Dry Vinyl Decal Application One Swipe

This video is aimed at both professionals and DIYer for apply small decals without air bubbles.

I had a few people question how cold it actually was in the last videos. So here I even show the substrate temperature using an IR thermometer (raytech).

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• vinyl
• application
• decal
• dry
• cold
• weather
• wet

[darkestofdans]

No, they don't recommend wet apps below 60F and they don't recommend any application below 40F. However, it can still be done with some success as this video demonstrates.

I do recommend warming the substrate if at all possible, but be careful, some substrates do not like to be heated (such as annealed glass).

[1peecbaretta]

I want my min 5 back!

[serealis]

alright -- so here's where i pose my question. when i'm applying and the temperature gets below 50 degrees or so, i start getting issues of the adhesive not taking; what do you recommend in situations like so (outside of heat gunning the surface until it's at an acceptable application temperature)?

does oracal guarantee vinyl applied in temperatures below 60 degrees? a lot of the vinyls i work with don't...