Topic: Need checkerboard decals for your CAFE?

[KCs76Cafe]

Go here............   www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHX90&P=M

or to a local hobby shop that deals in RC planes. $2.99 for a 3ft x 5" sheet. Comes in black/white, black/clear, red/white, red/clear, black/yellow, etc.

I know I've seen it sold for "bikes" for alot more.



EDIT: fixed your link (SteveD)

[dagersh]

How do you apply it?  With heat?  Same as in the directions for installing on an R/C airplane wing?

Interesting idea KC!

Gersh

[oldfordguy]

The ones I've used for my R/C planes are adhesive backed.
Matt

[KCs76Cafe]

Yep........they are stick ons. Fuel and oil proof.

[dagersh]

Uh.....self adhesive was in the description

It is really sad when one loses his reading comprehension abilities!

[KCs76Cafe]

I had an old scrap of the checkerboard decal left-over from my RC days. Put it on an old tank and sprayed clear over it. No bubbling,blistering,lifting,peeling,etc.  So I guess they are good to go.

[KCs76Cafe]

Went to the local hobby shop and picked up a black&white strip today. Would have been cheaper to buy from Tower Hobbies but they always say "Support your local shop" 

Still trying to figure out how wide of a strip to put down the tank. Its 5" wide and I think that is a little much. Might cut it down to 2" wide....that will give me 3 rows of checkers and maybe not be too overbearing. Will help keep wrinkles out of it too.

[el kabong]

reproduction decals has a 2 inch checkerboard stripe.  click on 'decals', then 'non-OEM style decals'

http://www.reproductiondecals.com/

(the yamaha block stripe looks good too)

[KCs76Cafe]

Well I put the decal on my tank and seat pod. Used 3 rows of checks......1 1/2"  not 2" as stated above. The squares are 1/2".

Not really sure if these are gonna be the ticket. The scrap piece I stuck on the 450 tank was black and clear and its made up of 1 layer.This black and white strip I put on my 750 went on different and looks to be made of 2 layers. It doesnt like the curve of the pod. Would probally need to be slit at some points to get it to lay flat and not lift. Doesnt look bad from a distance but Im not really happy with it.

It did break up the green some though.

[KB02]

If they were made for RC airplanes, you might be able to get them to conform to the curve by the use of a Heat gun (careful you don't melt the paint). Even a hair dryer, for that matter, might be the ticket to get it to fit better.

Worth a shot anyway.

-Bob

[needswork]

Looks good from here KC 

[Rocker]

I bought some from the Ace Cafe webstore. It's three row and looks great.

https://www.soulutions.de/acl/php/produkte.php5?unterkategorie=45