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Vinyl Installation Guide

INSTALLING VINYL THE BASIGS Get Ready. Please note, it's always good to watch a YouTube video or two on this too. These are just guidelines. They are intended for flat surfaces only. Practice makes perfect, etc. Here's what you will/might need: If you want to be prepared for anything, BLUE OR WHITE MARKING PENCIL DerENDS ON WHAT coLoUR YOUR SACr is. Du GRAB THESE TOO: nASHIS SOTTEGE • Some alcohol, diluted with water, • Paper towel to alean the surface, • Glue remover (safe for your applicstion surface, if you're removing decals before application. • Get some praotice pleces f you can. Ruler *-NCTO“ khie Tupe CLEAN! Always make sure that your application surface is squeaky clean before beginning Misa desp of Duh Sse the installation. You will need this ONLY IF you're doing a wet instal with Use a safe and appropriate rer in Spery boetle cleaning solution with a soft, lint-free cloth. Alcohol diluted (50%) with water usually does the job. Get Going. 1• MARK IT This side has the transfer tape. The adhesive aide should be facing the surface you're applying on Cyour substrate). Mark the middle YOUR DECAL points on your deoal and your surface to ensure the deoal will be aligned the way you want. мммни Iallıll Skp the step il youre dotng a wet etall 2. HINGE IT Attach your deoal to the surface with the masking tape. Try and put the middle piece of tape where there is a gap, if there ia a gap. pr YOUR DECAL The green stuff is masking tape. Cut or tear thia half of the backer paper along the middle and disoard Lift half of the decal from the 3. LIFT IT backer paper, while being aareful not to lift the masking tape. Make sure that the adhesive side of the decal doesn't touch anything. For wet install: Reel the backer. apray the acheate de of the decal and the application Burface wth the dish soap and water mix. Match your mares 4. SQUEEGEE For wat inatall: Use the squeegee, always dragging the edge behind. Start from the middle of the decal and move up and outward. Then return to the middle, squeegee Squaagoo the watar out the aame way explained on the roht minus the tape TIME down. Go back to the middle move to the right about two inches and repeat until the right side the decal has been adhered. 4. REPEAT & FINISH Remove the remaining masking tape and repeat steps 3 and 4 (don't out the baoker paper, gently pull it out). Once you're satisfied that there is no air or water left under the decal, peel and pull the transfer tape off slowly, al a 180° angle (parallel to the deoal). Pop any remaining bubbles with a needle or a sharp X-ACTOM Knife and work the air out, gently, with your finger. Voila. Data, Copy and Design by @RoseSicard of Вр ий olee Yattgs sot desgo wyrtand icard wydandc and Wayward & Sons he Art of Charts k ad y work tsbe /mymetandaona

Vinyl Installation Guide

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