Hey All,
I decided to give up trying to find someone to put on my decals and couldn't find anyone who was interested or seemed honestly like they really knew what they were doing.
I did some reading and tried a 'dry installation' and royally botched it. OMG it was bad. I couldn't believe it. So back to drawing board, tried again to find a shop that didn't think the job was too small and would gurantee that if they botched it they'd replace the stripe.
So more reading, and despite the negatives I heard associated with wet application figured it was my only hope.
Took a little more than three hours but voila! It *IS* doable. Now... how long the stay on is another story. There are horror stories about wet application, I'm hoping they are exagerations. I'll update if they just peel off or something.
Anyway, I won't detail the process because there are several good writeups out there that do the job much better than me. I will say that patience is an absolute MUST and the little hard plastic roller that I bought at the craft store worked wonders in addition to the plastic scraper/putty knife.
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Last edited by Altair; 08-09-2008 at 06:05 PM.
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I don't know what the difference in application is, but that really looks good on the truck!
The color really compliments the truck [sm=smiley20.gif]
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05 Dakota QC, Laramie, V-8, 4x4
Line-X
ARE Z Series Cap
K&N Aircharger 63-1546
Running AMSOIL for all fluids
That looks great! is there anything special when it comes to removing decals? I got the big 4X4 sticker that came on the truck and i don't want it on ther anymore i want somethin else... where can you get graphics at???
lighty use a hair dryer to soften up the decal then remove it. if there is any glue left over spray some wd 40 on a rag and wipe it off. after wash and wax the area to avoid any discoloration. most of us if not all got our stripes from klings design. find the thread vynils and look him up
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thats right, i did it so what, cry two tears in a bucket, @#$% it, lets take it to the stage
Thanks guys. Its not a perfect job, I have some small bubbles I'll have to actually pop and smooth but by in large it worked great. Second stripe naturally turned out better than the first Course now that I'm done w/ this job I'm ready to do it for real! I really got the hang of it towards the end.
As for the 4X4 stickers, I just picked it w/ my fingernail and it just peeled right off. But hair dryer and WD40 will def do the trick.
DIY Decal Installation
Course now that I'm done w/ this job I'm ready to do it for real! 
I really got the hang of it towards the end.
