OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Commando Decal

I was trying to give the mower a bit of a clean up, and the old sticker was peeling off and faded, but I think it would have looked good to have a new one. So I made my own, and if you want you can use it. It should print to the exact size of the old one, and I thin you buy this sticker vinyl paper from the Officwork and print on it then cover it with clear contact and then cut it out and wack it on. I wouldn't get it too wet, it may not like it.
Here it is...

That's pretty darn good will save it for later

Hi Joe,
I was looking closer at the old sticker - its in really bad condition - and I noticed they had some camouflage marks also. I added them in and here it is. I think this is pretty close to original. Go Commando!

Great Job, I might keep that one handy too!

How did you do it, I have a few older ones here I would love to be able to re-create!

Hi Mr Davis, I did it using a program called Adobe Photoshop CS5. I love doing things in that program, its fun.

I have to get myself photoshop, and workout how to do it!

Here is another one, only simple but it may come in 'handy' (sorry about the pun! )

It will print out at the exact size of an original.

I found this one on an old cover so I copied it too. I put some on a mower I did up, and they came up really well.

Here is the latest...What do you think?

So I am able to get my hands on photoshop cs3 (probably similar in function) Would it possible to get a quick rundown on how to use it to remanufacture something like this:

Hi Joe, Photoshop is a very complicated program. There are thousands of tips and tricks on how to use it all over the net. I find the best way is just to practice and play around in it, there is nothing that it cannot do. With the monaro sticker, I would get that photo, and using the cut and paste tools that can select items out like that writing, I would start it from there. If you like I would love to have a go at this one. (I love Holden Monaro's and Victa's!) The ruler gives me the size in width, but can you measure the height of the sticker, I would guess about 75mm, but if I made it 80mm it can be easily trimmed back with scissors.

How does this look Joe?

Hi waynec, mate you are a whizz on photoshop, and that looks fantastic, and well done...however (if you allow me to be critical) if this was to be placed on an original mower, the centre strip needs to be gold or brass coloured and in the text at the bottom, the company name is Narta not Narda. Please don't think I'm being picky...but collectors and restorers are a pernickety bunch!

Thanks Deejay, I now see my spelling error! I will fix it up, and make the background 'gold and brass'.

Wow thats pretty darn good! I will PM you in the morning when I'm off my phone and not trying to type and click on small icons

The latest and hopefully greatest

Now we're talkin'!! How good does that look
Well done mate!

OK, now we are really getting somewhere with this, thanks Wayne, if we can get a few more people up to scratch with this, we should be able to compile a useful lot of label pictures.

Then it's onto part 2, developing a good, thin, hardy and weatherproof way to apply the stickers as close to original as possible.

Hi Mr Davis, it is a coincidence that you mentioned about Part 2. i happened to go to Caribbean Gardens in Rowville (melbourne) today. It is a big market place with hundreds of stalls. There are a few guys there that do stickers. They can produce anything you want. The gent I spoke to charged $150 sq-mtr. An A4 page would cost about $20. I mentioned they were for mowers, and he said they can put a clear coating over the sticker, that will make safe from petrol spills and UV fading. If you were going to do up a full on restoration I think it would be worthwhile. You could get a few stickers onto an A4 size. He didn't have a business card, but he rattled off an email address something about sticker@optusnet or something. Next time I will get a card as he will have more by then. He can do any logo, just as long as it is on a memory stick or emailed to him.

Another one for the plastic carby model Victa's...

Wonderfull, I think It's time I look into getting this program and working out how to make some of these, then I can get in contact with these sticker fellows!