<div dir="ltr">I like the metal look (it immediately conveys that the sign is solid metal, and not just painted over wood). Is there a clear protective coat we could give it?<div><br></div><div>Chrome on the back is a good idea to add to the back-glow.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Al</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Corey McGuire <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:coreyfro@coreyfro.com" target="_blank">coreyfro@coreyfro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We should hit it with some rustolum. I've done BBQ black on the front and chrome on the back for the other signs I've made. Gives good stark contrast for the kind of effect you are going for.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Al Sweigart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com" target="_blank">asweigart@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">I've brushed off all the paint that was covering the metal Noisebridge sign to its original surface. I stuck red Christmas lights to the back to give it a soft back glow. (The metal texture looks better in person than in the photo.)<div>
<br></div><div><a href="http://imgur.com/B27fIJ4" target="_blank">http://imgur.com/B27fIJ4</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I think it'd be good at the top of the stairs, where it was originally.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div>
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