Decal application advice please

[rad dad]

Has anyone tryed the wet way with fairy or owt like that

does it affect the adheasion once dry

any help appreciated 

[puss in boots]

i havent done it wet ... i did it dry with a WARM hairdryer ... just incase it goes wrong .... lol   

[Rombloke]

yes.....small drop of fairy liquid in a spray bottle full of water.....list misting direct onto the frame and a mist of the rear of the decal......lay decal on and squeegy out the excess water.....works a treat, and the light misting allows the decal to be moved about slightly.....used this method on the gen1 and my retro mirra/freestyler.....and the decals on these wrap the whole of the down tube.

Dave

[weston]

thats right, a touch of washing up liquid or baby oil with water, appy your decal, use something like a credit card to get rid of the excess water under the sticker & hey presto...good as new... i used to do this on cars everyday when i worked in my dads garage

[rad dad]

Thanks alot guys ill give it a try now i know its safe 

[gmac]

I use the same method as Dave, but I wouldn't use baby oil, cos it won't dry out 

[weston]

I use the same method as Dave, but I wouldn't use baby oil, cos it won't dry out 

ive never had no probs using baby oil & i tinted over a hundred car windows....

[theRuler]

good tips here
i usually put it on wrong then spend ages trying to carefully peel it off

[rad dad]

   thats what i was afraid of, sticker sets dont come cheap these days so better safe than sorry

[toooldforthis]

yes.....small drop of fairy liquid in a spray bottle full of water.....list misting direct onto the frame and a mist of the rear of the decal......lay decal on and squeegy out the excess water.....works a treat, and the light misting allows the decal to be moved about slightly.....used this method on the gen1 and my retro mirra/freestyler.....and the decals on these wrap the whole of the down tube.

Dave

Didn't know you had a gen1 Dave, had it long?

[Rombloke]

was gonna post a pic but apparantly ive gone over our bandwidth limit giving it air time.


Dave

[rad dad]

I for one never get tired of drooling over your gen 1 dave, i had one as a kid and sold it on to a cousin 

anyway this is the finnished item, hope you like

[Rombloke]

bling!!!!!!

Dave

[weston]

lets see it built now

[rad dad]

Not sure wether im gonna build it up

makes a lovely ornament

[Rombloke]

stick a nice chrome headset in it and leave it up on that shelf....looks nice

Dave

[gmac]

stick a nice chrome headset in it and leave it up on that shelf....looks nice

Dave

Wise words mate - I concur 

[Zippy]

I was really sceptical about wetting the stickers and frame but I have to say it works a treat.

[rad dad]

Yes same here mate but it turned out a lot less stressfull than the conventional way

it used to take me hours measuring up before, this way you can slap it on and slide it around without breaking into a sweat

its the only way to go....

[toooldforthis]

Okay, so now applying decals is well and truly sorted, I got one more question - What is the best way to remove the old ones?

Got some blue ones for the ripper and want to lose the gold 

PS Mr Rad - The Hutch looks the gonads Squire 

[Rombloke]

hair dryer over the decals to release em fella...it softens the adhesive

Dave

[toooldforthis]

Cheers Guv 

[Jazzchimp]

you've got our kitchen!

Nice frame by the way.

[rad dad]

Cheers boys