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Applying new decals

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Munnyella:
and wash your hands properly before you start!!

Seen plenty ruined by mucky thumbprints, including my factory fresh white DP freestyler in 82!!

MM

snoopy72:
To get them straight ,I wrap a piece of masking tape around the frame till it joins up perfectly, may take more than one attempt to get this right without stretching it out of shape , then place the decal on the frame and fit another piece of making tape around the frame so the decal fits in between the 2 making tape bands, mark the decal at each end with a normal felt tip pen so it can be wiped off and also mark the masking tap in the middle so you can join up the marks
pull the backing off the decal and start from the middle, work along the length of the decal a bit at a time so as not to trap any air under it , do one side at a time in case the decal overlaps , pull off the masking tape when done .
Also make sure you don't have you finger on the edge of the decal,  wash your hands just before removing the backing film and wipe the area with panel wipe 5 mins before applying the decal.
I also mark the middle of all the decals before fitting including the headstock

glenboy:
I keep seeing it about putting water on and fairy liquid I've always just taken my time and put them on doesn't the fairy liquid  and water knacker the sticking adhesive on the decals

snoopy72:
Use washing up liquid if you want it to rust under the decal, It contains SALT , that's why you should only do the washing up with it, surprised the amount of peeps that still wash their cars with it  :chin: and then wonder why it rots out like a fiat panda   "bump" 30 years ago there was no wash wax so washing your car with washing up liquid was the norm (everyone did it)
Peeps also use it to put tyres on evenly on the rim but it will damage the inside of an alloy rim in time, tuff's are ok, just use gt85/lube when blowing up the tyre to an alloy rim  :daumenhoch: leaves a protective PTFE coating and evaporates

Dannywhac:

--- Quote from: glenboy on May 24, 2014, 07:38 PM ---doesn't the fairy liquid  and water knacker the sticking adhesive on the decals

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Nope  :daumenhoch: They use a similar technique in body-shop places to apply deecs.


--- Quote from: snoopy72 on May 24, 2014, 08:20 PM ---Use washing up liquid if you want it to rust under the decal, It contains SALT , that's why you should only do the washing up with it

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And a lollerz - that's not gonna happen. One time application of a REALLY dilute mix of Fairy and water and it'll rust under the decal that you push out the solution from for it to stick? Even then it's sat in anaerobic conditions under the decal so no oxygen to make it rust. Thou art scaremongering sirrah.

Maybe if you treated it like a car and popped it out on your garage forecourt every Sunday morning for a decade and re-applied the decal.

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