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How to apply large vinyl stickers
Dear all-knowing
I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Ta David |
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"David" wrote in message ... Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Ta David Start at the middle and work to both ends of the board,clean that board with white spirits first and dry off. When you start from the middle use a damp rag to sweep the sticker from the middle outwards ie left&right. Any bubbles can be sliced with a sharp craft knife and then pressed down to release the trapped air. Just have patience. :-) |
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On 11 Mar, 15:42, "George" wrote:
"David" wrote in message ... Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Ta David Start at the middle and work to both ends of the board,clean that board with white spirits first and dry off. When you start from the middle use a damp rag to sweep the sticker from the middle outwards ie left&right. Any bubbles can be sliced with a sharp craft knife and then pressed down to release the trapped air. Just have patience. :-) I would just use sewing needle to get a fine hole to let the air out. Jonathan |
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David wrote:
Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Similar to what George said, but after cleaning, spray the board with a weak mixture of washing up liquid and water. This lets you slide it around and position it, and then squeegeeing removes the water and sticks it down. |
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Soapy water on the back of sticky backed vinyl? first time I've heard that one. I know its done on film type decal where you do wet the surface then slide the decal around till its where it should go and then use a squeegy to flatten it out. |
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On 11 Mar, 15:36, David wrote:
Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Ta David Is is actually sticky, or the type you apply with soapy water and squeegy ? Everyone has assumed the latter. Simon. |
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On Mar 11, 4:11*pm, sm_jamieson wrote:
Is is actually sticky, or the type you apply with soapy water and squeegy ? Everyone has assumed the latter. Simon It's sticky - like a...er...big sticker... David |
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"David" wrote in message ... Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Ta David http://www.bossdog.co.uk/fitting-instructions.asp |
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David wrote:
Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Yu use a lubricant..and that keeps the vinyl from sticking till you have squeegeed it out. I forget what works well.. Ta David |
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Thanks folks - I'll get sticking!
david |
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David (David ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying: Is is actually sticky, or the type you apply with soapy water and squeegy ? Everyone has assumed the latter. It's sticky - like a...er...big sticker... ....and the soapy water stops it sticking, allowing you to adjust the position. Trust me, it works. We had some vinyls done for a car a few years back - biggest was full bonnet - and this was the ONLY way to get 'em in place. They stick like wotnot to a blanket dry, but with the water you can slide 'em about to your heart's content. Then just squeegee the excess out and leave 'em to dry - and they're permanent. |
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David wrote on 11/03/2008 :
Dear all-knowing I have promised to put some A-boards together for a local charity and now have a. a blank metal A-board b. an A1 vinyl sticker to put on the A-board Can someone tell me how to stick the big sticker with the design on onto the A-board without making a total pig's ear of it? The problem as I see it is that if I stick one end and it's not entirely straight, by the time I get to the other end, the error will be very noticeable. And once it's stuck, it's probably stuck. Oh, and how to avoid wrinkles (no botox jokes please). Top tips please as I've hed 'em for a month and Google has revealed nothing to me... Wet the board with water, with a small amount of washing up liquid added. That should allow it to float over the surface to its location, then squeagy the liquid out. The small amount left, will evaporate. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
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The soap lowers the surface tension of the water and helps to get a
thin even layer of water. It really does work! |
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"Huge" wrote in message ... On 2008-03-11, George wrote: Soapy water on the back of sticky backed vinyl? first time I've heard that one. That's as maybe, but that's how it's done. I was skeptical the first time, but have done dozens of them since. That's how body trim vinyl is applied to motor vehicles (that black vinyl around the windows on many Volvos for example), diluted screen wash in one of those trigger spray bottle is what most people use. |
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