[sdiy] automotive decals

[David G Dixon]

Thanks for the info, Andre.  That's very intriguing! 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of 
> Andre Majorel
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 2:24 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] automotive decals
> 
> On 2012-03-04 23:56 -0800, David G Dixon wrote:
> 
> > The other day as I was driving home I pulled up next to a car which 
> > had one of those full-body decal wraps advertising some business or 
> > other.  This got me wondering, why couldn't one use this same 
> > technique for synth panels? They seem really durable, and they are 
> > very good looking.
> > 
> > So, has anyone here done this?  Is it expensive?
> 
> http://www.signarama.fr/ : 1.2 m x 1.2 m mininum for 60 EUR
> 
> http://www.copymitman.com/ :  914 mm by any length for 85 EUR/m
> 
> Shop #2 comes out at 85 * 0.1285 / floor(914 / (2.54 * 2 * 12 -
> 0.5)) = 0.73 EUR/panel for fifteen 12-HP eurorack panels.
> 
> Shop #1 comes out at 60 / (floor(1200 / 128.5) * floor(1200 /
> (2.54 * 2 * 12 - 0.5))) = 0.35 EUR/panel but you have to do 
> 171 panels at once.
> 
> The print is on the outside so scratch resistance could be a problem.
> 
> --
> André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/ 
> _______________________________________________
> Synth-diy mailing list
> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy