Custom box lettering...how?

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

Out of all of my years in building car stereo's, i've never cared to know how to make a box with a logo or lettering that sticks out a hair more than anything else. Something like this...

Do you just get like 1/4" mdf or plywood and stick it on there then wrap it? I'm wanting to make this next install a bit more...custom, and I thought this would be a nifty little thing to add //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

Im guessing cutting out the lettering in 1/8" plywood or whatever you want and gluing it to the box and then wrapping over.

 

[SPY 5,000+ posts]

I use 1/4" thick poster board. Easier to cut to shape than wood and holds up well.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

I use wood and poster board.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Wood, poster board, cutting mat, high density foam all kinds of stuff to use. Cut it to shape, glue it down, and work the covering material very well around it so the lettering or design stands out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

So if someone presses on the lettering or something falls on it, it will deform? And where the hell do you get 1/4" poster board?

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

So if someone presses on the lettering or something falls on it, it will deform? And where the hell do you get 1/4" poster board?

its kinda like foam...can get it at WalMart.