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can anyone help with vinyl stripes around corners?
Hi
can anyone help me this is the first time Ive done this, Im doing some vinyl stripes on my mates van and Im struggling going around the corners (it not lining up with the other side).
It is raised 5mm and when I line it up, it leaves creases in the vinyl.
Also I dont know how to tackle the wheel arches.
There are 4 sets of 8 stripes. I took some pic but cannot upload them.
Any advice would be very great full[/right]
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4 Replies
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Dominic this happens if the corner is not 100% square.
I would fit without app tape at the corner, make a mark with masking tape or a stabilo pencil around the corner, little bit of heat , and then with slight tension pull the stripe round the corner in one smooth movement. dont pull to hard or the width will diminish if any fingers appear, warm them again gently and they should shrink back.
anothe way and I think there is a demo on here somewhere, is to put app tape on the corner, draw a line on it where the stripe will go, remove the app tape and you will see the line is not straight, trace this shape into your software and cut using some extraa length to the nearest panel join, if that makes sense
Peter
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Peter your a star!! Thats great, will give that a go.
Thanks a lot -
Dominic
here is the demo -
Thats great Peter.
Going to attempt it this morning will let you know how I get on.
Once again thanks alot.Dom
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