Airbrushed cartoon and fish, with airbrushed pinstripe effect on The Rodfather.
23K gold leaf with burnished convex effect
Cut vinyl with a digital print from a photo of a fish that John had airbrushed on their previous boat. There is a thin metallic gold outline on Teaser.
Engine-turned 23K gold leaf with a sprayed translucent shadow that lets the woodgrain show through it
John at work on another airbrushed sailfish
Cut vinyl lettering with digital prints from a photo of a fish John airbrushed.
Airbrushed and hand painted graphics for a boat owned by a designer of computer motherboards
Engine-turned 23K gold leaf with a double outline
JT, John’s son, finishes installing a set of quarterboards done with RealGold Large Engine Turn Silver sign vinyl.
Engine-turned 23K gold leaf with an airbrushed fish graphic
Airbrushed lettering done with House of Kolor paints over their base coat used for candy finishes
“This is a nice clean job for a pro golfer,” says John. “I made the silhouette from a photo of him, and he liked that. The lettering is RealGold Burnished 22K gold leaf sign vinyl. I’ve done boats for several pro athletes and celebrities like Jimmy Buffett and Johnny Depp. I never meet the people, of course, but it makes things interesting.”

John Teeto

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

By signcraft

Posted on Saturday, December 29th, 2018

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Shop name:
Teeto Signs

Shop size: 1800 sq. ft.

Staff: 3

Age: 60

Graphics equipment:
Gerber Omega software
Gerber cutter

Online:
www.teetosigns.com
The first boat John Teeto lettered was a very large boat—and it was in the water, which was something he hadn’t done before. That meant working off a float that was pitched up and down by the constant waves. The customer gave him the job, paid him in full, then left for Europe. When John got on the float and started lettering, his motion sickness got the best of him. He could only do two or three letters at a time before getting off the float to throw up.

“What an experience!” he says. “I so wanted to walk away from that job but I just couldn’t. The guy had paid me, and I promised it would be done when he got back. It was the longest lettering job of my life. Thankfully, though, as you get used to it and concentrate more on your lettering, bobbing around on a float doesn’t bother you anymore. I do it all the time now.”


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