View Poll Results: What should I do about the missing emblem? | |||
Leave it as it is. | 2 | 5.71% | |
Try to find a replacement piece. | 3 | 8.57% | |
Make my own custom emblem. | 30 | 85.71% | |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hmm?
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"It now says cook where it once said COCK, pass where it once said PISS and BABTRIDGE instead of Partridge."
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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"I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how? I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you?"
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
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Subdued and Medicated
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I had someone steal a Porsche emblem on the back of my car a long time ago. I went out there and asked what he was doing to. Probably a good idea I didn't beat him up since he used a large razor/knife to rip it off. left all kinds of scratches and had to have the back repainted.
Grrr... thieves suck. |
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Hates the Infotainment
Join Date: May 2004
Location: NSA Archives
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Boobies.
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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That's awful. But I guess on the bright side, all he took was the emblem. It could have been worse, y'know. A drunk driver could have smashed into it on your first day in the neighborhood and then sped off. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Avast!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New York?
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Or in my case, a Trek bike emblem... Love, Car-less in L.A. "How could you falter / when you're the Rock of Gibralter? / I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water. / This ain't no tall order. / This is nothing to me. / Difficult takes a day. / Impossible takes a week." |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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That's the center peg that was still sticking through and that was holding the emblem to the bumper. This plastic isn't very brittle; so, the jerkwads must have pried the thing really hard to break it off. At least I can take solace in knowing that they didn't get away with the whole emblem as a souvenir or something. Now that the guidance holes are clear, I'm starting work on the replacement emblem! The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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I slow-printed Happy Mac on photo paper, superglued the print to high impact polystyrene, and coated it once with a matte acrylic sealer and then once with a gloss acrylic sealer for weathering protection.
Modeling cement bonds the plastic pieces together and superglue holds the bolt in place, reinforced with a little dab of hot glue around the edges. And it's a near-perfect fit! Not bad for a first try. The black in the emblem seems a lot lighter in the photos than it does in Real Life™ for some reason, but otherwise I think it looks great! Lemons → Lemonade. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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meh
Join Date: May 2004
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So once the car dies, are you going to change the emblem to the sad Mac?
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Custom User Title
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: At home
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Nice work Brad ! It's really awesome. I would totally steal that one
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Antimatter Man
Join Date: May 2004
Location: that interweb thing
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Sweet!
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hmm?
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BANNED
I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: May 2004
Location: Inner Swabia. If you have to ask twice, don't.
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i am a little disturbed by the face within the face on the front of your car, Brad. but nice work!
oh... if the superglue gives on the bolt, try 5 minute epoxy next time... |
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I shot the sherrif.
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That's great. Do you normally park in that spot by the way? Having owned two Saturns I always glance below for the oil drips.
And I to would totally want to steal that emblem now. Google is your frenemy. Caveat Emptor - Latin for tough titty I tend to interpret things in the way that's most hilarious to me |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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That's the one downside of this, Brad. You've gone and made something 5x cooler (and more steal-worthy) than the original Saturn emblem! The first Mac geek that sees this is gonna want it. Hope you made a few. You know, for backups? Good luck with that!
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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True. Making it was a little slow the first time as I was thinking through adhesion, the guidance peg, etc., and I did only make one, but I could easily crank another out on a lazy afternoon if someone yanks it. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
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Have you considered covering it with a transparent resin to avoid further theft?
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I shot the sherrif.
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We used that stuff at an old job of mine to try and preserve leaf/plant samples for viewing, and found it was kind of tough to get it to work without leaving a bunch of bubbles in the solution. That looks pretty decent, I'd worry the resin would either cause the paint to bleed into it or end up making it harder to see.
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Looks like today was a perfect test for my weatherproofing. Raleigh was smack-dab in the middle of a rainstorm system and the downpour was briefly heavy at times.
I was elated to see when I walked to my car this evening that my Happy Mac was still happy. The good news? Happy Mac lives to see another day! The bad news? It looks like my sealer didn't completely cover the bottom edge, as you can see some of the black Sharpie ink (that I used on the edge of the plastic) starting to seep upwards into the image. Still, not bad for a first attempt! I'm satisfied. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Antimatter Man
Join Date: May 2004
Location: that interweb thing
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Maybe you can get a temperature or humidity sensitive ink so it changes from Happy to Sad Mac depending on weather.
Or you could splurge and go for OLED and have custom icon control from inside. All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. |
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BANNED
I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: May 2004
Location: Inner Swabia. If you have to ask twice, don't.
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As for sharpie bleeding -- there are industrial strength sharpies that are water resistant.
Though I would be inclined to seal the edges with a black lacquer/acrylic... This has to be my favorite DIY project I have seen for a while. |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Nice work.
Very impressed. Time to go cottage, if you asked me. ... |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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That really is good work Brad! I love it. Most will never notice the bleeding you can see in the pic, maybe pull it and reseal?
OLED is just cool. Oh, you might want to add this recent pic to the PCT in CE. I actually really like the image too. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Avast!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New York?
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So. Cool.
Next, replace your sideview mirrors with iMac G4 display arms and screens hooked to rear-facing cameras. |
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