Important: The striping material highlights vehicle surface imperfections. Eliminate all of the following before applying the stripe or the decal:
• | Uneven 2-tone paint breaklines |
Important: Apply stripes and decals in a clean environment where dust and fibers do not interfere with proper adhesion.
- Clean the area where you will apply the decal.
1.1. | Use the suitable solvents such as flash naptha, or a 50/50 mixture by volume of isopropyl alcohol and clean drinkable water. |
1.2. | Dry the area thoroughly with a clean lint-free cloth. |
1.3. | Repaint the area. Feather the paint in, if the paint is chipped. |
- Warm the body surface to 27-38°C (80-100°F).
- Apply the tape stripe or the decals that wrap into the body openings or mount on flexible surfaces wet.
Use the following procedure for wet application of stripes and decals:
- Use Dupont Duponal WA or the equivalent for a wetting agent. Do not use a soap solution.
- Spray a mist of solution onto the body area.
- Peel the backing away from the decal.
- Spray the adhesive backing of the decal in hot, humid weather with a mist of the wetting solution.
- Position the decal in the desired location on the body surface.
- Using a dampened squeegee, starting at the center of the decal, work from the center outward in both directions.
- Squeegee the decal, in position, onto the body, removing any air bubbles along with the wetting solution.
- Pull the decal back onto itself in order to remove the premask from the decal.
- Squeegee the decal again.
- Prick any air bubbles with a pin, if present.