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This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
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- Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:41 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: wipe out tool
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7270
Re: wipe out tool
wow , this place is a ghost town
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:46 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 1 shot thinning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18303
Re: 1 shot thinning
I use the One Shot reducer. Turps is bad for your health was told to me by a well known pinstriper painter. Smells like its bad for you too
Dont use mineral spirits to reduce one shot. It makes it runny and very slow to evaporate and dry and it weakens the paint's properties
Dont use mineral spirits to reduce one shot. It makes it runny and very slow to evaporate and dry and it weakens the paint's properties
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 12:39 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: wipe out tool
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7270
wipe out tool
Can anyone Recommend a straight tip and a round tip wipe out tool please I have a Mack wipe out tool with the point and angled tips Id like to find a straight tip and a rounded tip Saw some when I goggled but not sure if they are for pushing paint(One Shot) on auto painted surfaces, for lettering an...
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hi all: Ron Lloyd from Sunderland, England
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22539
- Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:46 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Hi all: Ron Lloyd from Sunderland, England
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22539
Re: Hi all: Ron Lloyd from Sunderland, England
Nice worK !
What is the name of the font on "Bed & Breakfast"?
What is the name of the font on "Bed & Breakfast"?
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign blank background paint
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8474
Re: Sign blank background paint
Benjamin Moore Aura line Looked that up, thats a interior house paint. I should of said outside gloss enamal type paint for metal signage that can be used on MDO etc, outdoor work too. Id use automotive paint but thats expensive , so im cheaping out trying to use Alkyd enamals like quarts of Rustol...
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign blank background paint
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8474
Sign blank background paint
I used the search function and couldnt find any specific threads Got a question about what works for back ground paint on sign blanks, Like on MDO board and maybe metal other than chromatic Ive been useing Alkyd enamals. I was wondering if any one has used the newer "water based" alkyd ena...
- Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New fish
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2777
New fish
I had a auto restoration & paint shop, been a Contractor, with this economy I got back into pinstiping and letering and signs. Ive, done a few shop signs for people lately.
Really enjoy hand lettering and striping.
Rick
Really enjoy hand lettering and striping.
Rick