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Apr 22, 2004 | 09:07 PM

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for the bird and the doors and the headlight....and wherever else...whats the best way to apply the stickers...

how should you prep the area...and how would you prvent it from sticking on the car if you made a mistake?

step by step instructions would be GREAT

Apr 22, 2004 | 09:33 PM

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prep the surface with rubbing alcohol, then just get a spray bottle with water and some soap in it. Then just spray the area that the sticker is going to be placed on, then adjust the sticker till you get it where you want it, try to get the water out of the back of the sticker as much as possable. I use a credit card to press the sticker down and work from the middle out, this will press the water out from behind the sticker. then let it dry when it is dry the sticker will be fine.

Apr 22, 2004 | 10:22 PM

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Thats how you apply a decal, not a sticker.
A sticker, sticks and its stuck.

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Apr 22, 2004 | 10:57 PM

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sorry I mean decal, and he was asking about a decal

Apr 24, 2004 | 09:36 AM

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well i dont kno if they are considered stickers....so the soap/water will do it?

or would it be good...to clean...and then press the sticker on there

Apr 24, 2004 | 10:01 AM

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Stickers are peal and stick, like kids stickers.
Decals need water, like on model cars/planes.

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Apr 24, 2004 | 12:58 PM

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If it's made out of vinyl (which most overlays are), then the soap/water solution will work just fine. Just be careful not to crease the overlay. With them being wet, the possibility of creasing them is greater.