WI Bimmer center caps
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So I had an idea last week to make center caps out of the WI BImmers logo so I contacted Chris (CYoung) to ask permission to use the logo and after some ideas being thrown back and forth he volunteered to get the vinyls cut for me by Dave (bassboy3313) and send them to me. Well I got the vinyls in the mail this week and spent this weekend making them.
Well I though this would be as simple as taking apart my old caps and putting the vinyls on... not so much. First of all, the vinyls don't stick very well to the plastic even after scuffing them up so I had to put my thinking cap on.
I ran to Advance Auto and found emblem glue. It worked great to stick the vinyl to the center cap and did so without disfiguring the sticker when it dried.
This is after it dried on the center cap.
I was concerned about weather proofing them so I shot them with 2 medium coats of clear and I still wasn't satisfied. I drank some beer and thought about it. Flying dog sampler pack and KCCO Black Lager to be exact.
After drinking said beers I had an idea! I needed some kind of clear epoxy that would dry hard so to Hobby Lobby it was... The next morning of course.
I found Jewelry epoxy and thought I would give it a try. And this was the result...
Voila! The OEM look I wanted!
After 3 hours they were solid but still a little tacky so I let them sit over night and they are solid!
On the wheel.
I also did a city light mod.
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Awesome touch, looks like they turned out well.
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Pretty neat stuff
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I like it!!!
Thumbs up on the city light mod too.
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@DrLeadFoot
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I like it the center caps! Lets get these in the store, you could also sell them finished like you did and make some side money for da beers!
I would be more than happy to do these for people! I think there are some details that I would need to work out as far as a supply chain but I'm all for it.
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Very cool. I think it would be awesome to have the Wisconsin logo larger and remove the BMW text... then I'd buy some for sure!
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I like it the center caps! Lets get these in the store, you could also sell them finished like you did and make some side money for da beers!
That's the idea! I don't think vinyl is the right medium though so its still in the prototype phase. It was hard for Dave to cut and layer and I'd like to find something that's easier to apply to the plastic as Pat stated.
Very cool. I think it would be awesome to have the Wisconsin logo larger and remove the BMW text... then I'd buy some for sure!
So just the logo on a white background? That can be done. Working on a couple variations as there are different sized center caps and I wanna do overlays for the hood/trunk roundels too.
Thanks Pat for bringing the idea back! Can't wait to see these in person.
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So just the logo on a white background? That can be done. Working on a couple variations as there are different sized center caps and I wanna do overlays for the hood/trunk roundels too.
The logo larger on a black background is what I'm thinking--but mainly I just want MORE WISCONSIN! haha
Super cool stuff.
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Thanks Pat for bringing the idea back! Can't wait to see these in person.
No problem Chris, it was my pleasure! With all of the rain we have had this week it looks like these are holding up pretty well so far as well.
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Those look amazing Pat! Like Chris said, it wasn't the easiest layering these up, but I am glad you made use out of them. If I had the ability to print decals it would be a whole different story, but the equipment to do that is way over my price range for something I do as a hobby/side thing for fun.
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