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<A HREF="http://www.trickcom.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trickcom.com"><U><B>Trick Communications</B></U></A> in Hudson, WI.</div> <bR> <div> Rick Whitmire is the owner of Trick Communications and he was excited to do the graphic design on an homebuilt airplane.  Tom and Rick met at Lake Elmo and Rick took several photos and went back to the shop to come up with a design that Tom might like.  About a week later the layout was finalized and on Friday, September 12, Rick and his crew met Tom at Lake Elmo and the transformation began....</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2ae5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>BEFORE.. a brilliant but plain yellow RV-7A</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="images/TomB_Trim1.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Rick and his crew begin the trim process</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b0bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The vinyl trim is deigned on the computer and cut on a special machine</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b1bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here's the usual suspects:  Eric, Reed, Rick, and Tom</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b2bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The trim is positioned and burnished in place.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b3bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The backing is peeled off and instant color!!  The trim has a seven year life.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b4bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Black accent trim is applied.  (Check out the cool builder's signature!... wife Karen's is on the right hand side)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b5bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>N numbers use the same process</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b7bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Note the blatant display of credit for this beautiful RV-7A</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b8bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But there must be equal billing!!!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b6bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The final product the following day at Eau Claire</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Tom was very happy with the end result.  The neat thing about this process is that if you get tired of the design, it can be easily removed and a new one applied.    Trick Communications has many years of experience in sign and trim design and fabrication.  For any of you that may be about to finalize of your paint scheme, you might consider talking with Rick at 715-381-6800 about using this trim process.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>