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08-11-2008, 11:32 AM
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'Justa' Exige 190
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That looks sweet!!! Can't wait for a shot of the nose badge!!
Cheers, Skottoman
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08-11-2008, 02:17 PM
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Sticker Guy
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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.
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08-11-2008, 02:28 PM
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Live to Drive
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Looks good... Are these laid over the wheel caps or inlaid?
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08-11-2008, 08:12 PM
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GGM ENFORCER
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haha nice!
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08-12-2008, 09:53 PM
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luxige
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Quote:
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08-17-2008, 06:49 AM
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Houston, TX
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Very nice.
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08-17-2008, 10:19 AM
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Form and Function
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now time for chrome orange !!!! keith can you do it?
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08-18-2008, 08:47 AM
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Sticker Guy
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Like this you mean?
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11-18-2008, 08:36 PM
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Sticker Guy
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Thank you for the pics. Please let me know if you have any other good ones.
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11-19-2008, 06:37 AM
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LOG29 Co-chairman
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I saw that thread title and thought: "great, whos pregnant now?"
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