> Hi, All, > > I'm restoring some stuff from the mid 1970s and a recent acquisition > was previously cleaned of mouse damage but needs to be sanded and > repainted by me. One aspect of it is that some of the labels are > damaged (but some can probably be masked and painted around). The > level of damage I'm talking about looks a bit like this... > > http://fritzm.github.io/images/pdp11/h742-corrosion.jpg > > Most of the item intact, but rust and scale to be cleaned, sanded, > primed and painted. The damage to the label in that pic is > representative. > > I have access to all the modern tools, so it's easy to print black on > clear adhesive sheet, but not so much with white. Before embarking on > spinning up a process, I thought I'd ask if anyone has already done > so. In particular interest to me is the era from about 1965-1980, > from PDP-8s through PDP-11s and VAX-11 machines, both CPUs and > peripherals. I would like to get close matches and I already know in > some cases, there just aren't close matches with modern TrueType font > files. I can, of course, just take photos of the label areas now, > restore the damage, and put on stickers some time in the future, but > doing it all at once has its own appeal > > -ethan
A few months ago I made a test transparent waterslide decal to see how it would turn out, in preparation for a larger piece. Seeing the subject of this thread, it prompted me to make a note and put up some photos at http://www.vcfed.org/forum/entry.php?643-DECals It's not difficult at all if the colours involved are not white. In Ethan's situation however, screenprinting or vinyl stencil cutting may work better. Steve.
