richard stieg wrote:
>Deciding to go as fully original as possible (excepting a Poppy Red clearcoated
>paint job, that is) I bought the logo decals for the boot and bonnet. How does
>one go about attaching them to the bits? Separating the two backing papers
>on the rear resulted in one letter sticking to each side. Is this like an
>iron-on
>transfer? lick to stick?? any help appreciated, I will wait until the list
>gives me an idea before I screw up the paint job. confused in Tennessee.
>rick stieg
Richard-
I just did this exercise myself on my '75 Spit.
You should remove the waxy-like paper from the decal and leave the letters on
the "carrier" paper.
The carrier paper is slightly sticky, and should hold the letters in position
while you apply them to the car.
Sometimes though, some of the letters will stick to the waxy-like side and not
to the carrier side. This is not an uncommon thing, especially if the decal is
old. A good fix is to place the decal on a smooth surface, with the
adhesive side down (you should be able to read the decal), and squeegee the
decal with a credit card or something similar. This will hopefully enhance the
bond between the decal and the carrier paper. If this doesn't work, you should
gently peel-off the waxy-like paper (adhesive-side), and try and separate the
letters using an Exacto knife or similar tool. The object is to try and peel
off the waxy paper (adhesive side), and keep the letters on the carrier.
Clean the area you want to apply the decal to with denatured alcohol.
Once you have the decal free of the wax paper, position it over the area (nice
and straight now!) and use the same credit card squeegee trick. A number of
professionals spray Windex over the area the decal is applied to, and then
apply the decal, squeegeeing out the Windex. This trick allows you to position
the decal once it's on the car, but evaporates within a day to allow a full
bond to occur. It also allows any air bubbles trapped under the decal to be
squeegeed-out.
Sound like I know a little about the subject? I worked in the
sign-making business for 10 years.
Good luck!
Glenn Bowley
Mansfield, CT
'75 Spitfire 1500
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