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Vinyl Decal Application and Removal

Materials required for application:

• Liquid detergent.
• Water bucket or spray bottle.
• Rags for cleaning and drying surfaces.
• Masking tape
• Tape measure
• Plastic squeegy
• ...and of course, water. :)

Here we go...

1. Clean the area that the decal is going to be applied to using soapy water, making sure that all dirt, oil or grease is removed.
2. Rinse the area with non-soapy, clean water and clean cloth.
3. Dry surface completely with clean dry cloth.
4. Using two small pieces of masking tape on either side of the decal, position the decal in the desire area.
5. Using your measuring tape, measure from a straight line on the decal, (i.e.; the bottom of a line of lettering) to a straight line on the application surface, (i.e.; a body molding, top or bottom of a door, etc.)
6. Now that the decal is square on your application surface, using the masking tape, tape down one side of the decal to create a hindge. This will hold down the one edge of the decal in position on the application surface so that you only have to worry about lining up on side of the decal.
7. Release the side of the decal that has only the small piece of tape holding it in position and lift the decal away from the application surface. (Now you can see the purpose of taping down one edge to act as a hinge.)
8. Peel the backing away from the decal making sure that the decal doesn't touch the application surface in the process.
9. Once the backing is removed, with both hands, one on each of the loose corners, lightly pull the decal taunt so that the pre-masking of the decal is flat. Be careful not to pull to hard or the masking tape hindge will let go or worse, the pre-masking with rip.
10. Keeping the pre-masking as flat as you can, lower the decal to the application surface.
11. With your plastic squeegy, press the decal down onto the application surface, working from the center to the top outside edge and then from the center to the bottom outside edge.
12. Peel the masking tape and the pre-mask off the application surface and your done.

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