Author Topic: Decal application advice please (Read 2347 times)

rad dad · « **on:** April 16, 2006, 01:16 PM »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2006, 01:20 PM »

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

Rombloke · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2006, 01:20 PM »

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 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2006, 01:29 PM »

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 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2006, 02:31 PM »

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

gmac · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2006, 03:31 PM »

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

weston · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2006, 04:37 PM »

Quote from: gmac on April 16, 2006, 03:31 PM

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 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2006, 06:16 PM »

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

rad dad · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2006, 06:43 PM »

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

toooldforthis · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2006, 08:29 PM »

Quote from: Rom Bloke on April 16, 2006, 01:20 PM

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 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2006, 09:13 PM »

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

Dave

rad dad · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2006, 09:50 PM »

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 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 16, 2006, 10:05 PM »

bling!!!!!!

Dave

weston · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2006, 10:09 PM »

lets see it built now

rad dad · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2006, 10:22 PM »

Not sure wether im gonna build it up

makes a lovely ornament

Rombloke · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2006, 10:28 PM »

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

Dave

gmac · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2006, 10:34 PM »

Quote from: Rom Bloke on April 16, 2006, 10:28 PM

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

Dave

Wise words mate - I concur

Zippy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:14 AM »

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

rad dad · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2006, 08:25 AM »

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 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2006, 05:50 PM »

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 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 21, 2006, 07:38 PM »

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

Dave

toooldforthis · « **Reply #21 on:** April 21, 2006, 08:47 PM »

Cheers Guv

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #22 on:** April 21, 2006, 08:53 PM »

you've got our kitchen!

Nice frame by the way.

rad dad · « **Reply #23 on:** April 21, 2006, 09:25 PM »

Cheers boys

Author Topic: Decal application advice please (Read 2347 times)

rad dad

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weston

rad dad

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weston

theRuler

rad dad

toooldforthis

rad dad

weston

rad dad

gmac

rad dad

toooldforthis

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Jazzchimp

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