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Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by maddawg308 on Aug 21, 2006, 10:22am
Looking for someone selling the LARGE Red Cross markings that go on the sides, back, and top of the -725. I saw a place a while back selling the large stickers, a site selling mostly CUCV parts. I since have lost the link. Any help?
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by compexp on Aug 21, 2006, 12:48pm
I painted mine on. Dave, (67 Beast) makes the cadeucus and other stickers.
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by elwenil on Aug 21, 2006, 1:03pm
Probably too big to be a sticker, or would cost more then it is worth. I believe the originals were painted on. I remember stumbling on the paint codes a few times.
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by compexp on Aug 21, 2006, 1:39pm
Mine did have stickers originally - but as I never found a source for them, I decided paint was the way to go.
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by beast on Aug 21, 2006, 2:31pm
They would need to be almost 4'x4' in size right? Stickers that big would be a pain to apply without getting any air bubbles or wrinkles in it. And I have done tons of decal placements. It would be a mess I think for joe average to try it.
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by compexp on Aug 21, 2006, 2:42pm
yep - that's part of the reason i painted
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by maddawg308 on Aug 21, 2006, 2:59pm
Ahh, crap. Guess I'm going to have to mask it all out once I get my rig painted 24087, and paint the crosses that way. Any idea what the official colors were for the cross?
I remember seeing the stickers that were 4x4 feet in size, and a PM article on them peeling off due to bad adhesion. Guess it's best I paint them anyways...
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by bigwheelbob on Aug 21, 2006, 3:06pm
Any idea what the official colors were for the cross? Blood Red??
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by compexp on Aug 21, 2006, 3:58pm
My body shop guy just mixed paint - corvette white and not sure what the red was, I'll ask him.
Crosses are 39" x 39" on the sides, 36" x 36" on the back door, with the red cross being 1.5" in on all sides from the white border.
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by fasteddie on Aug 21, 2006, 6:34pm
Another option is magnetic decals . I have not done it yet due other little projects on truck , though I did price them . I went to a sign shop and they qouted me $180 for the 2 sides , rear and 2 small front ones .
Re: Source for Red Cross markings (the BIG ones)
Post by k8icu on Aug 21, 2006, 9:21pm
CUCV and HMMWV Crosses are smaller in size than the ones painted on M725s. The ones on them are like 2 foot squar maybe even 18 inches square so that is why they can be made in a sticker. When the 725 was in the field you didn't have to cover up the red cross. But in todays combat the crosses sometime need to be covered and therefor the smaller size.