THEN I FILLED IN THE TOP PART OF THE SIGN WITH THE RED. THE FINAL STEP WAS TO DETAIL PAINT THE LETTERS WITHIN THIS RED AREA WITH
A BLACK BORDER. TIME CONSUMING...YES!



BEFORE I EVEN STARTED THE TRACING, I DECIDED TO WORK ON THE BORDER AND PREP IT. ROUTING, PRIMING, PAINTING AND CUTTING TO FIT ON THE INSIDE BORDER OF THE TO BE PAINTED SIGN. THAT WENT SMOOTHLY! REMEMBER "MEASURE TWICE - CUT ONCE!" HERE IS A SHOT OF THE BOTTOM TRIM PIECE GLUED AND CLAMPED IN PLACE:



HERE IS A CORNER SHOT DETAIL SHOWING THE 45 DEGREE ANGLES AND THE BULLNOSE EFFECT:



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