Although there are many ready-made horse car stickers you can also send off a custom design of your own to have it created. You may want to ask an expert to apply your horse car stickers if they are to cover a large area, but if you feel you have the skills, or if they are smaller horse car stickers you might try yourself.
If you’re applying your own horse car stickers there are some important factors to take into account. First of all, test out a small piece of vinyl for adhesion on a part of the car that can’t be seen before working with the actual horse car stickers on the main bodywork. The main reasons you might have trouble getting the horse car stickers to adhere could be temperature and dirt on the vehicle.
The temperature mustn’t be too cold or the vinyl horse car stickers will be too brittle to work with, but if the horse car stickers are too warm the vinyl will become too loose to work. Never try to apply vinyl horse car stickers at the wrong temperature. To make sure the surface is clean you should wash the car with soapy water and then use a degreasant before applying the horse car stickers.
If the horse car stickers are made up of a number of overlapping sections, each overlap should have its exposed edge pointing away from the airstream, so it should point towards the back of the car. It helps to start by attaching the horse car stickers to the vehicle first with masking tape to check they are in the right position. Then draw around them with a marking pen so that you have reference lines when you need to apply the horse car stickers permanently.
Attaching the horse car stickers needs to be done carefully, and it’s best to keep the top edge attached with masking tape which will act as a hinge. You will need a squeegee from your horse car stickers supplier to remove air during application process. Raise the horse car stickers a little, while keeping them attached to the vehicle with the masking tape along the top edge, and begin to peel the backing paper away from the top in very small sections.
Use the squeegee from the centre top to smooth out the horse car stickers, keeping the pressure light and in horizontal strokes. Make sure all air is removed from beneath the horse car stickers, and progress by peeling back only a little of the backing paper at a time. If you have any doubts about your ability to apply large horse car stickers well to your vehicle it’s best to ask the supplier to arrange it.
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