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old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:50 am
by Pap
Does anybody know how to make new decals look old. Or can I buy them that looks old. I don't have any on my tractor now and I want it to look old. I am going to try to go with the old original old tractor look.
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:45 am
by tst
you can "beat them up" if you have a good quality vinyl decal, scuff them with a 3m pad or the likes, careful using a paint thinner and you can fade them etc
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:55 am
by Pap
Ok thanks tst. I would like to get them to look old and weathered .
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:28 am
by Jim Becker
Maybe a coat of a matte finish varnish -- dull with a little yellow.
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:35 am
by SamsFarm
Leave them out in the sun for a while!
Maybe a year or two!
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:04 pm
by Pap
My plan is to clear coat the hole thing with a matte or flat finish when I get it the look that I want.
Re: old looking decals
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:36 pm
by Clemsonfor
SamsFarm wrote:Leave them out in the sun for a while!
Maybe a year or two!
Haha, yea, sun and rain. It will make anything look old in no time it seems like.