Decal Application
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Printed Date: March-02-2025 at 4:05pm
Topic: Decal Application
Posted By: Otto Throttle
Subject: Decal Application
Date Posted: February-15-2023 at 2:03pm
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Spring is coming and I'm cleaning up the boat! I have purchased many decals for my 1999 Masters Edition, and I will be applying them this spring. A couple of questions, what techniques (preparation, layout, and application) are you using to apply them to the boat? Also I have read some people using "sealing pens" to seal the edges, any input on that?! Additionally have people replaced single letters on their decals? Thanks in advance! Otto ------------- Otto |
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Posted By: NeilMcG
Date Posted: February-16-2023 at 7:34pm
Surface contaminates are the biggest enemy for adhesion, particularly oils and lipids (which includes wax.) A simple cleaning usually isn't enough. Dawn dish soap is a good first step, but then use a dewaxer/degreaser and finish with a liberal wiping with acetone. |
Otto Throttle wrote:Posted By: Otto Throttle
Date Posted: February-24-2023 at 11:46am
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Great! Thank you....what bout these edge sealing pens? Anything worth doing?? ------------- Otto |
Posted By: NeilMcG
Date Posted: February-24-2023 at 1:35pm
I've never used one so I can't say for sure, but my experience has been that adhesion tends to fail in the center producing small bubbles, not failure along edges. But they're inexpensive so it probably wouldn't hurt to try. |