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Hey all--- sorry i havn't checked in lately. Been up to my butt in shirt orders!

Glad to see others can use this info. Easy way to make some money. I havn't took any pictures of mine- guess I need to. I did not try the wet app but i would think it would be easier to remove the transfer tape. I wan't that hard without it but if it makes it easier, go for it. I think on my next order i will try it.

So far we have had below normal temps for this area so far (steady 30s at night, 50s day ) and I am happy to say they are holding up very well. 3 months and little/no degrading of the cling.

transfer tape is used to place the vinyl lettering to the static cling. You peel it off to leve the lettering on the cling. The backing paper is removed when the cling is put into use.

Mark

yeh right, so what rodger is saying, every  time you take decal off a vehicle and replace backing paper, when you want to use it again you have to wet the backing paper.

if this is so( being an ex car salesman) the salesmen will surely not do this cos they are always in a hurry, and perish the thought that they should get their hands wet, specially in winter :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

regards duke

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I think he was refering to when you apply the lettering to the cling, you wet it before you apply. This makes it easier to remove the transfer tape from the cling. Once the lettering is applied to the cling, you do not wet it any more. When you want to use the sign, remove the backing paper and stick it to the car/window/whatever. The only time you wet it is when you are putting the lettering onto the cling - not when you put the cling to the object.

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thats what i thought, but not having used cling yet,i thought i was wrong (again).

i thought i was wrong once before, but i found out i was mistaken :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

regards duke

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thanks for all your help rainey, i can see a lot of potential for the cling.i thought of using it awhile back, but didn't think it would stand up to u/v rays and a lot of rehandling

my only problem was i couldn't find anyone who had used it, till you came along and allayed all my fears.  :thumbsup:

regards  duke

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Hey- I have gotten so much good/useful info here on this site that I had to share what i have learned. That is what makes this site one of,if not the best for info.

Now as far as how well the cling works.... time will tell. It has made it through a heat cycle and is now in the cold cycle. I will post more later as time goes by but i do know the customer is VERY pleased so far. Save him a few $ already.

Mark

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ditto about this forum, if not for all the helpfull people here ( you know who you are) i would still be heatpressing t-shirts for pennies to compete with competition here :thumbsup:

regards duke

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rainey is right.That is what I was talking about.

Thanks Rainey for idea.

PS

I just got order for 24 more (15"x30")

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Hey all--- sorry i havn't checked in lately. Been up to my butt in shirt orders!

Glad to see others can use this info. Easy way to make some money. I havn't took any pictures of mine- guess I need to. I did not try the wet app but i would think it would be easier to remove the transfer tape. I wan't that hard without it but if it makes it easier, go for it. I think on my next order i will try it.

So far we have had below normal temps for this area so far (steady 30s at night, 50s day ) and I am happy to say they are holding up very well. 3 months and little/no degrading of the cling.

transfer tape is used to place the vinyl lettering to the static cling. You peel it off to leve the lettering on the cling. The backing paper is removed when the cling is put into use.

Mark

yeh right, so what rodger is saying, every  time you take decal off a vehicle and replace backing paper, when you want to use it again you have to wet the backing paper.

if this is so( being an ex car salesman) the salesmen will surely not do this cos they are always in a hurry, and perish the thought that they should get their hands wet, specially in winter :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

regards duke

  transfer paper is what you put on the weeded vinyl decal to transfer it to any substrate , this case it is static vinyl . wetting the transfer tape after applying decals to the static cling vinyl makes the transfer tape loose adhesion & peels off ALOT easier without pulling the decal off of the static cling  . The backing paper would be taken off the static cling vinyl when sticking it to a surface . After that , I doupt anybody ever puts backing paper on again . When not in use , hang the sign on any surface to store until used again .

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WOW Neron...good deal!!!!

I've never tried the static cling...but you all have me interested in trying some out.

Thanks.

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I think he was refering to when you apply the lettering to the cling, you wet it before you apply. This makes it easier to remove the transfer tape from the cling. Once the lettering is applied to the cling, you do not wet it any more. When you want to use the sign, remove the backing paper and stick it to the car/window/whatever. The only time you wet it is when you are putting the lettering onto the cling - not when you put the cling to the object.

actually you wet the transfer tape after applying the decal to the substrate ( no matter what substrate or if you install wet or dry ) --  IF  -- you want the transfer tape to come off easier ( ex : without pulling the decals off )

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thats what i thought, but not having used cling yet,i thought i was wrong (again).

i thought i was wrong once before, but i found out i was mistaken :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

regards duke

I understand  ;D ;D ;D ... so you were wrong 1 time in thinking you were wrong ! ( That is the way the joke was told to me , now putting on my best B.S. face ... )  " I have never even thought I was wrong , so I have never been wrong "  I don't think the B.S. can get any deeper than that .    Thread tanget .. who can " exaggerate " the most ?

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Nice job  What is the partial sign for ?

Did you apply the red Don Ho style ?  :thumbsup: .

Regards , B T Rodger

I thought there was a partial sign , but I see now there is a complete sign under the other .. oops .

Anybody get what I referred to " Did you apply the red Don Ho style ? "

  ( dry )  ... " Tiny bubbles , in the vinyl "

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I'm gonna get some cling and try this out myself.  When I do, I'll post pictures.  I gave the idea to my husband (car salesman) and he said it wouldn't work at his dealership because they test drive too much.  They (him and other salesman) wouldn't want to take the time to pull it off, put it away, test drive, then put it back on.  I see his point but I'm gonna do it anyway and prove him wrong that those signs make a difference in sales!  We like proving each other wrong!  LOL!

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How about putting the cling vinyl on the inside ?

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@rodger

Yes you can put it from inside (all you need to do to cut image in "mirror")

BTW

I 've spoke to few dealers in my area and they ask me if I can make ling so they can put them from inside.

Regards

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I thought that would eliminate the lazy salesman problem  :thumbsup: . I put the decals on the inside of back windows in my pick-ups .

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does any one put non cling, decals in the inside, or is everyone putting them on the outside, In northern Minnesota, I would think It would be easier, have ing a warm car, to apply them from the inside, , Maybe I am wrong,,

What does everyone else do? We are talking Non cling,,

I understand cling would be the inside, otherwise with dust and debri, and rain, i would think cling would slide off.

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Hi , I use regular vinyl to install on the inside/back window on my pick-ups & day cab trucks .  I didn't try to put the decals inside on A Mazda escort car as the window is slanted & installing would be alot harder to do . None of what I have done had had rear window defrosters . I thought that was in the middle of the glass , but I'm not sure . If it was on the surface on the inside , That would not work good . I did put a decal on my wife's mini-van on the outside & the wiper goes over it , but 4 months later , no wear/bad effects on the Oracal 651 .

I also think the cling would hold on the outside better than you think. Possibly hold on short slow drives . I have several cling vinyl thermometers & non have ever came off in about 5 years of storms & weather .

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so are you saying that clings go on the outside as well?

Thanks for all the help guys!

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No rules or regulations on that ( yet )  ;D . Anything that works out good is ok  . I got some samples from a sign show & they hold inside or outside . Weather & wind has to have some effect , but not that I can tell . Home Depot sells thermometers that are made in cling vinyl . I have bought many & the only failure has been from the heat on a sliding glass door . the outside cling vinyl dried up & disintergrated , but the circle holding the thermometer still is on the door .

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