Overlay or badge

sagebel · Jun 1, 2012

I want this image on my tailgate oval except I'm not sure what background to use and to have a badge made or use an overlay. I pretty much suck at photoshop so if anyone wants to doctor this up I would really appreciate it.

The image I found is really small and I can't figure out how to make it larger without it looking like crap.

Snake · Jun 1, 2012

Depends on how much you want to spend and how long you want it to last.

Less expensive, shorter life -- get the overlay
More expensive, will have it for the life of the truck -- get a badge

TANK'S 250 · Jun 1, 2012

Snake said:
Depends on how much you want to spend and how long you want it to last.

Less expensive, shorter life -- get the overlay
More expensive, will have it for the life of the truck -- get a badge

not totally true...

My gel overlay's are still perfect....3 years later.

....taken 10 minutes ago...no sun..raining here

Snake · Jun 1, 2012

Hey ***ker -- did I say it would only last four weeks? Nooooooo. I said "shorter life."

oke: LOL

The overlay on my tailgate is at least three years old. But NO WAY it'll last as long as a billet aluminum badge. Which I have on order for the grill.

TANK'S 250 · Jun 1, 2012

Snake said:
Hey ***ker -- did I say it would only last four weeks? Nooooooo. I said "shorter life." oke: LOL

The overlay on my tailgate is at least three years old. But NO WAY it'll last as long as a billet aluminum badge. Which I have on order for the grill.

LOL...***ker....

I don't know if a billet one would last longer...the paint will chip off....LOL

Snake · Jun 2, 2012

Repaint it or powdercoat it. If the shiny stuff gets dull, polish it. But they ain't cheap!

Jesse@MBRP · Jun 5, 2012

Where did you get the gel overlay?

skew12 · Jun 5, 2012

That gel overlay is sweet.

TANK'S 250 · Jun 6, 2012

Jesse@MBRP said:
Where did you get the gel overlay?

I got it from a guy many years ago...I tried getting ahold of him...but he seems to have disappeared..

Snake · Jun 6, 2012

You can probably find them on eBay still. I got mine from a place called DeVries Signs (or something like that).

TANK'S 250 · Jun 6, 2012

Snake said:
You can probably find them on eBay still. I got mine from a place called DeVries Signs (or something like that).

Are the ebay ones Gel overlays?...1/8 to 3/16ths thick?.....mine is...

...or do you mean overlay stickers?....

Snake · Jun 6, 2012

Not sure about now, but the ones I got from DeVries were gel overlays (not just a sticker). I know exactly what you're talking about though, and there's a big difference between the two.