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Old 02-25-2006, 11:22 AM
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OK...I'm jumping in here feet first.

First heres my boat:



Next..I want to jazz it up just a little, so I'm not so cookie cutter out on the water. Should I go vinyl, or should I do paint? Any benefits to either one? I don't want to get way out there, since we are only talking a 20' runabout. But I would still like to dress it up a little.

Space is at a premium thanks to the rub-rail, but I still think I could get a graphic in there.

BTW..I have my own paint shop- so painting is not a problem. It seems like it might be more work than what I need to do, though.

Heres a bike of mine that was painted by me:


Any comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated
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Paint Will Give You A More Even Surface And A Little More Freedom.
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Nice bike, looks great!

What kind of boat graphic are you considering? If I were to 'jazz it up just a little' and owned my own paint shop, I would seriously consider doing it myself as long as it still remained appealing to the masses (for ease of resale). If you're going radical, look into vinyl.

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Nice bike, looks great!

What kind of boat graphic are you considering? If I were to 'jazz it up just a little' and owned my own paint shop, I would seriously consider doing it myself as long as it still remained appealing to the masses (for ease of resale). If you're going radical, look into vinyl.

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Not sure. Maybe a "splash" graphic or something along those lines.
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Originally Posted by offshore ginger
NICE WORK !!! I HAVE TO SAY THE BIKE LOOKS GREAT . I THINK IF YOU CAN PAINT THAT WELL, & OWN YOUR OWN SHOP ---- WHY NOT PAINT ??? G . G .
Oh, no problem to paint it, but I was just looking at the time and effort involved.

There seem to be some nice vinyl graphics places out there, one of them being Raceline Digital.

Nice stuff.
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Toss some vinyls on there and have fun. If you scratch them or feel like a change it's easy. Also it will be easier to sell all white when the time comes.

Sweet bike, nice paint work
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I would stick with vinyl graphics on the boat. It looks like you do beautiful work painting, I don't think you'll ever see a return on all the work you put in on it. It will most likely look better, but not be as easy as Vinly graphics.
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