Who does class & numbers?

Beth Denysenko · 09-30-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BobUnkefer

Just sent Beard an email, thanks for the response everyone. Appreciate the help. and Damn ready to get back behind the wheel! :-)

Unk

Soon?

Toddwell · 10-01-2009, 08:48 AM

Geez, ANY local sign company ought to be able to make what you need same or next day, people with vinyl cutters are everywhere!

Todd

Mike Galuk · 10-01-2009, 11:04 AM

Todd your right but Michael Beard is a fellow racer who makes his living at this. He is also THE BEST, hands down. Support your fellow racer. Mike

Mike Galuk
JOE COOL RACING
M/SA-2000

Greg Barsamian · 10-01-2009, 01:58 PM

Bruce Deveau aka Racerhead makes the ones that stick on the inside of the glass & can be removed for class changes.
Many of the New England / Northeast (D-1) racers have Bruce's trademak lettering identifying class & vehicle number!

Robert Simpson · 10-01-2009, 02:56 PM

What is Bruce's e-mail?

Mark Callanan · 10-01-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

What is Bruce's e-mail?

bruce80@verizon.net

BobUnkefer · 10-01-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddwell

Geez, ANY local sign company ought to be able to make what you need same or next day, people with vinyl cutters are everywhere!

Todd

Todd, 2 reasons for asking the question on here

1. Support of the fellow racers (as was already mentioned) Beard, Scott Brown, Accelerated Graphics and a copule of others have responded, and ALL either race or are involved in the sport.

2. the one time I tried the local sign shop, it took three trips to get it right. If they don't race they generally don't understand exactly what we need, a fellow racer does. The sign shop had trouble getting the class designation layout right, even after I drew it out for them.

Unk

BobUnkefer · 10-01-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beth Kieffer

Soon?

quite probably, and possibly even in a blue oval for a race or two?!

Unk

Toddwell · 10-03-2009, 03:10 PM

Having worked in the sign industry as an old school signpainter and race car letterer, I tend to have a built-in resentment for ANY vinyl sign shop, since it has all but ruined the actual craft of sign making.

Now, anyone can go out and buy a vinyl cutter and call themselves a sign maker, without any sort of design sense or training whatsoever. I invested a lot of years learning to hand letter and design beautiful painted signage, only to have the craft rendered almost obsolete just as I was getting proficient. Well done, hand painted sign work is an artform that has all but disappeared, except for a few hand letterers around the country that still practice the craft. I still paint signs and letter vehicles when a customer asks for it, but that doesn't happen too much any more.

I apologize if I sounded angry, I just read this thread and it touched a nerve a little bit.

Todd

Bob Pagano · 10-03-2009, 03:32 PM

I can understand your anger as back in the day my cars were done by a person like you but we did not care about our paint jobs back then. Try taking off gold leaf. With todays high dollar paint jobs we have vinyl that comes off the body with a heat gun and Mr Beard is also a designer that has come up with logos and graphic's for many cars and companies. So while paint has its place so dose a Vinyl Designer, go to his website and look at some of his work. Regards, bp.

10-01-2009, 08:48 AM	#2
Toddwell Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? Geez, ANY local sign company ought to be able to make what you need same or next day, people with vinyl cutters are everywhere! Todd

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Mike Galuk Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 328 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? Todd your right but Michael Beard is a fellow racer who makes his living at this. He is also THE BEST, hands down. Support your fellow racer. Mike Mike Galuk JOE COOL RACING M/SA-2000

10-01-2009, 01:58 PM	#4
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,400 Likes: 714 Liked 418 Times in 96 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? Bruce Deveau aka Racerhead makes the ones that stick on the inside of the glass & can be removed for class changes. Many of the New England / Northeast (D-1) racers have Bruce's trademak lettering identifying class & vehicle number!

10-01-2009, 02:56 PM	#5
Robert Simpson Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 808 Likes: 7 Liked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? What is Bruce's e-mail?

10-03-2009, 03:10 PM	#9
Toddwell Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? Having worked in the sign industry as an old school signpainter and race car letterer, I tend to have a built-in resentment for ANY vinyl sign shop, since it has all but ruined the actual craft of sign making. Now, anyone can go out and buy a vinyl cutter and call themselves a sign maker, without any sort of design sense or training whatsoever. I invested a lot of years learning to hand letter and design beautiful painted signage, only to have the craft rendered almost obsolete just as I was getting proficient. Well done, hand painted sign work is an artform that has all but disappeared, except for a few hand letterers around the country that still practice the craft. I still paint signs and letter vehicles when a customer asks for it, but that doesn't happen too much any more. I apologize if I sounded angry, I just read this thread and it touched a nerve a little bit. Todd

10-03-2009, 03:32 PM	#10
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 240 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Who does class & numbers? I can understand your anger as back in the day my cars were done by a person like you but we did not care about our paint jobs back then. Try taking off gold leaf. With todays high dollar paint jobs we have vinyl that comes off the body with a heat gun and Mr Beard is also a designer that has come up with logos and graphic's for many cars and companies. So while paint has its place so dose a Vinyl Designer, go to his website and look at some of his work. Regards, bp. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA