Installed stripes... got some lint under them...
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Installed stripes... got some lint under them... I put on my two stripes on the fender yesterday. I made extra sure that all the lint was off the car and that the surface was clean... still, I somehow managed to get a few small pieces of lint under them 
and there are now some small bubles 
Is there any way to get them out, or do they go away after a while?
and there are now some small bubles Is there any way to get them out, or do they go away after a while? 
Re: Installed stripes... got some lint under them... getting out bubbles is pretty easy. Take a pin, poke a hole press it out. If there is actually something under it, it will be next to impossible to get it out.
I'm guessing it's just air though.
I'm guessing it's just air though.
Re: Installed stripes... got some lint under them... Large decals are a pain in the *** I use a squirt bottle and water with a few drops of soap in it. That way you can hold the decal in place once you get it on where you want it, and squeege it out at the same time. I use a 3m rubber squeege that someone gave to me, but any rubber or flat plastic will work. As for the bubbles, a sharp pin/needle will do. Just like TDOFW said, poke a tiny hole and push the excess water out. I'm guessing that's all it is since you said you cleaned the decal and car surfaces before hand. Good Luck,
Rob
I use a squirt bottle and water with a few drops of soap in it. That way you can hold the decal in place once you get it on where you want it, and squeege it out at the same time. I use a 3m rubber squeege that someone gave to me, but any rubber or flat plastic will work. As for the bubbles, a sharp pin/needle will do. Just like TDOFW said, poke a tiny hole and push the excess water out. I'm guessing that's all it is since you said you cleaned the decal and car surfaces before hand. Good Luck,Rob
Re: Installed stripes... got some lint under them... DO NOT USE A PIN!
A pin will create a "puncture wound" which will remain visble because it stretches the vinyl. Put the car in the sun so the vinyl will get good and hot (stretchy). Use a brand new #11 Xacto blade and carefully poke the bubble near an edge and push the air from the other side towards the hole.
A pin will create a "puncture wound" which will remain visble because it stretches the vinyl. Put the car in the sun so the vinyl will get good and hot (stretchy). Use a brand new #11 Xacto blade and carefully poke the bubble near an edge and push the air from the other side towards the hole.
Re: Installed stripes... got some lint under them...
DO NOT USE A PIN!
A pin will create a "puncture wound" which will remain visble because it stretches the vinyl. Put the car in the sun so the vinyl will get good and hot (stretchy). Use a brand new #11 Xacto blade and carefully poke the bubble near an edge and push the air from the other side towards the hole.
A pin will create a "puncture wound" which will remain visble because it stretches the vinyl. Put the car in the sun so the vinyl will get good and hot (stretchy). Use a brand new #11 Xacto blade and carefully poke the bubble near an edge and push the air from the other side towards the hole.
Been using pins/needles on decals of all sorts for 15+ years including my current vinyl overlays, no problems here. 
