Hi Ron, Source for/product name? Respectfully, William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 6:34 PM Subject: Re: Plate lettering > > > We have a more difficult time finding rub on numbers & letters > > decals for serial & model numbers. Typically we have found them at > > graphic supply houses. Archetects have used them but We haven't bought > > for a while. sooo dunno. We have a procedure to get those on straight > > but I wont' go there now. > > Lettering the plate with the zig product has become way less tedious & > > looks professional. If one makes an error just wipe up with mineral > > spirits & start over. > > The decals are rubbed on & then sprayed over with clear spray can > > lacquer or whatever.. We resort to drawing the string size no.s on with > > the same pen as the embossing as the tiny no. decals aredifficult & > > troublesome to handle, being that small. Hope this helps. > > Dale Erwin > > There are also several flavors of water slide decal paper you can > print on with a laser printer, all nicely spaced and aligned in the > font style and point size of your whim of the moment. trim to size, > soak, and slide into place. Topcoat with lacquer when dry. You can > use the stuff to make any custom logo or decoration you like, within > reason, without the cost of custom decal work. The down side is it's > not a rub on transfer, so the shadow of the film that holds it > together is visible like the old style water slide decals. > > Ron N > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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