Comment on Is there a good way to buy chrome lettering in the same font as the brand's original lettering on the back of the car?

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

This is one of those jobs that seems tailor made for 3D printing.

You may not find the font you need exactly, but you can probably doodle something up that’ll be close enough to get the point across, especially if you can get a good scan or image of the letters you have got, and copy them (and their style).

3D print your parts (in ASA/ABS or a fairly heat resistant material is probably a good idea) and use copper electroplating spray on it and then nickel plate the shit out of it to make it silver and shiny. Nickel plating is easy to do at home (unlike chrome plating) and pretty tough to screw up.

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