Hand-lettered driver name
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selectedgrub
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Very nice.
Thanks for taking the time to photograph and post up the photo.
Thanks for taking the time to photograph and post up the photo.
jack stand
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Nice, I can't "write" that nice with a pencil and eraser with a gun to my head 
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.vpd66
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I love it!
Signpainting is so different than using a pen or pencil that I don't think 'nice handwriting' is really any indication of potential signpainting ability (with TONS of practice of course!) My own handwriting is not very consistent and CAN be pretty bad! I have to slow down and concentrate to write with a pen legibly. My mom's writing, OTOH, was always perfect and the same, day after day, year after year----don't think I've ever seen such nice handwriting, to be honest, but I did not inherit her handwriting skill!Nice, I can't "write" that nice with a pencil and eraser with a gun to my head
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Ohmthis
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That looks great! You my friend are an artist!
Miss the Pontiacs
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What you have is a gift. 
Share some more of your work. You have a willing audience for sure.
Share some more of your work. You have a willing audience for sure.53PontiacSD
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Yeah, share some more of your work. You, my friend, have a gift to behold.
Bodj Built
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I love it! Post more please!
mike93lx
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I bet it is a lot more practice than a "gift".What you have is a gift.
Miss the Pontiacs
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You could be right. But I believe people with a natural flow find it easier to draw and for that matter have better penmanship/artistry skills. From what I have heard cursive writing is not even taught any longer in the school systems. Too a lesser degree spelling thanks due to keyboarding and auto correction. Many here likely remember the time spent learning how to write and the good old spelling bees.
PugetDude
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Nice work. Something about well-done hand-lettering that is so much easier on the eye than digital graphics.
JC23
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Great Job!
Here’s mine. Hand lettered by a Master.
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This is true. Some people MAY have more of whatever gift it is that makes some people creative or artisitic, but it still needs to be practiced and studied a lot before it can be done decently!
Post a close-up of the lettering. Looks good. Lettering a rough surface like the beater race car pic I posted never looks as smooth and was just done in a quick 'knock-out' script. On a nice vehicle with clean, smooth metal, it goes better!
Miss the Pontiacs
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I bought a 1973 Satellite Sebring that was about a year old. The dealer had the Sundance paint added prior to my purchase. I didn’t realize the paint hadn’t cured fully. I just about crapped my pants when the wand wash took out some of the graphics. They sent me to the sign painter who did the original job. I was just in awe watching him cut back in the graphics freehand. I let it fully cure before I did the wash again. Don’t know how it faired in the end I totalled the car about 6 months later. 
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Here ya go. Maurice the painter and I tried a couple different styles and I liked this one the most.
He is a lifelong friend of the family and when I was growing up I always hoped I could someday have him paint something for me. I just love this gift from him.
He is a lifelong friend of the family and when I was growing up I always hoped I could someday have him paint something for me. I just love this gift from him.
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mike93lx
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That's a great story. Must feel good to see it every time you get in the truck
You bet.