Who can we make emblems for?

• Custom Builders - Identifies and protects your name
• Vehicle owner - Customizes your vehicle
• Dealers - Special edition vehicle
• Businesses - Showcase your name or product
• Promotional vehicle - Meets your special needs
  

How many do you need?

• One or several pieces can be made to your needs: Show quality emblems,in white brass alloy, brass, tarnish resistant sterling silver and 14 karat or 18 karat gold or/and combination of different metals together. We will quote a price for different kinds of metals.
• Small Quantity Production: Show quality custom emblems
• Manufacturer's Emblems: In answer to the requests we get for larger quantities, there is a small price break on quantity of show quality emblems.

What will a Road Warrior Custom Emblem do for you?
Why a Road Warrior Emblem?

• Computer aided design if required
• Hand made emblems give a personal touch to your ride and offer superior quality and lower price over our competitors
• Hand-fabricated emblems and jewelry
• Hand carving along investment casting the emblems allows for greater detail and finer finishing over types of casting. This increases design possibilities.

Email us at ross@roadwarriorjewelry.com

How do I get a Custom Emblem made?

• You can supply logo, drawing or artwork or we can provide this service for you.
• You approve artwork, we tweak if needed.
• Tooling and mold work is done.
• Emblems are investment cast, fabricated or a combination of both to sastisfy your needs.
• Emblems are hand finished, can be chromed, and can be resin epoxy filled.
• The results are a Custom Emblem that looks factory in appearance.
  

A Few Examples ...
Smooth Top
These have a seamless transition between the highly polished metal and the glossy surface of the rest of the emblem.

Raised Outer edge
The outside rim can be slightly taller than the center which allows it to stand out from the rest of the emblem; it can have a curved or a shaper edge. The possibilities are endless.

Raised Lettering
The lettering and logo is raised up from the background, making the design " pop".

Curved to fit specific Vehicles
We'll need to have the piece (or a mock up of the curvature) to make your emblem fit perfectly.

 How many do I have to buy?
Emblems are available as one of a kind or small production runs

One of a Kind Custom Emblem:starts at $400, in white alloy brass, tarnish resistant sterling silver or 14 karat gold.
We can even make gemstone encrusted emblems.

Small Quantity Production: tooling starts at $500, with the pieces running around $75 each, every piece is ready for chrome plating. You can chose your own chrome plater to use.Chrome finished pieces will be quoted upon request. If you require special needs and have a rush project we will try our best to accommodate your needs but there could be an additional charge in order to push your project to the front of the production line. Please contact us as soon as possible to schedule your emblems for a certain date, so we can fit you into our schedule.

Manufacturer Emblems: tooling starts at $700, with the pieces running around $30 to $55 each.

How long does it take?
The process takes 3 to 6 weeks for tarnish resistant sterling silver, and a little longer for chromed white brass, to
allow for chrome plating. We know the demands made upon you to get your project done. Every effort will be made to insure your piece will be done on time or ahead of schedule. If you require special needs and have a rush project we will try our best to accommodate your needs but there could be an additional charge in order to push your project to the front of the production line. Please contact us as soon a s possible to schedule your emblems for a certain date, so we can fit you into our schedule.

How do I get started?
Figure out what design elements would work best with your ideas. Then give us a call or email and we will put together a free proposal for you.

How are they made?

We use hand carving of wax or fabricate in metal and only use computer work for the tooling when necessary, we produce them by investment casting which allows for more three dimensional design possibilities.

Starting with the design, we will talk to you to see how you want your emblem to look. From this, we create artwork for your emblem.
We will offer suggestions in order to make your emblem look it's best and the design can be tweaked if necesssary.

Once you approve the artwork, the tooling and production is started: This involves handcarving or milling to create a master. A vulcanized rubber mold is made of the master, allowing for the production of multiple waxes. Waxes are investment cast, polished, epoxy enameling, and a chrome plating if requested completes the final piece.

What are they made of?
The emblems are all metal. We can attach brass screws to ensure a tight fit: white brass, copper, tarnish resistant sterling silver, gold plated, even 14 karat gold

These metals each have a slightly different look; the silver appears a little softer than the chrome and will tarnish. The chrome is almost maintenance free, while the tarnish resistant sterling silver needs to be polished from time to time. Gold will hold its luster without hardly any maintenance.

Here's the process
1) Many times, the art we start with is a business card or some simple line art.
2) A 3 dimensional emblem is built.
3) A rendering is done for your approval.
4) The model is created by hand carving, fabrication or milling
5) The model is cast to create the master, and a rubber mold is made
6) The wax to be cast by lost wax casting investment casting.
7) The cast piece is hand polished and ready for epoxy enamel.
8) The finished piece.

Things to think about for your Custom Emblem:

How do I figure out the design for my emblem?

• Your company logo, signature, or product is a good place to start.
• The vehicle name is another idea.
• Some placement locations that work well are front fenders, back fenders, trunk lid, grill, dash, horn button, wheel caps, or bullnose piece.

How do want it to look?

• Smooth, dimensional, colorful of plain?
• A Raised rim or one height?
• Three Dimensional or Sculptural?
• Curved or fitted with a recessed area?

What shape and size?
Think about where you will use it on your car.. An oval shape will blend with the curves of a car. It also allows for different placements for your special needs. Use the size that will allow for multiple placement locations as well. We can make different sized emblems as well.

Do you want to use black, or a color with the silver or gold emblem?

Custom Emblem Design Tips....
1) Names or logos work well for designs!
If you are not creating a bullnose for a hot rod, use any shape you like, but simple shapes work best. They don ’t detract from the car. A simple oval works well for placement on various locations on the vehicle. Start with drawing it larger than actual size but remember some detail will be lost as the emblem is shrunk to size.

2) Shrink your design down to actual size... Try 2” to 3” in length, 1/2” to 1 1/2” wide, or larger. Use the size of the factory emblems as a guide. Make sure it still looks right to you in the smaller size... that the lines and details are not too small and the proportions still look right. (You can reduce your design to actual size with a copy machine.)

3) See how your design looks on your car... Cut your actual size design out and tape it on your car, putting the tape on the back of the paper,so you are not covering the design on the front. Now step back from the car, so you can see what it will look like from a distance. Make any adjustments to necessary and repeat the steps until you are happy with
the results ... then send us your artwork!

4) Send your Road Warrior Jewelry by mail to 10535 E. Washington St. PMB 308, Indianapolis, IN 46229 Email:: Ross@roadwarriorjewelry.com. Call with questions 317-506-0572.

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