So recently I began another project on the RR. I decided to re-make the Stickers and MAYBE play around with some vinyl wrap material ( because I have a lot of it ) so starting with the front
I took some high quality images ( Not the ones posted here) to get some good Images to work with when I redesign the Stickers in Illustrator.
following I took some tracing paper and laid it over the stickers to trace the cut path ( for the plotter) and to also have a good reference to measure from
( because some of the stickers are curved from the body lines it's better to trace their outlines to get a more accurate shape rather then just going off of a photo)
The above example is just a guide and the only thing that is important for me is the outline the stuff inside was just a bit of a reference so if it looks a bit sloppy to you have no fear, i am aware of that.
I used a propane torch to heat the stickers to help in their removal, followed by a non metallic scraper however because of their age they were INCREDIBLY difficult to remove ( most adhesive is only ment to last 3-5 years if you ever plan on removing it) I also tried some different chemicals with little luck so i ended up having to sand the adhesive off ( and you can tell from the picture it is still partially present)
also decided to go ahead and sand the whole panel with 1000 grit so remove the oxidation and get a nice even surface.
Once happy with the surface I attempted to wrap the front however during some repositioning the vinyl got stuck and tore on the upper bolt so the whole thing was ruined (unless i wanted to cut some sort of design in it, but i dont know yet) so that was all i accomplished day 1.
I will probably design the logos today or tomorrow. i'll post up more progress. also the White was just for fun, i have many other colors like reflective orange, matte black, even carbon fiber, that may look better.
anyway more soon...
