Garage Wall Lettering

[DRJZ1974]

I have seen some of you have custom signs on your garage wall. I would like to put up a large (15" high letters) garage name on my brick wall. What is the best way to do this? Get a stencil made and paint? Or create on a painted piece of plywood so it is more flat and mount the plywood sign to the wall? Vinyl lettering? Any pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

[4StarCstms]

Could use a overhead projector and project the lettering on the wall then freehand paint it

 

[rsanter]

all those will work
how do you want it to be?

bob

 

[The Hot Rod Grille]

Here's mine. I fabricated it out of polished 304 stainless steel and had a local sign shop bend the neon to my pattern.

Jim

 

[PAToyota]

Could use a overhead projector and project the lettering on the wall then freehand paint it

This...

Particularly if you're looking for an "old school" look to it. I love the look of a painted sign on brick - even better if you "weather" it a bit:

And no sign here, but some downlights just add to the effect:

 

[haugy]

Mine is going to be a tricky SOB.

I'm going to do an American flag, but with metal strips as the stripes, and stars cut out of a sheet. All to be painted, then lightly blasted with sand to allow rust to set in. Giving it a worn patina look at which time I'll clear coat it to protect it. The letters will be underneath with the same worn texture.

 

[rwhite692]

You can get large sign-making letters that are machine-cut from thick rigid foam, they are all over ebay, they look very cool and are not too expensive, unless you are spelling out something really lengthy.

 

[DRJZ1974]

PAToyota,
Your King Midas painted wall would be ideal! No idea how to achieve it without spending tons of money to bring in a painter. I don't think I can paint that myself. Any thoughts?

 

[PAToyota]

As 4Star says, project the image on the wall and trace it out, then paint it up. Use a wire wheel on a grinder to buff some of the paint back off to age it a bit.

 

[DRJZ1974]

This is the brick wall I would like to have painted with the garage name. Any thoughts? I don't know that I could get the projector idea to work out well. hahaha I also have concern about the electrical conduits getting in the way of a nice clean look. I am having an electrician out this week to see about hiding some the the conduits, but it is a brick wall and I will probably be pretty limited in what I can do with them.

 

[Kevin54]

I think a projector would work out great for that. If you don't or can't move the conduit just paint right over the top of it. It will give it the industrial feel

 

[bazzateer]

You could cut channels in the brick to hide the conduit? It's done all the time over here.

 

[4StarCstms]

I think a projector would work out great for that. If you don't or can't move the conduit just paint right over the top of it. It will give it the industrial feel

I agree, just paint over the conduit. It'll help it blend in - cheaper than having them moved too.

 

[28HopUp]

What would be the best paint to use? I free-handed one of Gus Maanum's pictures in pencil on the wall in my basement shop, then I used acrylic paint to fill in. The cream came out perfectly, but the black didn't cover the original wall color. So there are visual brush strokes, which I kinda like. Here is an in-progress shot -

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Here is a photo near completion -

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The band saw gives dimension to the painting. I wonder if a different paint type would have covered better? If I decide I don't like the bleed thru, then I will add another coat of black. But I need to decide quickly because I will soon be building a workbench in front of it.

 

[commonut]

Personally, I kinda like the look of the brushstrokes too, in the picture at least. Well done!

 

[csp]

I like the brushstrokes as well. Gives it an 'aged' look and character.

 

[28HopUp]

Thanks guys! I like the brush strokes too. I was going to use a projector as has been suggested, but I couldn't find one to borrow, and I certainly wasn't going to spend hundreds of dollars to buy one. The painting isn't quite finished (kinda like my garage!), but it's almost done. Here's the original that I used as a basis for the painting.

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I have some memorabilia from our trip to Bonneville in 2005, as well as some traditional hot rod posters for the other walls. I will post up pics once it's done and the workbench is built.

[sorry for slightly drailing the thread]

 

[alberto]

Very cool. The brush strokes makes it look even more like its in motion, leave it alone!

 

[colt340]

Could use a overhead projector and project the lettering on the wall then freehand paint it

That's the way the wife did these.

 

[Aberdale]

All these look great! One thing you may want to consider if you paint it, is to paint it on a large board or canvas. That way if you ever move, or rearrange your garage, you can take it with you or put it on another wall.

If I spent the time to make something that nice, I would hate to leave it behind . . .

Dale

 

[mad57]

I would gladly do vinyl on a banner for you, just buy the material and ill cut if out for ya piece of cake.