puttin on grafics kits

[Gropes]

yea my bros just got a grafics kit for his bike
is there a special way to do it?
do you pull the original grafics off and wat else do you have to do?

[yzfmx418]

yes heat the old ones with a hair dryer and peel them off. then claen the whole suface with alcohol (not the kind you drink but it would proly work) get it really clean and sometimes you can spray some windex (window cleaner)on your tank and shrouds and put your graphics on and while its wet you can move them around and get them straight when you get them straight use a paper towel and rub all over the top of the graphics (with out moving them )and push all the bubbles out and let it dry for a day or so and come back and push what bubbles are left out .and smooth out the graphics and they should be good to go by them .thats how i do them and they come out pretty good for me .i have made lots of money putting other peoples graphics on
later lmk

[Mulishaman_14]

do the same as yz****8 did but cut a 2-3 inch strip so the sticky stuff shows on the back that way you can get it lined up w/o halving to peeel it off again. Also try to lightly sand the radiator scoop so the graphics stick better.

[yzfmx418]

good idea mulishaman on sanding it a little that would work even better. i do peel a little off the back like you said i didnt think about putting it in the post till you wrote it thanks
later lmk

[Flap]

it takes time so dont do it when yer in a rush

[RIDEtillDEATH]

does that winedx thing really work so you can move around the graphics before it drys?

[mulcs]

yea all thats fine and good just make sure u drain ur tank coz tghe bubbles usually come from the fuel bein there

[SoCalCRrider868]

YES!, the windex does work. When i put on my DeCal numbers, i had the hardest time lining them up. So after spending half an hour on the front plate and having it still look horrible, i called DeCal, and they said that thats the best way they have found to do it. It makes them moveable when they are down, then once you squeegee the windex out, there wont be any bubbles

[84GUY125500]

just peel half the backing off and put the peeled half on then when thats prfectly lined up unpeel the rest and all you have to do is stick it on. but when you put itn don't just slap it on flat you gotta kinda roll it on. it makes its o theres no air bubbles in it. but don't sand it. you don't need to especially if the graphics are kinda clear like most are the grooves will really show. so don't sand it. it doesn't help any. just make sure the suface is really clean. use rubbing alchohol or some zep41 I.D. red it cleans and dries out.

[MIKEY 875]

You buy new plastics dummy.

[Robbo66]

i got a squirty bottle, filled it half with water, and put about 3 drop of dishwashing liquid. shake it so it mixes. i then lightly spray the shroud.

then put it all on, then you can move it around, line it up. (you have about 20 seconds before it will dry). then i got a hair dryer, pushed all the bubbles out.

i then got my sisters clear nail stuff, and put some around the outside of the graphics, so it sealed it up nice.

[SmiRk_MX]

2 yr. old thread...
:wacko:

[Robbo66]

i feel like a dummy. normally i look at the dates, but i didnt.

ohh well, it will probably help someone now thats it back up the top.

[SEBBY]

in freerider they said to use soapy water like Robbo said

[mr. thumper]

Originally posted by Yamaha_85
i got a squirty bottle, filled it half with water, and put about 3 drop of dishwashing liquid. shake it so it mixes. i then lightly spray the shroud.

then put it all on, then you can move it around, line it up. (you have about 20 seconds before it will dry). then i got a hair dryer, pushed all the bubbles out.

i then got my sisters clear nail stuff, and put some around the outside of the graphics, so it sealed it up nice.


i use the soap trick but i found that you cant get them too wet a wet down the entire plastic then as i peal back the backing of the graphic give it a hefty spraying and put it on the plastic

then get the graphic lined up properly and start from the middle and work you way to the edges of the plastic squeeging the water out

repeat until all water is one from underneath graphic

sit back and enjoy your new style