ChitownRC

I'm always thinking of ways to make some side cash to help pay the bills for this site. Of all the ideas I've had, this may seem to make the most sense! Make custom stickers for RC's! Why wait months or pay too much for stickers?

I've got a test batch of white and clear vinyl label sheets coming in the mail. I'm looking for some beta testers to test out stickers for me. I've discovered that vinyl labels aren't anywhere near as cheap as regular paper, so please, don't ask to be a beta tester if you simlpy gonna throw the stickers in your pit box and never use them.

I'm looking for those who'll put them on their rides right away and use and abuse their rc's! I need to know how well they hold up to the riggers of bashing and racing.

I've attached some samples I've been working on so you can see what they might look like.

The first run will be a straight up label sheet and you gotta cut out the stickers (we've all done this, so it's nothing new). I am in the process of getting my hands on a vinyl cutter so in the future (if all goes well), all the stickers will be precut .

What do you all think? Worth the effort?

I think its a good idea, ill try some out.

I'll try them out, I will have a few things running soon and will need decals. Would love to test em out for ya Tune.

Worth it! I'll test! Fuel, grease, bashing! I'll see what they can hold up to!

Put me on that list if you want more people to test them out for you.

I will test them, it will be bashing only though, as I do not race yet, but I am out everyclear day driving my t-maxx.

yea id definately test em for ya! proud to help...

I think it's a great idea.

sign me up. will they fit on 1/8 wing. I need new ones for the pro series

if u dont have enough people to test ill test for u to. to bad i didnt have one today i could of tested it out in this water. theres a lot of puddles in my backyard.

If u make me some paint masks I would be happy to give those a whirl as well, some of those like the bodz ones that say kyosho or Jammin or whatever, or even ones to put on there to paint guys's names

Definitely worth it. I will be getting a new wing so I would love to throw some on there. I wouldn't mind adding some to my current body either... let me know. :-)

ill test your chit greek

ill test them for ya!

Cool, lots o volunteers! I'm expecting the first set of vinyls tomorrow. I'm gonna print some stuff and do a quick check on stickynes to a body and resistance to fuel and nitro cleaner. If that goes good, I'll pick a few people and print out some test stickers for them to try out.

my brother used to have the whole vinal set up with the cutter that made the stickes...they hold up well on most things..ive had aolt of them on car windows and they made it threw alot of car washes and eggs,and markers...if any extra i will try some too..ask dan or rob i beat my maxx till thier is no way it will move any more..i need new stickers anyways all of mine have pealed off...lol

if the RC gets bashed hard enough, NO stickers will last so i'm not sure that would be the best testers IMO

Maybe choose a couple bashers (that bash alot) and a couple racers (that race alot). Maybe one racer who doesn't wreck too much and one that is more of a b-c main guy. This way you get results from every spectrum.

The stickers is a great idea John. I'll buy some.

I don't race that often, but I am one of those c/b-main guys. I'll buy some once they are available.

I would buy some after you get all the testing done and all comes back good. Its a great idea Mr.Tune

Tex Wrote:if the RC gets bashed hard enough, NO stickers will last so i'm not sure that would be the best testers IMO

Maybe choose a couple bashers (that bash alot) and a couple racers (that race alot). Maybe one racer who doesn't wreck too much and one that is more of a b-c main guy. This way you get results from every spectrum.

The stickers is a great idea John. I'll buy some.

True, but I'll know if mine were the first to get destroyed or the last .

Put some on the arms of Rob's Mugen truggy...if they can survive there, they will survive anything.

That's hilarious!

lol that was uncaled for but very funny

why was it "uncalled for" ?

Well, sorry for the delay. Here's a little update...

The first beta run was a disaster! Fuel wouldn't have a problem in the slightest to remove all the ink on the stickers, lol. So the research continued to find out how to make the stickers fuel proof.

The other day, I discovered that good all-weather stickers require an overlaminate. Basically a thin piece of clear film to coverup the sticker so the printed image is safe from the elements, in our case, nitro fuel.

Since I bought some clear paper along with the white, I figured, screw it, let's see what happens when I take the clear and put it over the top of the white! It worked great!! I made some up real quick and I'm gonna put them to the test! I'm gonna shoot carb cleaner, nitro cleaner, nitro fuel, etc. all over the sticker and see how everything holds up. My biggest concern is the edges. I gotta find out if the adhesive on the sticker will hold up to the worst I have to offer. .