As I can't keep away from starting up new projects and this one is the fourth or fifth that I try to put the foil on the small scripts and emblems before painting I thought I'd share the progress and development of my skills and technique.
On the 426 HEMI emblem you can see how "neat and tidy" I've trimmed the BMF around it, something not visible to the naked eye. The camera on the other hand is totaly cruel on that point.
The steel ruler shows how small letters actually can be made readable with this technique. Something not possible with a brush and paint, not to forget trying to do it with BMF after the paint.
The HEMI-text is about 1/3 of a millimeter high and got pretty descent I think.
Managed to destroy one of the R/T-badges on the rear panel but nothing that a bit of fine surgery on the foil can't rescue as it's quite big.
Earlier I used to sand and polish to bring out the foil but you always risked to sand through and destroying the finish and that's what happened at the rear panel and on the penta star on the front fender (as you can see in the picture above), grmmbll......![Angry [:(!]](/emoticons/icon_smile_angry.gif)
New method:
Made a chissel shape on a matchstick and dipped it in solvent and slowly worked over the area leaving me with a thin ressidue of paint. This polished away easily with a plain paper towel without risking the foil or the paint around the emblems.
The main advantage with the stick is that it's hard enough not to get the solvent on the paint job but soft enough not to damage the foil.
Well, that was it. Try it you'll like it!
This is what I'm aming for.
Niclas