Need Advice: TRD Decal Application
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grannyzpanniez
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I installed them a few weeks ago and they looks great! It was pretty tough to do actually... I taped the top side and peeled the sticker off as I went down... I've heard of people using soap and water and squeegee the access out? Idk how well it would work but it seems smart... Mine look fine and not many bubbles so there's one option...
JRZEE2000TR4LTD
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I installed them a few weeks ago and they looks great! It was pretty tough to do actually... I taped the top side and peeled the sticker off as I went down... I've heard of people using soap and water and squeegee the access out? Idk how well it would work but it seems smart... Mine look fine and not many bubbles so there's one option...
Whom ever you bought them from hopefully would provide some instructions. The ones I bought did. There was instructions with and without soapy water. I used a MILD soap solution ( about a teaspoon of Johnson Baby Shampoo to about a quart of water) in a spray bottle. Obviously clean up the area spotlessly, rub the area with some rubbing alcohol, clean up again with a lint free towel (use a new one). After measuring out where you want it to go, (use the bottom trim piece as a guide not the window) spray the area out with your soap solution. Tape the decal in place with a piece of tape (I used painters tape) as a "hinge" through the middle. Make sure the hinge spot is between letters. Then lift of the bottom piece (the piece of "paper" on the sticky side of the decal) until you get to the hinge then remove that half of the paper. Make sure you don't let the decal touch anything. Then slowly apply the decal from the hinge out to the edge, keeping it tight and pressing it down with a credit card or maybe one of those hard plastic spackle application tools. Once you have the one side down, move your hinge as close to the place were there's still paper and repeat for the other half. Just be careful when you lift the other side so you don't lift up the decal although if you placed your hinge correctly between letters and cut off at that point this shouldn't be a problem. At this point, really work the whole decal down with the hard edged tool, working out any bubbles. You haven't removed the top half of the decal material (the clear part) so you can see the bubbles. Once you happy with it, let it sit for 30 minutes. Go do the other side at this point. Then after 30 minutes CAREFULLY remove the clear top, slowly starting on an edge an pulling it at a 70 degree angle (not straight up) against the decal. When your doing this make sure the decal doesn't lift. If it does stop and rework the decal down and let it sit longer.
Couple bit of advice, don't do this on a windy day (like I did) and try to do it inside a garage or in a non dusty area and not under trees (you'd be surprised the small little things that fall out of them). Spray some water on the ground to keep the dust down if your working on a dirt driveway or something.
Hope this helps a little. Just take it SLOW. Good luck!!
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