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69C-owner · 10-17-2011, 02:48 AM

I want to have a " JUST MARRIED" tailgate made for my wedding, anyone know a builder for my project?
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cdowns · 10-17-2011, 06:27 AM

you might want to check with a local signmaker and get a vinyl sign applied to the tailgate that would b easy to remove when the honymoon is over

**special-K** · 10-17-2011, 08:33 AM

That's a great idea! I know some guys who could have used one like that a few times

What do you mean "builder" do you want the tailgate embossed? I figure you want it lettered,so do as Cdowns suggested and take it to a sign shop. If you want to keep it as a momento I suggest having it painted on. Maybe an airbrushed scene of the wedding somewhere on there,too.

id_unavailable · 10-17-2011, 08:50 AM

That's a good idea. Start with a blank cover and emboss it. A press with removable plates would cost a fortune though. I have never seen a custom one before. I think it would be easier to raise lettering than emboss it (think fiberglass and bondo with a lot of time)

My statement would never fit "I am married with a family that is why the truck is still in primer".

Best of luck on the marriage. Its not as bad as us old guys make it out to be.

69C-owner · 10-17-2011, 09:23 AM

id_unavailable has the idea, I want it to look like some guy strolled into a chevy dealer in 68 and said hey I'm gettin married, tossed em a drawing and some persuasion papers to have the "JUST MARRIED" tailgate layin in the bed when I picked the truck up
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mpotts64 · 10-17-2011, 09:00 AM

get a magnetic sign made, pop it on/pop it off

get a spare tailgate and have it painted, that way you can swap them out and still have an original of both

or do like Travolta did in Urban Cowboy, get name licensed plates for the back window

fastwillie 696969 · 10-17-2011, 02:53 PM

i had some fatheads for my truck with the giants logo ,whats nice is you can remove them and stick them on other places ,i had the logo in my bathroom ,yes i have a orange bathroom too
my buddy does sign banners and graphics for cars
www.signproductionsnwi.com

JWall · 10-17-2011, 03:42 PM

If you've got the $$$ someone will make it. I would start checking with custom body shops or hot rod shops in your area to see if they've got anyone that would want to tackle the job.

I would keep your options open to idea of stickers, banners, or vehicle magnets.

70-Shorty · 10-17-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 69C-owner

I want to have a " JUST MARRIED" tailgate made for my wedding, anyone know a builder for my project?
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buy a non embossed tailgate and hand paint the letters with a beveled edge style that simulates the embossing, then hang it in your garage afterwards.
Add some script lettering for the date and you have a bigass wedding memento....i'd do it but i'm in So Cal.
Tim

69C-owner · 10-18-2011, 12:43 AM

The horse has been beat already but just to clarify for everyone I want it embossed, i want the letters embossed just like the factory chevrolet embossing
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70-Shorty · 10-18-2011, 02:19 AM

Just think for a second the cost of creating male and female dies to stamp letters in a tailgate whether individually or all of them! Then consider the press needed to emboss ( or deboss ) reverse letters....plus you need just the outside skin off the gate in order to do it. I have heard of people using bondo to create raised letters before and I think that's as close as someone could get. I have a 10 ton louver press and have considered making letter dies to refurbish CA YOM plates but to do what you want would cost exorbitant amounts, as in amounts that would certainly cause a divorce!
Tim
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**special-K** · 10-19-2011, 09:36 AM

It's a good thought,stamping the tailgate. I think others mean well by suggesting paint,vinyl graphics,and such because these are things that can actually happen. You must realize to stamp Embossing means a tailgate requires disassembling,making dies,pressing,and reassembling the tailgate before finishing. I'd estimate you could probably come close to buying a house somewhere for what that would cost. And...I'm not sure your fiance would be willing to wait that long.

mpotts64 · 10-19-2011, 10:30 AM

the closest thing I can think to an embossed tailgate but still be within reasonable cost is to take a flat panel tailgate, no lettering or anything, go to a sheet metal/air conditioning company with a plasma cutter, cut an outer panel, like a stencil, with whatever you wanted cut with a plasma cutter, paint the flat panel as a background and then lay the stenciled panel over it and take it from there

10-17-2011, 02:48 AM	#1
69C-owner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Apison Tn Posts: 490	custom lettered tailgates I want to have a " JUST MARRIED" tailgate made for my wedding, anyone know a builder for my project? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=43855069 LWB Fleet 1994 Buick Roadmaster 1994 GMC Sonoma

10-17-2011, 06:27 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: custom lettered tailgates you might want to check with a local signmaker and get a vinyl sign applied to the tailgate that would b easy to remove when the honymoon is over __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-17-2011, 08:33 AM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: custom lettered tailgates That's a great idea! I know some guys who could have used one like that a few times What do you mean "builder" do you want the tailgate embossed? I figure you want it lettered,so do as Cdowns suggested and take it to a sign shop. If you want to keep it as a momento I suggest having it painted on. Maybe an airbrushed scene of the wedding somewhere on there,too. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-17-2011, 08:50 AM	#4
id_unavailable Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: macon, ga Posts: 102	Re: custom lettered tailgates That's a good idea. Start with a blank cover and emboss it. A press with removable plates would cost a fortune though. I have never seen a custom one before. I think it would be easier to raise lettering than emboss it (think fiberglass and bondo with a lot of time) My statement would never fit "I am married with a family that is why the truck is still in primer". Best of luck on the marriage. Its not as bad as us old guys make it out to be.

10-17-2011, 09:23 AM	#5
69C-owner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Apison Tn Posts: 490	Re: custom lettered tailgates id_unavailable has the idea, I want it to look like some guy strolled into a chevy dealer in 68 and said hey I'm gettin married, tossed em a drawing and some persuasion papers to have the "JUST MARRIED" tailgate layin in the bed when I picked the truck up Posted via Mobile Device __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=43855069 LWB Fleet 1994 Buick Roadmaster 1994 GMC Sonoma

10-17-2011, 09:00 AM	#6
mpotts64 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texarkana, AR Posts: 123	Re: custom lettered tailgates get a magnetic sign made, pop it on/pop it off get a spare tailgate and have it painted, that way you can swap them out and still have an original of both or do like Travolta did in Urban Cowboy, get name licensed plates for the back window __________________ No one ever fell to the top of a mountain. When asked why I work on old trucks, I tell them: Been married 27 years, sons are pretty much gone, don't like the wife anymore and don't have a girlfriend, so, gotta do something, the old trucks are cheaper and less drama than a girlfriend -

10-17-2011, 02:53 PM	#7
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: custom lettered tailgates i had some fatheads for my truck with the giants logo ,whats nice is you can remove them and stick them on other places ,i had the logo in my bathroom ,yes i have a orange bathroom too my buddy does sign banners and graphics for cars www.signproductionsnwi.com __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

10-17-2011, 03:42 PM	#8
JWall Frequent Flyer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 2,258	Re: custom lettered tailgates If you've got the $$$ someone will make it. I would start checking with custom body shops or hot rod shops in your area to see if they've got anyone that would want to tackle the job. I would keep your options open to idea of stickers, banners, or vehicle magnets. __________________ - Justin 76 SWB C-10 - 98 SWB C1500 (x2) 1 Owner 1976 SWB

10-18-2011, 12:43 AM	#10
69C-owner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Apison Tn Posts: 490	Re: custom lettered tailgates The horse has been beat already but just to clarify for everyone I want it embossed, i want the letters embossed just like the factory chevrolet embossing Posted via Mobile Device __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=43855069 LWB Fleet 1994 Buick Roadmaster 1994 GMC Sonoma

10-18-2011, 02:19 AM	#11
70-Shorty Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario CA Posts: 317	Re: custom lettered tailgates Just think for a second the cost of creating male and female dies to stamp letters in a tailgate whether individually or all of them! Then consider the press needed to emboss ( or deboss ) reverse letters....plus you need just the outside skin off the gate in order to do it. I have heard of people using bondo to create raised letters before and I think that's as close as someone could get. I have a 10 ton louver press and have considered making letter dies to refurbish CA YOM plates but to do what you want would cost exorbitant amounts, as in amounts that would certainly cause a divorce! Tim Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Ontario CA•70 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside C-10 71 Chevy Longbed Fleetside C-20 (sold ) 63 Chevy II Nova SS 02 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson supercharged 5.4 2000 Harley Roadking Hot Bike Baggers Mag Shoot http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/i...oot/?start=all some truck lettering & flame jobs http://www.flickr.com/photos/4950319...7602894916215/ Last edited by 70-Shorty; 10-18-2011 at 05:55 PM.

10-19-2011, 09:36 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: custom lettered tailgates It's a good thought,stamping the tailgate. I think others mean well by suggesting paint,vinyl graphics,and such because these are things that can actually happen. You must realize to stamp Embossing means a tailgate requires disassembling,making dies,pressing,and reassembling the tailgate before finishing. I'd estimate you could probably come close to buying a house somewhere for what that would cost. And...I'm not sure your fiance would be willing to wait that long. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-19-2011, 10:30 AM	#13
mpotts64 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texarkana, AR Posts: 123	Re: custom lettered tailgates the closest thing I can think to an embossed tailgate but still be within reasonable cost is to take a flat panel tailgate, no lettering or anything, go to a sheet metal/air conditioning company with a plasma cutter, cut an outer panel, like a stencil, with whatever you wanted cut with a plasma cutter, paint the flat panel as a background and then lay the stenciled panel over it and take it from there __________________ No one ever fell to the top of a mountain. When asked why I work on old trucks, I tell them: Been married 27 years, sons are pretty much gone, don't like the wife anymore and don't have a girlfriend, so, gotta do something, the old trucks are cheaper and less drama than a girlfriend -



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