FOILING SCRIPTS AND LETTERS

[RodBurNeR]

tools needed

xacto knife

qtip

tooth pick

fine sand paper or file

first put bare metal foil over letters and carefully trim around each letter

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letters should be exposed like this before final coat of paint

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shoot final coat of paint and let it dry

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use a fine grade of paper or file like shown to rub the tops of the letters off. this will expose shiny chrome.

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this is how it looks after you file the tops of the letters, very carefully.

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[carrucha]

I have heard about this tip but I have never seen a how-to on any forum. Thanks for the useful tip.

carrucha

[cruz]

I did the same thing for my '59 Revell Impala and Yes, like Bob says, it works great!!!

[Aaronw]

I've done this and it works very well. Only thing I would add is, use masking tape anywhere you might accidently hit with the sand paper (in the photo Bob posted, I'd lay some tape above the FORD so I didn't hit the bend in the hood). I had to do some touch up work the first time I tried this because I took a little paint off the hood.

[sak]

If I may add one more thing. I have found that just rubbing the script with a blunt toothpick does the trick. Also the paint should be rubbed off after applying primer. For example if you have blue over a grey primer, you might see a grey edge between the foil and the blue. And the paint should stick if you use primer. Most of the primers we use are meant for metal and the foil is just thin metal.

I do this with any raised edges, like the body trim and drip rail on this impala. If I can manage to rub the the paint off in a fairly straight line, if will give me a clean look that I am after.

Edited August 17, 2009 by sak