This Means YOU !!
A friend of mine was looking for a sign with this phrase but has had no luck finding one. I decided to make one for him. Poplar lumber, 10 x 5.5 x ¼”. Paint; Rustoleum Painters Choice. Almond, Red and Grey. Originally I wanted black instead of grey, but darn it don’t I get stuck with another defective can of black paint that isn’t truly black, it looked more like a steel blue.
This is the third can of black in 3 years I’ve had to return! Letters were traced with a stencil. Warning was painted free hand but the rest of the letters were masked off with green Frog Tape, which contrary to what the commercial says: does allow paint to bleed over the edges. The sign was wet sanded with 1500 grit to give it an aged look.
I went to 3 different auto part stores looking for skull decals that were 1” to 1.5” in diameter. No such luck, but they had plenty of Hello Kitty, Ford, M00N, Deer head, and what looked like gang symbol decals in stock.
I settled on the self adhesive 3D chrome plated plastic skulls. A black plastic plug, pressed in the back of the skull, had a thin O-ring like self stick ring. Not much grip, plus the skull rotated on the plugs. I didn’t care for that set up so I removed the plugs then glued the skulls to the board with JB-Weld. I'll touch up a few more spots with more almond paint later tonight.
My friend wants to hang the sign on a door to his basement “Man Cave” thinking it may keep the wife from “entering”………
This Means YOU !!
A friend of mine was looking for a sign with this phrase but has had no luck finding one. I decided to make one for him. Poplar lumber, 10 x 5.5 x ¼”. Paint; Rustoleum Painters Choice. Almond, Red and Grey. Originally I wanted black instead of grey, but darn it don’t I get stuck with another defective can of black paint that isn’t truly black, it looked more like a steel blue.
This is the third can of black in 3 years I’ve had to return! Letters were traced with a stencil. Warning was painted free hand but the rest of the letters were masked off with green Frog Tape, which contrary to what the commercial says: does allow paint to bleed over the edges. The sign was wet sanded with 1500 grit to give it an aged look.
I went to 3 different auto part stores looking for skull decals that were 1” to 1.5” in diameter. No such luck, but they had plenty of Hello Kitty, Ford, M00N, Deer head, and what looked like gang symbol decals in stock.
I settled on the self adhesive 3D chrome plated plastic skulls. A black plastic plug, pressed in the back of the skull, had a thin O-ring like self stick ring. Not much grip, plus the skull rotated on the plugs. I didn’t care for that set up so I removed the plugs then glued the skulls to the board with JB-Weld. I'll touch up a few more spots with more almond paint later tonight.
My friend wants to hang the sign on a door to his basement “Man Cave” thinking it may keep the wife from “entering”………