carwash 47 Posted March 13, 2014 This is my best work yet, due to Wildgoose's trick with the Parchment Paper.... I'm not sure how i ever did without it before, lol... Here are the layers and the finished product... 4 colors, 5 layers. Couldn't make all the black happen in 1 layer, had to do a base and an overlay... Who has the best trick for getting rid of small bubbles in layers? Heat gun? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sluggo2u 32 Posted March 13, 2014 That's pretty impressive registration work there. Nice job. Short of pricking the bubbles with a stick pin, I have no wisdom for you. I don't do too much layering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted March 13, 2014 I poke but with the point of a single edge razor. It cuts so clean you can't begin to tell where it's been done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
security802 686 Posted March 13, 2014 I bought a box of sewing pins, and when I have bubbles I just poke away in one side of the bubble and work the air out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKid 29 Posted March 13, 2014 You da man carwash.. You da man. Damn nice work. What is the H and W of that bad boy? On the bubbles. Are you doing it wet or dry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carwash 47 Posted March 14, 2014 23 wide, 30 tall. Doing it dry. Wet would be a mess on layered stuff on my work table. I know the poking method for bubbles. Just wanted something easier and faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
security802 686 Posted March 14, 2014 23 wide, 30 tall. Doing it dry. Wet would be a mess on layered stuff on my work table. I know the poking method for bubbles. Just wanted something easier and faster. Try wiping with alcohol between layers? Cut the static possibly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwp99 283 Posted March 14, 2014 If at all possible install install the decal in layers. Don't preassemble, air gets trapped when there are unequal levels of vinyl and your squeegee can't apply pressure equally to the vinyl. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted March 16, 2014 What is this parchment paper trick ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moody Blue 505 Posted March 16, 2014 Killer Work!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carwash 47 Posted March 16, 2014 Parchment... Remove the backing form the decal and replace with sheets of cooking parchment paper. It's damn near see-through and sticks to NOTHING. it allows you to line up layers amazingly..... No need really for registration marks at all anymore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted March 16, 2014 So your not using app tape?? I am just confused..if you remove the backing from the decal to expose the sticky side, are you putting the parchment on that?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carwash 47 Posted March 16, 2014 Apply app tape, remove backing, replace backing with parchment, then layer as you normally would... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galaxygraphics 26 Posted March 17, 2014 Is it just me, or does there seem to be something amiss with the U and G, in Stuttgart? Also, with the black H, in Porsche? Even if I AM right, that is still some mighty fine work! I wish I could do that!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carwash 47 Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, I lost part of the H while weeding... didn't realize til later... The stuttgart was fixed on it as well, not sure how it got all jumpy like that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carwash 47 Posted March 17, 2014 And thanks for the props! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AAndrews19 53 Posted March 30, 2014 Wow, what a brilliant... yet such a simple... idea with the parchment paper. Have a layered install coming up next week, definitely trying it! Have viewed a lot of your recent threads... you do some good work man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
