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To relieve the immense tension involved with tedious work like this, I suggest a couple of beers first.
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That's fine, but don't blame me if the next morning you discover you're now the proud owner of a 3E20! And a hangover!
Eric, to me the toughest part was getting that base line down. You want it at the proper height on the rear of the decklid, but also "straight". That doesn't always mean "level" as in "get out a torpedo (carpenters) level". It's a very subtle thing to get it "oriented" I guess is a better word, on the decklid properly. What seemed to help is if I'd lay down the horizontal tape line (base line) and then stand back 10 ft or so and look and see if it seemed "correct". Like I said I could always go grab a used car of similar vintage and look and compare and take measurements if I wanted to.
Then, as far as removing the tape and looking at it, just look to see if any of the individual letters seem tilted at all or higher/lower than the others. As long as they are only lightly applied initially, it's not too tough to make a small correction. Really minor variations will really only be noticed initially by the installer, so don't get too picky, ask for a second opinion if you're unsure, such as "hey Joe, do these letters I just put on look OK?" If the answer is that they look fine, I'd accept the fact you may be to picky and go ahead and press them on hard. NEVER had a customer complain about a badge job I did.
Gilly