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3) get a "plastic razor" or a plastic chizeler from a local vinyl supply shop (they are like $.50 to $1.00). Denatured alcohol or grease/wax remover will remove any leftover residue.
ive tried those, they are too soft to really remove vinyl, well big amounts of vinyl at least.we also use an eraser....rubber wheel with an air compressor on big jobs and that also works good, but it is easier to ruin the paint. another cool little tool you can try is a "lil chisel" it works awsome.
5) for large graphics mix a small teaspoon of baby shampoo with a quart of water in a spray bottle. spray down the car and apply the graphic while wet. This will allow you to adjust the graphic. Then leave it in the sun to dry or use a hairdryer or if you have halegen work lamps they produce a decent amount of heat and can help dry out graphics but like with the heat gun you want to be careful about how close you put them and for how long.
you can do this but i feel(for me at least) it is alot harder to work with
because it just moves around too much, but then again i have done this for a long time and if i mess up on anything i just snap up part of the graphic quick and it wont ruin it if you do it right. plus i dont like the wet way because it just takes way too long for it to dry, we have alot of customers wanting it done ASAP and wanting to drive away right when its done.
just wondering, what program do you use to cut the vinyl? and what kind of printer/plotter?
we use a gerber edge thermal printer for our printed products with zeronine ribbons with weather/chemical resistant....and we use a 48 inch DURAcut plotter for cutting. our programs we use are scanvec inspire....they work pretty good im happy with them and they are pretty easy to use