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any tips on how to apply vinyl over rivets please?
hi just wondered if any one has any tips or tricks of applying vinyl over rivets? normally use a heat gun and a soft squege and work the cast vinyl into the edges of the rivets but it always takes forever
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remembered reading a thread recently, hope this helps
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … vet#107176
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We use a rivet brush (yeah,,they melt sometimes but are cheap enough to replace) but I remember reading on another board where someone was using a tennis ball with good results – I guess it has something to do with the curves and covering more surface area at once.
If these are not true rivets, but screws – we remove them – apply vinyl – and replace. Much easier….because the screws are just to difficult to get the vinyl to lay properly.
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cheers i think i will try both i can see how a tennis ball would work good idea actually 🙂
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scratch the heads with 120 grit silicacarbide
-wet and dry– get all the road grime off and away from the thingsor just resort to a large hammer
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hi steve, bit late but ive just joined,
dont mess around with brushes and special tools, just use your thumb over the vinyl on the rivet and pop any bubbles, then use your thumb nail to gently work around the rivet, sounds wierd but with a bit of practice it takes seconds. you may have to heat it in afterwords, but i,ve fitted oodles of decals, never had a prob. hope this helps. -
brush the flame from a lit cigerette lighter across the vinyl over the rivet & push down with the thumb.
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As always!
Riveting stuff -
good ol little john, how are you mate?
L J -
Not too bad Big J
Just got a quiet moment or two to catch up on the board -
quote Leigh:We use a rivet brush (yeah,,they melt sometimes but are cheap enough to replace) but I remember reading on another board where someone was using a tennis ball with good results – I guess it has something to do with the curves and covering more surface area at once.If these are not true rivets, but screws – we remove them – apply vinyl – and replace. Much easier….because the screws are just to difficult to get the vinyl to lay properly.
Leigh forgets that wasn’t another “sign” forum she saw it in. it was Wimbledon’s chat forum. :lol1: 😉
good tip Leigh, Ive not heard that one before. funny enough i have a huge trailer with a million rivet’s to do soon. 😕
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They should clamp down on all this riveting stuff
When will they get it together
I guess it’ll only end up in a punch up
What does the panel say?
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