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Offline lockie86

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Sticker Anxiety
« on: March 04, 2015, 08:35 PM »
Just got some amazing stickers done by Del! Bit scared to put them on and cock them up tho, getting them bubbled or wonky! Any advice on the form anywhere dudes?
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Re: Sticker Anxiety
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2015, 08:40 PM »
sponge the frame with warm soapy water and place the decals, if they are wonky they should slide into place with a little help. Sponge flat and allow to dry :daumenhoch:

Any bubbles can be hair dryered :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2015, 08:52 PM »
Do as Nick says and you won't go wrong  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2015, 09:14 PM »
Ah really? Soapy water? But won't that soapiness stay under there and stop the sticker sticking so good? :-))

And what kinda soap? Like fairy liquid?

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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2015, 09:38 PM »
Hang on Mark, there's a thread somewhere in tech n resto

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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2015, 09:40 PM »
Here you go, always worth checking the stickies (pun intended  :teef: )

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,24584.0.html

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Re: Sticker Anxiety
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2015, 09:47 PM »
Ah really? Soapy water? But won't that soapiness stay under there and stop the sticker sticking so good? :-))

And what kinda soap? Like fairy liquid?

Thanks a lot guys!

Not that much that it foams everywhere but no it won't stop it sticking. Washing up liquid yes.
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2015, 09:52 PM »
Get pi$$ed & slap em on bud  :slayer:
or do what they say ^^^^^^^^^^^
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2015, 08:00 AM »
haha

ah sweet this is all great info, thanks dudes.

so soapy water ok on chrome too, not gonna create surface rust under the sticker or something? haha. guess not but worth asking!

thanks loads gents!
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2015, 08:15 AM »
haha

ah sweet this is all great info, thanks dudes.

so soapy water ok on chrome too, not gonna create surface rust under the sticker or something? haha. guess not but worth asking!

thanks loads gents!

Are you putting chrome stickers on a chrome frame or clear ones. If they are clear you need to avoid as much as is humanly possible getting fingerprints on the glue of the sticker as it will show for ever more! Chrome stickers are much more user friendly but tend to be a pain if not placed correctly first time.

Here's a thought. How careful do you think the Asian on minimum wage placed the original stickers in a massed produced factory?
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2015, 08:29 AM »
i've always just taken my time and done them dry, as Nick says.......they were just slapped on BITD  :daumenhoch:

Did these the other week, just make sure you take your time (and keep your cat out of the way if you have one, or two or three like i do)  ;D
« Last Edit: March 05, 2015, 08:32 AM by pickle »

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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2015, 09:03 AM »

Here's a thought. How careful do you think the Asian on minimum wage placed the original stickers in a massed produced factory?

1) those kids in the factory have nimble fingers
2) and probably do 1000s a day, so are good at it
2) if they weren't up to scratch then they get the  :knuppel2:

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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2015, 10:55 AM »
 :nickswan:
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Offline lockie86

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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2015, 06:35 PM »
Yeah they're silver/foil stickers going on a chrome frame.

So should I avoid the water u think?

It's a downtube sticker that works for both sides of frame so just worried about getting it on wonky!

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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2015, 06:58 PM »
do it freehand/no prep like they did bitd .  :slayer:

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« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2015, 07:06 PM »
just stick the damn stickers on your damn bike!!!!

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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2015, 07:08 PM »
sticker anxiety ffs . do you get a disabled badge with that ?

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« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2015, 08:50 PM »
Have a go at it and if it goes wrong you can always get some more :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2015, 09:54 PM »
I've always used water with washing up liquid in it.
I've also wrapped the downtube with masking tape to give me a straight edge to place the decal against to combat wonkiness :LolLolLolLol:

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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2015, 10:03 AM »
ah good plan with the masking tape!

right i'm doing it! thanks for help everyone!
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