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Old May 24, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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make sure you do a good prep before applying the decal wash the area i used dishsoap and water to help remove the wax then get a good wax remover make sure that the area is free of chips or deep scratches or air will be traped under the decal and bubble up after just get some touchup paint and fill the chip or scracth and lightly sand with very fine grit wetsand paper. i would reccomend having a tack cloth handy to keep all the dust off the area then mix a solution of water, joy clear dish soap, and a litle bit of rubbing alchohal i think it was like 20 ounces water 1 qtr tbs alchohal, 1 half tbs of soap.. last but not least clean the area one last time with a rag and rubbing alcohal then spray your solution you mixed all over the area and now you can slide the decal around till its where you want it then squegee it out good from the center outward.. once done with that spray the tranfer paper with some of the solution and slowly peel off the decal work any bubbles left with the squegee wraped in a paper towel to avoid scratching the decal now if after small bubbles apear the sun should lay them down but i had afew small bubbles and i took a heat gun or a hair dryer on low and worked them out with the squeege as best i could then the sun did the rest also you can get a very small pin and pop the bubble and work it out with low heat aswell!!! good luck you should have no problem if they arent huge decals bud
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Old May 24, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Alright gang since we are on the subject of decals, what's the easiest way to get those ugly stock decals off?
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Old May 24, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Heat it up with a air dryer (not a heat gun) an peel it off "SLOWLY" starting from one corner. (Slowly if you want the glue to stay on the decal. If you go too fast it will leave some glue on your truck)
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Old May 24, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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any remaining glue just get some goo gone and some elbow grease to clean it up then be sure to polish and wax the area after!!
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