I was gonna paint my ThriftMaster 235 logo with a vinyl stencil. I had a vinyl sign maker cut a couple of stencils. They looked good so I attached one to the flat side of a gallon can of paint thinner to test the process.

The vinyl stencil layed down smoothly. It sealed the edges of the open areas so that no paint weeped underneath. I had trouble finding the proper mixture of paint to thinner to spray with my air brush, but that was my problem, not the fault of the stencil. A rattle can of Rustoleum yellow would have probably worked better.

However, a problem arose when I tried to remove the vinyl stencil. It stuck to the steel can too well. It left a ghost on the paint can that I had attached it to. The sign maker said that he did not have any vinyl material that was less sticky or that was meant to be easily removed.

Rather than experiment more, try to buff out the ghost, or find a chemical method that wouldn't damage the newly painted logo, I elected to have the sign maker cut a yellow vinyl logo that I could apply directly to my valve cover. I'm happy with the results.

>> LUKE: Look for a new PM from me regarding the stencil.

- Lonnie
My '54 3104
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