Before you being installation of any graphics you need to make sure
the vehicle is nice and clean. If you put graphics onto a dirty
vehicle the adhesive sticks to the dirt and not the bodywork.
Use normal car wash soap- avoid anything with a wax or silicone
additive- this type of product leaves a film on your paintwork which
vinyl doesn't like sticking to. Once your vehicle is dry you are ready
to start applying your graphics
Take a line of text and add a piece of masking tape to each end
like the diagram below. Position the line of text on your vehicle in
the area you want it to be installed. The masking tape holds the vinyl
in place. Take the tape measure and level out the text. Start at one
end- set your measurement and repeat at the other end.
Now follow this step by step
guide.
Level your text out like this
Add a
strip of tape vertically across the centre like this
This
is what you should have
Tear
or cut through the tape holding the left hand side of your text.
Peel
the lettering away from the backing paper like this
Stop
at the centre strip and cut the left hand side of the backing
paper off like this.
Cut
away the backing paper. You can now choose to spray the exposed
letters bodywork with fluid if you want. Using fluid will
make the process a lot easier. Alternatively carry on without.
Line
the masking tape tags up. You created these earlier. Tack the exposed vinyl in place DO NOT START RUBBING IT
DOWN YET
Working back from the centre rub the text with the plastic
applicator- work up & down in a firm action.
Rub
the text all the way over to the left hand side like this
Cut or
tear through the right hand masking tape piece and remove the
centre strip of masking tape like this.
Remove
the rest of the backing paper like this.
Line
this exposed text up with the right hand tags like this.
After
rubbing the right hand side of the text down in the same way as
you did for the left remove the centre masking tape strip like
this
Now
being peeling off the paper tape which is applied to the top of
the letters. You should peel this away at an angle like this. Be
gentle at this stage, making sure that each letter has stuck
down properly. If you used Cheeta Fluid you should wait about
10mins before peeling off the paper.
Carry on peeling back the top
paper covering until all the letters are exposed
Repeat this process for each of
the sections of your vehicle graphic kit. We supply you with a
diagram that shows what goes where.
Once you have fitted a couple
of parts you will quickly get the hang of the process.
