JEEP sticker

Guys,
Can you buy a sticker to go over the JEEP stamped on the side of the CJ's? I am getting mine painted and I wanted the JEEP to be black. I noticed when I was stripping the paint off that there was a sticker on there. Any help would be great.
Thanks

 

There were some made last year. Cant recall Scott Kleca's screen name though,
he was who made them or had them made.
Some of the gang have hand painted theirs.

 

OK his screen name is 60cj5.
There is a thread in cj5 tech section.
Do a search for JEEP stickers and find the one with my name as the thread starter.

 

The sticker is not stock - the letters originally were painted. The factory used a roller, and you can do the same with a little practice. The body man at the dealership where I worked did this all the time, freehand.

 

I am still around - and can have them made but a small run of 2 to 6 decals runs about $20 a set (cost)

 

Anybody have any details about the roller thing? Like what kind of roller, what kind of paint, etc.?

Has anybody tried masking the letters off and airbrushing them?

 

IIRC the body man used a short nap roller 3-4" wide. This leaves a bit of a ragged edge if you get closer than a foot or two - I can see the roller marks on my truck's original tailgate letters. I've never done this, but if I did I'd certainly give new paint a couple of months to harden before I tried it.

They have small sponge rollers at Home Depot that might work well. Maybe try it with water based paint first?

 

I painted mine w/white enamel paint using a 2" sponge brush and rubbed it on the tops of the letters it looks ok. for a 75cent disposable brush from wal-mart.

 

I might try the roller method when i get it back from paint. Thanks

 

The rubber roller makes sense, but it's the paint part that worries me. Getting the right paint, to the right consistency, only get one one shot, etc. I'm anal enough that I'll probably just mask everything and airbrush it. Definitely gonna paint them though, tailgate letters too. I want that "WILLYS" to stand out like a diamond in a goat's patoot.

 

Your answer is right in your post "One Shot". Go to an art store and find "One Shot" sign painters paint. This is what the pinstripers use as well as sign painters. It covers well in one pass, doesn't have as much tendencies to run and is reasonably durable. This works much better also if you try to freehand it. But the rubber roller should work best, that is what many license plate restorers use. You will also need their thinner(but I think that it is just naptha).

 

Hmmm, I've heard of that stuff but didn't think about it. Thanks Cam!

 

we did a friend's jeep with a rubber roller and standard ink pad refill ink. it turned out beautiful and has held up well, we clearcoated the letters once the ink was dry.

 

I used a testors paint pen on mine. Worked alright and was easy to use. I have also seen stickers in several different catalogs. I did a google search and found one place that sells them for $10.

http://www.xenonmods.com/newjeepdecals.htm