Adivce For Decals

[thebigfelly]

HEY folks, just took delivery of my rally decals and wondered if anyone has any tips on putting them on the car, like things to watch out for or thinsg i should do.

already heard of the washing up liquid and water incase i make a mistake i can move them, and not to have the car waxed before i put them on , and also not to use a power hose when cleaning the car for the first couple weeks .

dont plan on putting them on any time soon as the garage still has my car, and as of midinight tonight , they will have owned the car longer than what i have , as i only had it for a week before it got taken in. and they seem to be a bit slow at fixing it seeing how its a warrenty job

[edmondo]

and just take your time................my mrs and mate put mine on and I stood over them like an expectant father - wanting it done by "yesterday"

[thewelsho]

Make sure you have an old credit card to use as a squeagie (sp?) to push out air bubble and ensure good contact. After a few days, make pin-*****s in the air bubbles and use your credit card to flatten them down.

[thebigfelly]

thanks lads, the place that supplied me with the kit, gave me a plastic scraper for the bubles , so think when i eventualy get the car back i will leave it to a sunny day when its my day off and by god if it takes me all day i will do my best to have them all level and looking good

[C_WRX]

When I put my smaller decals on I did much the same kinda things you've just noted.

Strip off the area from any polish/wax/sealant. Wipe on some soap and water so that you can position it exactly where you want it before it sticks. Then there's the scraper/credit card to push out any bubbles. As said also just take your time with it.

I don't really use the jet wash to try to fully wash the car anyways, more to remove obvious surface dirt/grit so don't get close enough to it to blast off decals anyway but as a just in case might be good idea not to jet wash.

Be good to see the before and afters.