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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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Default Fitting vinyl graphics!!!

How? Whats the best way to do it?

Wet the bodywork and lay them on until they're perfect or what?

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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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wet the back of the sticker and panel, the use a credit card, squeggie (sp) or something alike to push the bubbles out from the sticker once its in place
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by YoungDan
How? Whats the best way to do it?
Phone Sticky and get him to fit them
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by YoungDan
How? Whats the best way to do it?
Phone Sticky and get him to fir them
what does fir them mean i thought he FIT them
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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Nice edit shorty
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by K5SSY
Nice edit shorty
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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Short stuff - I wish I could, that was the plan on wedneday, but I didnt realise the car would be still head less.


Not gonna get the car back until Friday night, and then I'm working Saturday morning til 1, then setting off for FF at 3.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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I'll come over one night this week & fit them for you....i did say that to Matt

Oh & dont use water...water is for wimps
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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hmmn sounds easy like that but if you wet them how do you pull away the top cover bit as they need to stick to pull it away? only reason im interested as im after my recovery truck to be fully stickered havent enquired anyware yet but it prob would be a lot cheaper if i fitted them myself
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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You only wet them to give the vinyl a bit of movement incase you make a mistake.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by StickerPaul
You only wet them to give the vinyl a bit of movement incase you make a mistake.
incase shouldnt that be when
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Line them up with the backing paper still on, and put masking tape on the top edge and one side, so that you have an easy reference point to see where they need to go, wet the panel, then fit it.

Thats how to do it if you havent had years of practice.
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What she say's ^^^^^^

But without the water
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Originally Posted by StickerPaul
What she say's ^^^^^^

But without the water
Real men go in dry
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Real men go in dry
Radders aint a man yet thou mate
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