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Old 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
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Old 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.
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Old 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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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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sorry I mean decal, and he was asking about a decal
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Old 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
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Old 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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Old 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.
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yeah they are vinyl...so soap and water works i guess....aight thanks guys
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some people are just trying to make this harder than it is for ya, just use soap and water and you will be fine
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
some people are just trying to make this harder than it is for ya, just use soap and water and you will be fine
What are you talking about? Thats the same advice given above by 01 Red WS6 and y2k_ta. I just clarified the difference between stickers and decals.

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