caliper refurb and repaint

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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by jaysrs4 » Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:29 am

Looking good but it looks to me like its the wrong font on the RS Sticker.
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by seaney76 » Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:40 am

jaysrs4 wrote:Looking good but it looks to me like its the wrong font on the RS sticker.
they came from my contact at VW TPS, so I'm confident the font is fine :thumbs:

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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by jaysrs4 » Sun Jun 28, 2015 4:41 pm

seaney76 wrote:
jaysrs4 wrote:Looking good but it looks to me like its the wrong font on the RS sticker.
they came from my contact at VW TPS, so I'm confident the font is fine :thumbs:
Even the logo on the forum header is wrong the R and the S aren't correct. People think it's Eurostyle Italic but it's not. The correct RS logo is this -

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The 'beak'of the S should protrude the spine (among lots of other features). Sorry I'm being anal - it's what 20 years of being in the design industry does to you!
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by neilparf » Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:56 pm

jaysrs4 wrote:
seaney76 wrote:
jaysrs4 wrote:Looking good but it looks to me like its the wrong font on the RS sticker.
they came from my contact at VW TPS, so I'm confident the font is fine :thumbs:
Even the logo on the forum header is wrong the R and the S aren't correct. People think it's Eurostyle Italic but it's not. The correct RS logo is this -

Image

The 'beak'of the S should protrude the spine (among lots of other features). Sorry I'm being anal - it's what 20 years of being in the design industry does to you!
With Jay.

25+ years in commercial design, the Audi RS is not Eurostyle from any font house. It's completely rendered possibly based on Eurostyle. Sorry. But the sticker font is wrong.

Brands of the world or even a vector RS 4 etc extracted from a Audi piece of corporate collateral is better. Tempted to get the vector sized, cut in Metamark lacquer safe vinyl and then applied and re lacquered maybe...
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by jaysrs4 » Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:05 pm

[/quote25+ years in commercial design, the Audi RS is not Eurostyle from any font house. It's completely rendered possibly based on Eurostyle. Sorry. But the sticker font is wrong.

Brands of the world et al will hold the correct Vector logo. Tempted to get the vector sized, cut in Metamark lacquer safe vinyl and then applied and re lacquered maybe...[/quote][/quote]

Funny you should say that, they don't. Some pollock from a so called 'design company' uploaded it. It looks like someone with Word typed it up! Lol

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Mmmmmmm looks good! Looks like some kind of Chinese blind man rip off!!
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by MikeFish » Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:36 pm

Pervs!

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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by neilparf » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:07 pm

jaysrs4 wrote:[/quote25+ years in commercial design, the Audi RS is not Eurostyle from any font house. It's completely rendered possibly based on Eurostyle. Sorry. But the sticker font is wrong.

Brands of the world et al will hold the correct Vector logo. Tempted to get the vector sized, cut in Metamark lacquer safe vinyl and then applied and re lacquered maybe...
[/quote]

Funny you should say that, they don't. Some pollock from a so called 'design company' uploaded it. It looks like someone with Word typed it up! Lol

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Mmmmmmm looks good! Looks like some kind of Chinese blind man rip off!![/quote]
Yeah strike that - I saw that <beep> after I posted - Brands ain't what it use to be!

Vector extracted from a PDF - that'll do it!
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by neilparf » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:21 pm

Normally golden with a vector Google. But this one is tricky - no PDF with reference either... will search some more...
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by denis.dasilva2 » Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:38 am

So u just used spray paint?

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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by irn_bru_ce » Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:48 am

Is this just a cosmetic refurb, or did you do the seals as well?
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by Schoolfit » Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:08 pm

I'm looking to change the colour of mine as well. Any chance you could steer me in the right direction with regards to correct paint to use and any other tips?? Would be greatly appreciated. I have Sepang Blue with Black Pack and want callipers blue as well. They're black at the moment but I think Blue would look really good.
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by RossDagley » Thu Jul 02, 2015 4:32 pm

Brakes look good :)

But... please don't use copperslip between disk bell and wheel face. :cry: You're inviting hub runout/brake judder.
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by chuckiceman » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:16 pm

I think those calipers look great with the black wheels! :beerchug:

You have made me want yellow calipers now! Mine is all black with black wheels. I had my heart set on red calipers but after seeing those behind the black wheels I have changed my mind :biggrin3:

I can see the decals are a big topic of conversation. I rang Audi and surprised they cannot get hold of them. Is it just a case of getting them designed by a specialist or are there companies that already offer them?
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Re: caliper refurb and repaint

Post by Lucasjs33 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:44 pm

jaysrs4 wrote:
seaney76 wrote:
jaysrs4 wrote:Looking good but it looks to me like its the wrong font on the RS Sticker.
they came from my contact at VW TPS, so I'm confident the font is fine :thumbs:
Even the logo on the forum header is wrong the R and the S aren't correct. People think it's Eurostyle Italic but it's not. The correct RS logo is this -

Image

The 'beak'of the S should protrude the spine (among lots of other features). Sorry I'm being anal - it's what 20 years of being in the design industry does to you!
Hi friend, I downloaded the logo to put it in my calipers. I was wondering if you would have the file in photoshop or .bmp. I would be interested to have it in white also to try.

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