By signcraft
Posted on Sunday, October 27th, 2024
As clear coats on vehicles became more impervious and lead was removed from lettering enamel, many sign painters began to experience problems with adhesion, fading and chalking on vehicle lettering and pinstriping. Lane Walker [Solo Signs, Reno, Nevada] decided that clear coating the lettering was the solution. He shared his approach in “Clear coat hand lettering for maximum durability“.
Lane has revised his method to get even better results, so we’ve updated the article with the latest information. Read how he does it and see great examples of his truck lettering projects.
“As an aside,” says Lane, “All Points Towing was my first customer when I opened Solo Signs in 1990. Andy had a space in the same building and walked over to ask if I did trucks. He had some very basic stick-ons on his trucks. I told him I did truck lettering and the rest is history. I’ve been doing the All Points Towing trucks for 34 years!”
