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fierogtlt1
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SEP 09, 12:07 AM
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Now I remember you making these reproduction stickers months ago.So is there any updates on the Fiero.
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JohnWPB
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SEP 09, 01:11 AM
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Unfortunately no.... I can come up with Lots of reasons. excuses  Spending money on other stuff, and it has been far too hot to work on it much. It won't be long now and it will finally start cooling off a bit. THEN I will start to make some progress again I hope!
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1984whitesc
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SEP 09, 01:18 AM
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JohnWPB
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JAN 08, 04:51 PM
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So, I got a new Electronic Dye Cutter to cut out the reproduction stickers that I am doing for the Fiero more precisely. It surprises me with the detail that it can cut things out with! I have been using it on all of the stickers I am making.
I figured I would try to see if I could do something a bit larger and more "substantial"  On the way home from work today I stopped at Target & bought a roll of white contact paper (AKA thin vinyl sheeting with an adhesive back). From the time I got home, to having this on the hood was about an hour. I messed a couple times and had to make changes to the blade depth, & cutting speed, as I had never worked with vinyl before. I had to do this in 3 sections. Even thought the cutter can handle material up to 10 feet in length, it can only do 12" in width.
Here it is on my hood as a test fit. I am not sure if I like it or not yet..... I will keep it on there for now, and see if it grows on me
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fierogtlt1
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JAN 08, 09:37 PM
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So I take it that your car is going to make it to the Daytona 2014 show.
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JohnWPB
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JAN 08, 10:03 PM
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That is tbe plan..... I still have a LOT to do, but I hope I can pull if off!
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JAN 10, 12:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JohnWPB:
Here it is on my hood as a test fit. I am not sure if I like it or not yet..... I will keep it on there for now, and see if it grows on me
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I like these thiongs best as a ghost image, or outline, you could use it or its leftovers as a stencil...more subtle but we all have our own tastes.
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rpro
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JAN 10, 08:56 PM
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I must agree with 2 !/2 that it's too much. A subtle ghosted image looks much better, especially on a brilliant colored paint job like you have. If you don't bring your car up to Daytona, you will find a burning bag of dog poop on your front steps. Haha
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JohnWPB
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JAN 11, 12:20 AM
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Double post... [This message has been edited by JohnWPB (edited 01-11-2014).]
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JohnWPB
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JAN 11, 12:22 AM
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I was more testing out some different things I could do with the dye cutter. I am not that fond of the look myself. The best part is the fact that I can just peel it right off. Doing the "ghost effect" would be permanent, and not something I want to do on top of my new $3,000 paint job at the moment.
The car has a LONG way to go to be road worth unfortunately. Again, I wish there were a more active Fiero community here. I would love to throw a BBQ and have everyone over to help me put this thing back together. The interior is gutted, and the car has not driven more than 2 miles since I towed it home. It is nerve racking to think about taking it on a 4 hour road trip. I have a lot of vacuum leaks that I have not tracked down, and the fan is not kicking on. It's a lot of stuff, and I will do my best to get it up to Daytona. Regardless if the Fiero makes it or not, I will not miss the show!
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