Vehicle Graphics: Aquahome / lease

[David McDonald]

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[David Rogers]

Nice looking livery. I especially like the ‘swoosh’.
Just a quick question: Do you have any concerns when lettering over the window rubbers that it’ll detach prematurely / lift ? I tend to avoid going onto the rubber at all costs.

[David McDonald]

Hi David

Usually I wouldn’t go over the window seals but had to otherwise the lettering wouldn’t work correctly. I cleaned the rubbers with Rapid Remover, then Rapid-Tac, and finally Isopropanol. I completely removed all the grime and that sort of oxidised coating you get on it – ie, no matter how hard you rubbed it no black residue came off (if that makes sense), only then did I apply the vinyl.

Cheers
Macky

[David Rogers]

Makes perfect sense! The few times I’ve HAD to do it, (insistent boy-racers) I cleaned it up with meths & a lot of ‘elbow grease’, then masked & clear lacquered (solvent spray paint type), this bonded really well with the rubber. Then applied vinyl and gently 🙄 warmed. But I did slice through at the glass/rubber join as I didn’t want muck ingressing from the underside and blowing the vinyl off. No idea how long it lasted as the cars are usually crashed or re-sprayed long before the vinyl would fall off! :lol1:

[Lorraine Clinch]

You have been busy Macky!

[David McDonald]

Hi Lorraine

Now I’ve packed in the day job and have been going full time with the sign business for a month and a half I’m going at it like a man possessed – I want to be only selling and designing ASAP so am trying to quickly build things up to get someone else to help me iin the workshop.

Cheers

Macky