Hey All,
I decided to give up trying to find someone to put on my decals and couldn't find anyone who was interested or seemed honestly like they really knew what they were doing.

I did some reading and tried a 'dry installation' and royally botched it. OMG it was bad. I couldn't believe it. So back to drawing board, tried again to find a shop that didn't think the job was too small and would gurantee that if they botched it they'd replace the stripe.

So more reading, and despite the negatives I heard associated with wet application figured it was my only hope.

Took a little more than three hours but voila! It *IS* doable. Now... how long the stay on is another story. There are horror stories about wet application, I'm hoping they are exagerations. I'll update if they just peel off or something.

Anyway, I won't detail the process because there are several good writeups out there that do the job much better than me. I will say that patience is an absolute MUST and the little hard plastic roller that I bought at the craft store worked wonders in addition to the plastic scraper/putty knife.

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looks great!

fantastic demonstation. The decal came out great!

I don't know what the difference in application is, but that really looks good on the truck!
The color really compliments the truck [sm=smiley20.gif]

Yes, I strongly agree....that just looks beautiful! I like the color of your truck too!

That looks great! is there anything special when it comes to removing decals? I got the big 4X4 sticker that came on the truck and i don't want it on ther anymore i want somethin else... where can you get graphics at???

lighty use a hair dryer to soften up the decal then remove it. if there is any glue left over spray some wd 40 on a rag and wipe it off. after wash and wax the area to avoid any discoloration. most of us if not all got our stripes from klings design. find the thread vynils and look him up

Thanks guys. Its not a perfect job, I have some small bubbles I'll have to actually pop and smooth but by in large it worked great. Second stripe naturally turned out better than the first :) Course now that I'm done w/ this job I'm ready to do it for real! :p I really got the hang of it towards the end.

As for the 4X4 stickers, I just picked it w/ my fingernail and it just peeled right off. But hair dryer and WD40 will def do the trick.

cool thanks

That turned out really nice... Good work.. Nice pics!

ORIGINAL: klings designs

That turned out really nice... Good work.. Nice pics!


Thanks. Again if you get 6" away from it you see little things that could be better on the first side, the second side is pretty close to perfect tho, a little practise really helped.

Thanks to Kling for selling me just a single stripe to replace the one I botched on the attempted dry installation.

So far the wet install is sticking. Have to drive back and forth to work until Wednesday but then the truck sits for a week while I'm on vacation, hopefully the stripes will fully 'cure' by then and I can put a nice coat of wax on the truck and spiff it up a bit.

Again thanks guys, and esp Kling for good products AND good service.

well i finally attemted to install my stripes and it was a disaster. wrinkles and air bubbles. took my time too. so off to the drawing board also to find a pro for the install. i only did one side so the other side and tonneau stripe are still safe

Someone should sticky this post!

Done.

I put mine on "wet" and they are fine... I am not real sure what you are talking about with the "wet" install... Its the same as putting tint on a window, get all the water out and you will be OK...

You're absolutely right, I agree, and my own wet install is great.

No lifting, everything is fine. There are plenty of writeups and internet-experts who claim that this method leads to shortened life of the sticker, lifting, blah blah blah. I tried dry and botched it badly. My wet install is sticking great and looking great and I'm very satisfied with the results.

I suspsect that many who criticise the method are simply passing on third-hand accounts (read urban myth) as anyone who I know who has done it themselves has had success. I totally recommend without resrvation. Besides you can go thru three or four sets of stripesbefore it'd cost you to have someone do it for you.

WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE STICKERS FROM?

ORIGINAL: 4x4QC06V8DKTA

WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE STICKERS FROM?


Klings Designs makes them. Also I think your caps-lok key got stuck on ;)

NO WAY OH YEAH IT IS STUCK ON haha i didn't even realize that last time! lol

I think the truck bed stripes look great, I've been thinking of doing them myself, just can't decide on a design yet. Any suggestions?

I just boughta set from Klings Designs (he actually has posted on this page). I got the SuperDak logo (same as superdak05's). I figured since we were in different states, it wasn't a big deal. Kling does nice work. Some of the other guys have some nice stripes as well. Check out the forum. I am sure you will get an idea.

i would go silver or red.. depends on what color you want with black!! Do the simple mopar one!

i think the silver would look good, being that the two colors on the truck are black and chrome. I'm going to take a look at Klings Designs since I haven't yet. Thanks for the ideas!

Look for a thread here titled something like "vinyl" or "new vinyl" or something like that. Seems like ppl were tossing ideas back and forth quite a bit in there.

my viynals came out great

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Well, I tried to do the stripes and holy Sh*t are they hard to do. I used the first posting on here as a guide, but it was WAAAY hard to do. So, instead of doing a piss-poor job, I decided to save the logos and just use them. And I am glad I did. I like my Black truck. And after further review, the stripes would've have been a bit much for my taste. So I just used the logos and I am happy with the results.

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I worked for a company once back home that issued door decals for the vehicles to give that professional look. The way we put them on was a wet application, using a spray bottle, a squeegee,a sponge and grease pencil. We laid out where the decals would go by measuring carefully. Then we mixed up a solution of one part dish detergent to three parts water. Spray the area with this solution, then peel the backing off the decal. Place the decal in position, a process aided by the soapy water. When in position, use the sponge and press all over the decal, sliding it back in place if it starts to move.Using the squeegee, work from the center out in all directions, squeezing out any air bubbles or water bubbles. Let the decal(s) dry for a day, then take a needle and poke any bubbles you might find, then press arouind the needle prick to remove air or water. After 3 or 4 days, you can wash the car, removing any of the installation fluid left on the car. When the soapy water dries out, you need a heat gun and a razor blade to remove the decal(s). I hope that helps you.

Hey, guys. When doing any type of decal on your truck or anything you might want to try a mix of liquid soap and water. Wet the area of the truck your going to stick the decal to. Then start to pull the decal off the paper backing....make sure the decal stays on the transfer tape (white tape). As you pull it off the paper backing spray it with the soap and water mix. This will keep it from sticking on anything you don't want it to stick too. Make sure the area of your truck stays wet and that the tape is also very wet. This will help make moving the decal around a little easier.
After you get the decal in place start pushing the water mix out from under the image. You might have to use a credit card if you don't have a small squeegee. Start in the middle and work your way out. I have been doing some sign work in the past year and make all types of decals etc. Guys that have been doing signs for years might not do a large decal wet. I myself do not want to take the chance of messing up a large amount of vinyl.
If you take your time and do it wet the decal will have less bubbles and you will be very happy in the end.
Brent

Wouldn't a body shop install the decals for you? I know when I damaged the box on my old 92 Dakota awhile back the body shop in town said they could redo the decals.

A body shop would love to install them for you.. easy way to make money.. I would try to find one that will replace the sticker if they mess up.....