Well we talked about several different Hawaiian possibilities for naming the
new boat. We covered 100s of combinations to come up with one and finally
settled on a name that also "flows" when spoken.
Polulani
Translation would be Blue Sky (Blue Heaven).
Now we have a question for the list. Stan mentioned that some of you may have
suggestions of where we could have the name stenciling done to order.
Thanks in advance for any information.
Tommy
26 Mar 2002
I recommend Rick the Mouseherder at www.mouseherder.com. He's got a pic
of the graphics he did for my boat on the 'gallery' section of his website.
Just look for 'Rocinante'....
Brian
26 Mar 2002
We also used Rick the Mouseherder (he was based in Annapolis then) when we
had Fretless' name done. We had a lot of recommendations to go to local
sign shops but I didn't find anyone I liked calling around locally. I was
short on time and so acted on Brian's recommendation for Rick. He did a
fine job and was great to deal with. What all of these shops give you is
an adhesive vinyl cutout of the whole name (or parts of it if you have a
very complicated design) that you squeegee on.
Mary Lou
26 Mar 2002
I found the BoatUS graphics to be very reasonably priced and easy to apply.
They make them at their Alexandria VA store and I was able to see several
iterations of what I wanted before I had them print it but I guess everyone
can't do that. You can order through their web page and they offer many
different types, sizes, colors, and fonts.
Lloyd
s/v UHURU II
26 Mar 2002
I used Daniel Pauls, (320) 963-6639, 12120 Fitch Ave. NW, Maple Lake, MN
55358. You might give them a call.
Sam in Cinci
27 Mar 2002
West Marine actually did a really good job with ours. They had a special
page in the catalog with their fonts, colors, etc.
Ben Schultz
28 Mar 2002
I'm in the process of replacing "Syracuse, NY" with "Blacksburg, VA" on
Raven's glossy black topside. After removing the letters and scrubbing w/
hot, soapy water, I've still got a "ghost" "Syracuse, NY" there. I'm
thinking rubbing compound would probably do it. I also considered using
acetone, but decided to skip that since I'm afraid it might mar the paint. I
tried rewaxing a portion of the area, but the old lettering is still
visible.
Is there anything I can do about this or do I just need to apply the new
lettering and wait until I redo the topside paint job to get rid of the
ghost lettering?
Mark Kaynor
31 Mar 2002
The only cure that I know of to cure the phantom letters is to bring the
paint surrounding the "old" letters back to it's original gloss. The paint
under the letters didn't fade with the surrounding paint and is much closer
to the original shade or gloss. Your rubbing compound is probably the best
bet. I doubt that acetone or any other solvent like it will help much.
Might need a buffer to completely rid yourself of the shadows. Only trouble
is, once you've polished out the shadows of the old lettering you will
probably find that one spot looks better than the rest of the boat. Then
you will feel the need to polish the whole boat. :-) Try to resist this
urge :-) :-) If you get rid of most of the shadow and put your new
lettering on in the same place, what's left of the shadow will be hard to spot.
If you use a buffer, be careful not to burn the paint. A buffer can make a
lot of heat quickly, if you don't keep moving.
Rik
31 Mar 2002
Usually, "ghost lettering" is actually the difference in color between the
hull that was underneath the old letters & thus protected from the sun's UV
& other weathering effects & the color of the surrounding hull, which has
faded. You can try rubbing compund, but you might actually have better luck
with straight chlorine bleach applied with a Q-tip directly on the ghost
letters. Be careful not to get the bleach on youtself or on the surrounding
hull. Wear eye protection & rubber gloves. Let the bleach sit & fade the
ghost letters for a couple of minutes & then rinse it off with copious
amounts of fresh water. You might have to reapply a couple of times in
order to get the colors to match. After the colors are close, then use a
mildly abrasice cleanser like Comet to erase the last traces of ghost
letters. Good luck!
Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
31 Mar 2002
Hi Mark,you can try using Bon-Ami cleanser. It is a very mild abrasive, and
is excellent for cleaning dirty windshields, and side glass. Will give a
clean polished look, with out lots of work. I use it for small jobs, that
don't require a large area.
Regards, Sam Feder
01 Apr 2002
