David Scott's satellite office, referenced here, is about a mile from my house. I just drove past it on my lunch break, and a brand-new replacement sign was already up.
It's almost like they had a back-up sign ready, just in case.
Let's see here; assuming no appliques (such as the seal on the lower left), there's the base white coat, then let it dry. Then there's the border, the lettering (Scott's name is a different color and larger font than the rest), the seal.
Speaking as a modeler, not a sign-maker, it's generally considered a good idea to mask off and apply different elements as separate steps, allowing the paint to dry before the next step. Back of envelope guesstimate: five steps (base, border, black font, blue font, seal). Six if you add a sealer on top of the work. Six hours minimum, and that's pushing it.
Perhaps there a super-quick-drying coat for sign making, or maybe the whole thing is a single, giant applique. But I'm guessing not.
Whoda thunk it?
ReplyDeleteIf this were some planned event to demonize Scott's critics, wouldn't it make more sense to leave the defaced sign in place for a while?
ReplyDeleteHow long does it take to make a sign anyway?
Let's see here; assuming no appliques (such as the seal on the lower left), there's the base white coat, then let it dry. Then there's the border, the lettering (Scott's name is a different color and larger font than the rest), the seal.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking as a modeler, not a sign-maker, it's generally considered a good idea to mask off and apply different elements as separate steps, allowing the paint to dry before the next step. Back of envelope guesstimate: five steps (base, border, black font, blue font, seal). Six if you add a sealer on top of the work. Six hours minimum, and that's pushing it.
Perhaps there a super-quick-drying coat for sign making, or maybe the whole thing is a single, giant applique. But I'm guessing not.