Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:10:05 -0400
Reply-To: Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: applying vinyl lettering
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The same goes for window tint. Don't be afraid to get it wet. I've been
considering having "Westfailure" decals made in the same font. :)
Jason
On 2011-06-17 12:07 PM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> The pros put a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid in the spray container. The
> place where you get the vinyl cut can probably sell you the proper
> hard-edged squeegee. The pros also run some masking tape where they want
the
> baseline of the design or letters to be, so that you can see the edge of
the
> tape to align the vinyl by. Tack down the top of the vinyl with the
> squeegee, leaving the bottom "loose" so that the tape can be pulled out
> before tacking down the bottom and getting rid of the bubbles.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I stuck on some decals on my luggage rack, and I used a
>> technique for the westy lettering on the front that I read on the
>> interwebnettubes that was new to me (but I am guessing not new to a
>> lot of folk).
>>
>> The lettering comes sandwiched between backing paper and a front
>> paper. Normally I'd peel off the backing paper and try to lay down the
>> lettering. When I did that with the 4WD logos on the front doors, I
>> found it hard not to make mistakes and have the letters not quite
>> where I wanted.
>>
>> The new to me trick is to mist the surface where you want the letters
>> to go with water. Peel off the backing paper from the letters,
>> exposing the adhesive, and mist them with water too. Then position the
>> letters on the surface, the water lets you move the letters around a
>> little. Then squeegee the letters (the still have the front paper on)
>> from middle out.
>>
>> Leave it alone for a few hours or overnight to dry, then peel off the
>> front paper. Worked for me, some pics here:
>>
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/**2011/06/16/vanagon-luggage-**
>> rack-refurb-finished/<
http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/vanagon-luggage-rack-refurb-finished/
>
>>
>> alistair
>>
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