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Old 05-19-2003, 09:28 PM
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DIY Decals! Mugen, Spoon, Advan, Recaro, CF.
I have been reading this forum for months and I got some really useful info, but I have never posted. I thought I might contribute by posting these decals I made. They are all made from scratch, cuz if I just scanned and printed existing decal sheets, they wouldn't look as crisp and clean.

Just print it out on decal paper. I use Expert's Choice Clear Decal paper (same company as Bare-Metal Foil) and it works great. Just make sure you get the right ones. There are ink-jet and laser/copier versions. If you use an ink-jet printer you MUST spray a few coats of flat clear coat on the decal after printing or the ink will run and bleed when in water. Testor's Flat coat is good.

For the small and intricate decals I suggest using a high DPI laser printer so you can see all the details. A thermal die-sub printer would be even better! (ie. ALPs). No matter how you print it, you should select the highest DPI setting you can.

The images look huge, but that's just because they are in high res 300 pixels/inch. They will look the right size when it gets printed. Oh ya... always use MicroSet/Sol!

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Mugen and Spoon:
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Advan, Recaro, Bride, C-West, etc...
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I have a Integra Type R CF hood decal, but it is too big to post. You can always PM me for it.
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Nice tip and nice decals!
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I thinks those mugen might have to be resized smaller. It's too big for 1:24 scale.
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can these be printed with normal printer?
coz i don't think my ink is water proof..
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can these be printed with normal printer?
coz i don't think my ink is water proof..
You need to use flat clearcoat on top. I talked about it in my post, read my post at the top.
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I thinks those mugen might have to be resized smaller. It's too big for 1:24 scale.
The Mugen Stripe is the perfect size when printed. I made the other Mugen decals a few mm bigger. You guys can always resize it to whatever you want.
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Yo Interlude, Where did u get those company names, Cuz at the bottom of the stuff it says ur name under it. Just wondering. Thanx
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Yo Interlude, Where did u get those company names, Cuz at the bottom of the stuff it says ur name under it. Just wondering. Thanx
What do you mean? I made them. Well actually 're-made' them, cuz I had logo pics as a template and some original decals to get the size right.

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They are all made from scratch, cuz if I just scanned and printed existing decal sheets, they wouldn't look as crisp and clean.
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do u have any more logos by any chance??
Endless, Tein, TRD. Nismo, DRFT, etc
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thanks man, ive been looking for mugen decals for a while, thanks alot
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thanks man, ive been looking for mugen decals for a while, thanks alot
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