Perhaps, One-Shot Sign Enamel¹. It comes in all colors and I have actually used it for a sign shop that I used to work for in summers.
However, one needs a Calligrapher who is good with a broad pen, pointed pen or steel brush. I did some house numbers in Gold paint with Black backgrounds for businesses down the bottom during that time. Those address numbers were hand-painted and NOT stenciled although there may have been templates used. The neon sign shop was was Joseph Dunn¹s at 56th & Market Sts. across from where The Fresh Grocer is now. We did neon signs, show card signs, etc. I would design the huge letter sheets for them to solder and bend the glass tubes in order to fill them with neon and also painted show card signs. (such as restaurant and Deli menus) as well as calligraphic art pieces on Plexiglass and other materials.) On 6/1/07 8:23 AM, "Robin Gresham-Chin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you can do this yourself. I have done it and with new products out > there it is getting easier. > There are books on gilding in art stores and I am sure the library too. You > would first need the individual stencils of the numbers. A clear adhesive that > is sold for the purpose, a gold leaf or imitation gold leaf, a soft brush and > burnisher are also on your list. I believe these supplies can be bought in > kit form. You most likely can go to a how to site on the net for more info. > Pearl Paint on South St. has everything you need. > Robin > On Jun 1, 2007, at 3:52 AM, Dan Myers wrote: > >> No, I don't have info, but when you find out, can you post it to the >> listserv-- many of us have those same numbers! >> >> Dan Myers >> >> On 5/25/07, Steve and Mimi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Many older homes had gold and black house numbers on the transom above the >>> front door. We're interested in restoring ours. If you have info about the >>> fonts and the way the figures were applied, please e-mail -- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> R. Mimi Iijima >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? You'll love Windows Live >>> Hotmail. >>> http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio >>> n_HM_mini_outlook_0507 >>> <http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migrati >>> on_HM_mini_outlook_0507> >>> >>> ---- >>> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >>> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >>> <http://www.purple.com/list.html <http://www.purple.com/list.html> >>> <http://www.purple.com/list.html > >. >> >>
