Installing Pace Car decals ??
Melting Slicks
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Not hard at all; for the right guy! The right guy is one who works for a pin striping business like Trimline. Check your local car dealerships and ask the used car sales manager who their local guy is. Pay him whatever he charges.
You can always try it yourself, but those packages are an expensive item to replace. Best to have someone in the trade do it for you. He has already gone through the trial and error process!
You can always try it yourself, but those packages are an expensive item to replace. Best to have someone in the trade do it for you. He has already gone through the trial and error process!
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Hi there
I use to have 2 Tim Line Distributor areas. There are liquids you can buy. If you have a garage or some place to bring it in that is first. Out of the sun. A good temperature would be 65 to 70. Take a spray bottle like glass cleaner. Rinse it out when finished with it. Two three drops of dish soap. Fill with water. Shake it to stir it up. Clean the area first then spray. Lay your decal, squeegee with credit card to remove bubbles. Before you squeegee spray the top of decal after you place it on car. let dry you are good to.
I use to have 2 Tim Line Distributor areas. There are liquids you can buy. If you have a garage or some place to bring it in that is first. Out of the sun. A good temperature would be 65 to 70. Take a spray bottle like glass cleaner. Rinse it out when finished with it. Two three drops of dish soap. Fill with water. Shake it to stir it up. Clean the area first then spray. Lay your decal, squeegee with credit card to remove bubbles. Before you squeegee spray the top of decal after you place it on car. let dry you are good to.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kingston Ontario
Hi there
I use to have 2 Tim Line Distributor areas. There are liquids you can buy. If you have a garage or some place to bring it in that is first. Out of the sun. A good temperature would be 65 to 70. Take a spray bottle like glass cleaner. Rinse it out when finished with it. Two three drops of dish soap. Fill with water. Shake it to stir it up. Clean the area first then spray. Lay your decal, squeegee with credit card to remove bubbles. Before you squeegee spray the top of decal after you place it on car. let dry you are good to.
I use to have 2 Tim Line Distributor areas. There are liquids you can buy. If you have a garage or some place to bring it in that is first. Out of the sun. A good temperature would be 65 to 70. Take a spray bottle like glass cleaner. Rinse it out when finished with it. Two three drops of dish soap. Fill with water. Shake it to stir it up. Clean the area first then spray. Lay your decal, squeegee with credit card to remove bubbles. Before you squeegee spray the top of decal after you place it on car. let dry you are good to.
Good advise would be to purchase some other decals and apply them to another vehicle for practise. I know you've seen window tinting applied by the inexperienced?
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Not saying it can't be done by the OP. Just cautioning that the decal application isn't as easy as led to believe. You neglected to tell him how to position the decal, remove the backing and how to avoid creases and how to avoid bubbles and how to deal with them after the decal is squeegeed in place.
Good advise would be to purchase some other decals and apply them to another vehicle for practise. I know you seen window tinting applied by the inexperienced?
Good advise would be to purchase some other decals and apply them to another vehicle for practise. I know you seen window tinting applied by the inexperienced?
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Also somtimes there are directions with the decal. The way I described is the best way for the un experienced. Of course goes without saying remove the decal backing. Common sense. It won't stick with out removing the backing. If you have any questions ask me. I also was assistant manager for a body shop for 4 years hung all moldings, tint and stripe packages. Including the bird decals on the Firebirds. A credit card will work out bubbles. There is a correct squeegee available at Sharpline or NAPA.
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Probably the easiest thing to do is find a local sign shop that does vinyl lettering and see if they can do the application. The layout and application process are pretty much the same. My son works at a sign shop and he could probably do the job in a few hours. Me, with no experience, would take 2 days and it would look like crap.
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