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["mark & mikell brown" <brownmm AT comcast.net>]

Thanks so much to everyone who responded.
I got some great ideas. Now I've got to go get a new drum head.
I posted this query to a few news groups.
I got the most and best responses by far from the Chapel Hill group. Y'all
rock!
Thanks again,
                     Mark
<mike AT mysterycircuits.com> wrote in message
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> A couple methods I use on my instruments-
>
> 1)Spray paint the entire head the color you want the letters. Then let
> it dry for a day. The best Spray paint (imho) for this is Krylon Fusion
> for plastics. Krylon is my favorite Spray paint for several reasons.
> Mainly how fast it dries, and how you can recoat after a couple
> minutes.
>
> First- you can get vinyl letters. I like to get them, and cut them out
> and make new letters from the originals. An easy example - take the
> letter B, cut off the back, flip it upside down, and you have a letter
> E from the future. I like to spell out the word like a collage, and
> then spray paint over it the second color. Once it dries for a few
> hours, carefully peel the letters off.
>
> Second- there's this easy-peel contact paper. You can draw the design,
> or trace it (it's clear), and cut it out with an exacto knife. It masks
> perfectly. And the adhesive is extremely mild and won't peel the
> undercoat. Make a stencil from that, and adhere it to the head. Spray
> paint the second color. You can either make a positive or negative of
> the letters/logo. If you make a negative, the second color you Spray
> paint will be the color of the letters.
>
> The letters and contact paper are available at staples, michaels, etc.
> The paint you can find at hardware stores, or michaels.
>
> -Mike Walters
> www.mysterycircuits.com
>