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Jerrie Dean said
on 12/24/2008 The copyright law is so multi layered please see link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
Logos have been used for curb painting all over the US. A quick email found at the following link would clear up any questions. http://www.utexas.edu/visualguidelines/vg_longhorn.html
christienps said
on 12/24/2008 I live near Austin, and I was more specifically wondering, for example, including the UT Longhorn logo along with the address. I will go to the local municipal office and ask about the license for the curb painting itself. I guess I was wondering about copyrighted material. Could I paint a NY Yankees logo, or more appropriately (since I'm in Texas) a Cowboy's logo. Or would I have to contact the owners of the copyright and request permission to duplicate? That seems like a bit of a headache.
christienps said
on 12/24/2008 I live near Austin, and I was more specifically wondering, for example, including the UT Longhorn logo along with the address. I will go to the local municipal office and ask about the license for the curb painting itself. I guess I was wondering about copyrighted material. Could I paint a NY Yankees logo, or more appropriately (since I'm in Texas) a Cowboy's logo. Or would I have to contact the owners of the copyright and request permission to duplicate? That seems like a bit of a headache.
Jerrie Dean said
on 12/23/2008 Some cities require that you have a license in order to paint curb addresses. Call your City Clerk Department and find out if that is a requirement in your city.
christienps said
on 12/23/2008 are there any licensing requirements for painting logos and such?
Jerrie Dean said
on 8/14/2008 You cannot eliminate overspray completely when using a spray can. Use painter’s tape to cover all seams where stencils and spacers meet and you can also use cardboard or newspaper and tape that to the edges of your project to prevent spray going onto other surfaces. An alternative would be spraying paint onto a small roller brush and roll it on.
Also, Quadra-Lock™ Stencils can be closely locked together and by pushing stencils together they will overlap. The overlap method will push letters and numbers closer together and help prevent overspray in the seams. I hope this helps.
And one more idea is STRIPE-OFF™ Striping Paint Overspray Release. Apply STRIPE-OFF™ to your stencil and curb and the excess paint can be wiped away.
rs13 said
on 8/14/2008 How do keep the paint from overspraying behind the stencils? I tape the top and bottem of stencils and when I pull the stencils off there is overspray by the numbers. Thanks
rs13 said
on 8/14/2008 How do you keep paint from overspraying? I am using cardboard stencils from the store and tape top and bottem and when I pull the stencil off, it seems to always overspray behind the stencil!
Limowreck said
on 6/8/2008 Wow... I never even thought of this before! Great idea!
Limowreck said
on 6/8/2008 Wow... I never even thought of this before! Great idea!
Desula said
on 6/7/2008 I never thought of this!!! You know if it's illegal to do this on the sidewalk, you may do it on a cinderblock and place it in a garden area or something.
Cheryl Heppard said
on 6/7/2008 lol, I remember this being done in the mid 70's! 5 stars
Lauren Engelman said
on 6/6/2008 My, that is interesting, and seems easy enough! :)
momandpopoften said
on 6/5/2008 Sounds like easy money!
Janet Ford said
on 6/5/2008 Wow, the things you can learn on eHow. I had never thought about who did these sorts of jobs. 5 stars