Try to go in a straight line up and down then move over and repeat until the end. Start about the center of the 24" wide stripe and squeegee up then come back to that point and squeegee down. Get a second set of hands and tape the END of the decal and have your helper hold the vinyl taunt and just off the car while you start at the taped end and squeegee it down to the car. Especially with something wide, even if it lays reasonably flat you'll get massive air trapped.Ī center hinge is ok but being new you will end up with bubbles at the point you are trying to hinge. Even with something so simple I think I would unless you happen to have some of the thicker wrap style vinyl.Ģ. Are you using app tape? Almost sounds like you're not. Got rid of the wrinkles or bubbles,It was sticking to car to much.I did one attempt at 11 PM at night when car was cool as hell. I did it exactly like this guy did in thisYou Tube video.Went to lay down the first side and it wrinkled all to hell and no amount of squeeging I dont have the patience to set there and spend a bunch of money wasting more money on materials till I get the knack off it.Plastidip.Here I come again. OK.this was my first time trying this.I gave up after 5 attempt.I watched youtube videos and they made it look simple and to to the point,Īll I wanted was a simple 24" wide stripe down the hood.No crazy wrapping,Ĭut out lenght and taped middle down to creat a fold.Carefully peeled of backing and folded sticky side down on car and for the life of me it just lays down all wrinkled and bubbled.I have seen videos and it lays down flat.It sticks as soon as it touchs body and no squeegeeing doesnt gets rid of the wrinkles or bubbles.I have tried it dry and with wet spray.I gave up and tossed the rest of the roll in it was only like $21 for roll of 24"x10 yds'.I have used Plastidip and had fair results.A little to much texture but I cant get this stuff laid down.I dont know If IM doing it wrong.And you need to do something else with this product. That's all part of learning the craft though.
CAR RACING STRIPES INSTALL
Just don't be surprised if you have some surprises during the install dry or wet.
Dry is much faster if the surfaces are relatively simple although potentials for bubbles may be more prevalent for the hapless newbie thus making many go the wet app route. I only use wet app when I absolutely have to. You really don't want to let the whole thing just set there for a super long time before removing the tape but also have to allow the adhesive time to get a bite on the car. After you have gotten the stripe positioned and squeegee'd down you may want to spray the top of the app tape to aid in removal. You have to be proficient enough to get something like a racing stripe on fairly quickly because the app tape will get soaked if it sits too long or too many pull ups and end up coming apart on you ruining your day. Be sure to use paper app tape regardless of manufacturers claims that some clear can be used wet I think you will have better luck with paper.
Wet app, while potentially more forgiving for large applications, is not the end-all application method and comes with risks. The theory behind wet app is to use the fluid to suspend the vinyl slightly above the surface and squeegee the fluid out so you have to pay attention not to trap it in there or it will never "dry". I also would use proper application fluid rather than some witches brew you read about on the internet. If it's your car vs a clients would be the question to ask. It will probably work but will not like compound curves very much. 651 is calendared rather than the more desirable (for your application) Cast vinyl.
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