VINYL STRIPES. Vehicle decals, any help on applying them? - General

I've decided to be stupid and order some vinyl stripes for my car, I've always wanted them! But my knowledge on applying the stripes is limited. Can anyone offer a word of advice/recommendations? Cheers!

Start with a very very clean car and be more than one person is a good start :v:

Do it out of the sun so it doesn't bubble.

Oh yeah when speaking of bubbles. If you get bubbles that are too late to fix you take a needle and poke a hole in it so the air can escape and you can push it down

Wipe over the area you're applying the stripe to with some wax and grease remover. If any get and khak behind the decal it won't adhere properly. Aside from that, just use common sense. Don't take the backing off before it's in position, and flatten all the air out from behind it with a spatula or similar.

Thanks guys these are all really useful! Especially that shadow one, would of never of thought of that! The stripes are coming on Thursday. They were meant to come today but the crappy Royal Mail guy seemed to just look at my house, see no cars and assume we were all out (We weren't). So now I have to collect it then :/ Any more advice, the better. I've gotta admit though, I don't really know how to apply them in the first place. Any help there?

When you get them, do not bother positioning them perfect, instead mix a bottle of water with a little dish soap in it into a spray bottle. Spray the car with the solution where the vinyl is going. Then peel the vinyl off the main backing and place it in the area you want. Move it around (the water will allow you to do this) till it is perfect. Then use a squeegee to clear all the water out from underneath it. When the water is gone it will start to stick. Keep at it until no more water and soap comes out from the edges. When it is fully applied, use a razor knife to cut the excess off from wherever it's going. If you have a second person to assist, a drier method would be better, but you really only have one shot at it.

[QUOTE=Serj22;35030430]When you get them, do not bother positioning them perfect, instead mix a bottle of water with a little dish soap in it into a spray bottle. Spray the car with the solution where the vinyl is going. Then peel the vinyl off the main backing and place it in the area you want. Move it around (the water will allow you to do this) till it is perfect. Then use a squeegee to clear all the water out from underneath it. When the water is gone it will start to stick. Keep at it until no more water and soap comes out from the edges. When it is fully applied, use a razor knife to cut the excess off from wherever it's going. If you have a second person to assist, a drier method would be better, but you really only have one shot at it.[/QUOTE] Thanks that's great! I've ordered a little extra just in case.

[IMG]http://www.stain-removal-101.com/images/windex-glass-cleaner-review-21471273.jpg[/IMG] All u need + a card (like a visa or something if you don't have special tools) To clear the windex from under the stickers, works better than water + soap, you don't have to make it yourself and you can spray it :)

It's cheap too, and when you run out you can clean it and fill it with blue gatorade or powerade and frighten people

Windex is bad news for the adhesive on tint, which gets applied in the same manner.. Not so for the adhesive on the back of Vinyl? (never tried it)

[QUOTE=clutch2;35070574]Windex is bad news for the adhesive on tint, which gets applied in the same manner.. Not so for the adhesive on the back of Vinyl? (never tried it)[/QUOTE] Windex will turn tint purple, and will form air bubbles due to it removing the adhesive over time. You're right.

Maybe that's what the assholes that tinted my windows long before i got my car did. The windows are purple, and the back window was bubbled the fuck up.

Nah, that's just old tint. The yellow pigmentation in it fades long before the red and blue pigments, leaving it purple. Old tint is a bitch.

EUREKA! It took 4 hours with help from my brother but the stripes are on! I can't decide if it looks sporty or rediculous. Either way, I've always wanted a car with stripes. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/20120312164140.jpg/][IMG]http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5193/20120312164140.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/20120312171201.jpg/][IMG]http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/939/20120312171201.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/109/20120312173035.jpg/][IMG]http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1841/20120312173035.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I greatly dislike silver cars, (naturally, I was given one. Haha) they have no identity and the fact that everyone (literally, there are 10 of them) at college has a silver car makes me dislike the colour more. I can't exactly afford a respray or a new car!

not too bad. a little on the thin side.

Looks like you did a really good job applying it.