Stickers for Pedal Labels

[chromesphere]

Just thought i would share something, doesnt seem to be much mention of this around.

I found these "renoir 3d Stickers" in a craft shop and thought they would be good to use, to replace some of the dynamo labels i used when i first started this hobby.  I'm sure you will agree they look much better then dynamo lables?  Still, they are no replacement for a good looking decal or etch, but they are quick to apply and cheap at only 3.20 a sheet.  The stickers come in upper and lowercase and they stick pretty well!  They are also good for labelling dark colored boxes.  I have a prepainted black box here i have been meaning to use for some time, I can finally use the thing!

The come in silver, black, bronze and gold colors.  I didnt like gold and bronze much, I only have black and silver.

Heres some photos of some of my early builds that i have replaced with these stickers.  Also, i've bought these stickers in australia, not sure you have you "renoir" stickers elsewhere in the world.

Paul

[deadastronaut]

yeah they look great...do you clear coat them after...?..

[chromesphere]

Thanks deadastronaut.

I was thinking about this (clearcoating).  The ones pictured are old builds that i hadnt clearcoated.  The next build i do using these stickers, i might clearcoat and see what happens.  May aid durability?  Im curious to see what they look like with clearcoat over the top as well.

Paul

[deadastronaut]

i'd try a letter out on its own with clear on it first..it may react to it...better to be safe than sorry...

[Steve Mavronis]

I like that a lot.

[twabelljr]

I like them too. Very neat "freestyle" look. Are they hard to line up and apply i.e., do they stick to and crawl all around your fingers and jump around from static or do you just use an exacto knife to lift them off the sheet and put them where you want without much of a fight? Your pedals turned out nice!

[chromesphere]

Thanks guys,

Good idea deadastronaut. I will try that!

Placing them isnt as hard as i was expecting.  You cant get them EXACTLY straight (as you can see in the picture). But close-ish.

No issues with static at all, they are raised plastic stickers, not thin papery stickers. I'm using a pair of tweezers at the moment.  Just pick them up and drop.  Unfortunately if you have to move one, its easier just to pick it up off the pedal, throw it out and start again, then to try to move them after they've stuck.  Once they are fixed in place, they dont move!  

ALso, their a decent size, so probably wouldnt be a good option for tight spaces.  Still, I reckon their a good quick option for sparse boxes, particular dark boxes.

Paul.

[Ice-9]

They look great, and i like how they look a bit miss aligned , give character. If you do want to make them perfect though there is a way.

I do a lot of repainting motorcycles and placing decals, one thing that works for aligning decals up correctly is to wet the surface with a mix of water and car wash shampoo, this lets you put the sticker on then move it around and as the water dries off it does not effect the glue on the sticker. Depending on the adhesive on them this may or may not work but it's worth a try. ( it must be a car shampoo and not fairy liquid etc)

[chromesphere]

Brilliant suggestion ICE9!  I will experiment with this! Cheers!
Paul

[chromesphere]

I gave this a go on my last 2 pedals that i've converted from dynamo labels to these stickers.  rubbed a wet tissue on the area before applying the letters.  It was MUCH easier to move the stickers around.  Once the water dries up you just press them down in place and they fix well.  You can align the letters fair easier this way. Thanks for the suggestion ice9!!!

Heres the last 2:

[Taylor]

These look pretty great for a simple, sparse style. If they have them in a different font I may try to grab some for when I'm feeling too lazy to etch a box.

[chromesphere]

Hey Taylor,

Unfortunately i believe they only have them in this font.

Thats pretty much the reason im using them (when i couldnt be bothered with waterslides).  Or on dark colored enclosures, that waterslides dont show up on as well.

Paul

[arma61]

.....  Also, i've bought these stickers in australia, not sure you have you "renoir" stickers elsewhere in the world.

Paul

hi m8, those are really nice, I've been enquiring about that at the seller and directly to Renoir in AU and, as expected, shipping costs are  f$%&g high. I've got advice from Renoir they import these stickers from Holland... so does anybody of our Dutch friends knows who the producers/dealers are ?

Hartelijk dank mijn vrienden 

thx m8s

Armando

[davent]

Scapbooking suppliers have loads of letter stickers (plus stamps and inkpads)  that might be usable for pedal lettering. Are there scrapbook dealers on the far side of the Atlantic?

dave