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Old 03-15-2015, 09:46 PM   #61
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Re: Pic Thread: Customized Hot Wheels,etc

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Originally Posted by flashed View Post
Wow ,that is so cool to know how all this works .
Hey John, I think you jumped the gun. Check out Mike's next post where he beaks it down into particles

Mike, I think you did a great job explaining, very clear. The manufacturers use a different method/equipment. You do decals and they do tampos. A tampo is a stamp with the "s" changed to an "o" moved from the front to the rear, right? Naw, I am familiar with the screen printing process and that was a great comparison, as that's what I pictured (in my head not on paper) as you explained. Years ago, before I touched a computer, I talked to a guy at a flea market who I bought a custom graphic job from (Dairy Delivery). He was just copying, reducing, and printing...making stickers. This is a sophisticated piece of equipment yielding finer results that you are using. I also bought a Neat Streeter ('36 Ford coupe) from a guy a long (longer?) time ago. It is black with traditional flames. It looks like paint, but I could be wrong. It makes me think of those rice carvings. How long has this technology, or at least the device to the public, been available? I've had a thing for custom imprint
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