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  fitting tip needed

  Posted by Johnny S on 24 February 2004 at 12:32

  Just had a customer in who wants the panel in his new combo overlaid yellow. Whats the best way to get a good fit into the recess. he don’t want us to cut the vinyl on the van. One side has a sliding door with extra recesses. Do you make a template? or can you lay a cutting strip under the vinyl.
  it’s probably a 5 min job for some of you but any advice would be apreciated.

  I assume 751 vinyl would be ok.

  Cheers

  Johnny 😕

  John Singh replied 21 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Phill Fenton

  Member

  24 February 2004 at 17:31

  I would make a template by applying application tape over the area you want the vinyl to fit. Then use a pencil to trace out on the tape the shape of the panel. Having done this, remove the application tape and stick it over a sheet of vinyl and cut the shape out with a scissors or a craft Knife. Easy peasy and very quick.

  I use this a lot to blank out the rear windows on vans. I used to try and trim the vinyl to size on the glass but find this way is much neater quicker and easier. 😀

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  magpie

  Member

  25 February 2004 at 09:05

  Excellent idea, thats another to store in the old brain box, thanks Phil.

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  Johnny S

  Member

  25 February 2004 at 17:23

  cheers Phil I’ll give it a go 😀

  Johnny

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  John Singh

  Member

  25 February 2004 at 21:19

  Now there’s a nifty idea Phill 😀

  John

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