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Timz3082
21-02-2010, 17:21
Due to my team not meeting today I decided to bring home the bumpers to put the numbers on. I am doing this using a stencil that I made for our team number and spray painting the numbers on. I want to know what your team used for the numbers because I am finding myself using an excessive number of coats....
We silk screened our numbers on which seemed to work really well.
Peter Matteson
21-02-2010, 18:20
Sharpie paint markers. Gold for our team colors.
Katie_UPS
21-02-2010, 18:27
We use paint. I know 1732 sews their numbers on (it looks really nice).
We sew ours on, and Katie is right - sewing them on DOES look nice. These (http://gpgearheads.org/gallery/Kettering/DSC01640) are ours from last year, and we're doing the same this year (but with the proper bumper colors and no excess lines on the side of the numbers).
violetbloom
21-02-2010, 18:58
My team is sewing them on this year, too. It looks nice and, since it is not paint, it will not chip off during the competition. But hey, it's up to you how you want to put your numbers on.
Hm...are you already trying to spray-paint directly onto your bumpers? Maybe you should test it out on scrap pieces first, just to see how that works out. If you don't like it, you can always go for another method. But if it's too late, just hope for the best.
gorrilla
21-02-2010, 19:44
Ours were embroided by a mentors' aunt.
BrendanB
21-02-2010, 19:47
We hand paint ours with a brush and then take a maker around the edges to give a clean, professional look.
Jagbots(Mark)
21-02-2010, 19:49
Our team is getting a stencil and spray paint to do our numbers. Another team we saw did it and it turned out great. Then again, another team tried it, only to ruin 2 of their bumpers on saturday.
I tried spray paint on a scrap piece of fabric and it didn't work good at all.
Those that had there numbers silk screened did you do it before or after the bumper was assembled? We would like to have it done after is that possible?
Joe Schornak
21-02-2010, 20:10
We made stencils, traced them, and filled in the outline with fabric paint.
We're reusing the same covers this year, and the numbers have held up very well.
I tried spray paint on a scrap piece of fabric and it didn't work good at all.
Those that had there numbers silk screened did you do it before or after the bumper was assembled? We would like to have it done after is that possible?
We did ours before the bumpers were assembled. I don't know if you can silk screen them after they are assembled.
DonRotolo
21-02-2010, 22:45
To silkscreen, the fabric needs to be flat.
But, you can always paint silkscreen ink onto the bumpers.
Spray paint is absorbed into the fabric. Try a few thin coats of white before using colored spray paint. Or "prime" the fabric with artist's gesso (which is white) and then paint on the color.
Jon Stratis
22-02-2010, 01:38
We had ours screen printed at a place in st. Paul, and they turned out fabulous. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34897)
techedguy
22-02-2010, 03:47
There is a fabric spray paint at WalMart that some of our students came back with. There's some splatter, but all in all they turned out well. I'd advise you to MASK really, really well. Oh, and one of the cans was defective and had to be exchanged, so be aware of that issue. I believe it was in the Arts and Crafts area...not the paint area. (and it didn't dry tacky like some paints will).
We had ours screen printed at a place in st. Paul, and they turned out fabulous. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34897)
Has anyone tried self adhesive vinyl numbers from Chartpak? Will inspectors actually measure the numbers? I can get 3" but not 4" in the short time we have until pack and ship time! Any help would be appreciated:eek:
We did ours before the bumpers were assembled. I don't know if you can silk screen them after they are assembled.
Great Bot! We're just down the road in Arlington. Can/would you please let me know where you got the screening done? I'd like to use a place that already knows what we're trying to do. I would appreciate it!
Our bot is definitely simpler....y'all have done a superb job! Looking forward to seeing you on the field!
DonRotolo
22-02-2010, 22:09
Fabulous is an understatement
Great Bot! We're just down the road in Arlington. Can/would you please let me know where you got the screening done? I'd like to use a place that already knows what we're trying to do. I would appreciate it!
Our bot is definitely simpler....y'all have done a superb job! Looking forward to seeing you on the field!
I think it was done by someone in the school district, but someone that does t-shirt silk screening should be able to do it for you. You might want to contact our coach Phil Harris at phil.harris@gpisd.org for more ideas on that.Thank you for the great complements we would love to have y'all come out and see us sometime.
Al Skierkiewicz
22-02-2010, 22:56
Will inspectors actually measure the numbers? I can get 3" but not 4" in the short time we have until pack and ship time! Any help would be appreciated:eek:
If it is on the Inspection Checklist, we will inspect for it.
Cross stitch. 'nuf said.
Ok. Just kidding.
Al Skierkiewicz
23-02-2010, 08:02
I have inspected at least one team with cross stitch. They were surprised I knew what it was. I wonder why?
After the "issues" we had last year with students, stencils, and fabric paints we "outsourced" our numbers on our bumpers this year to a local embroidery company which used their vinyl cutter and heat fused the numbers to the fabric for us.
When trying to figure out this solution we just went and talked to our schools activities director and asked who the school used as a supplier.
Of all the things that we thought would be a major issue, this was NOT one of them until we got to this point! Our bumpers will definetly not win any beauty contests but they are hopefully legal and legible enough.
The stupid thing, I know from experience in the auto world about dyeing fabrics and such that painting would probably not be the best. At the 11th hour we find that we are doing the spray paint and marker thing, next year definetly silk screen before assembly
Mike
CGuenther
23-02-2010, 11:32
I used a sharpie to outline the numbers, then handpainted ours. If I had been thinking ahead I would have used fabric and iron-on bonding, then sewed around the numbers because I think it would have looked better, but we wrapped our bumpers before adding numbers. Be careful with spraypainting the already-covered bumper, because it is really easy for spray paint to bleed under stencils. Although it's ship day already, so I hope you've already figured this out. Good luck!
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