Any signwriter types present?

I've stupidly let a decal get crumpled up. How the **** do I straighten it
out? I've had some success heating the creases a bit with a hair drier and
pressing them back flat, but it's not perfect. Is there any chance of it
going on right or should I be ordering another decal?

 

could you try an Iron on a very low setting so as not to shrink it
put it in a tea towel or newspaper

 

As long as you apply it with plenty of soapy water and a good squeegee
it should straighten on application.

 

Yes, that sort of squeegee will do. Get a plant spray mist thingy an
fill it with water and a tiny bit of washing up liquid. Spray lots on
to the surface before you apply it. Spend plenty of time positioning
the decal before slowly squeezing out the water.

 

you sad, lonely little man.

 

I wonder what it says?

 

In

Doesn't say anything, it's just the black vinyl that surrounds the back
window on a GTi.

As seen here on my one.

http://tinyurl.com/32au2j

I'm glad he asked now as I could do with some of the same stuff.


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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9

Currently listening to The White Stripes

 

Not dark enough and needs to cover the whole shed!

 

that's not a decal.

A decal, to me is one of those annoying full window things that says
"Golf GTi" in red letters, or worse, a picture of Fido Dido sticking
his fingers in his ears, or worse still "On a Mission" etc. etc.

 

"Wankley: Thermonuclear Ejaculation"

 

exactly.

 

In

To me a decal is something that goes on model aircraft and the like. Those
things that had to be put in a little bowl of water to get off the paper and
then they'd almost instantly either rip or stick to my thumb. Virtually
impossible to put on straight and when I did it'd slide off the panel the
first time I looked away because I'd used too much water.

Ended up with half a squadron of unmarked Spitfires.


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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9

Currently listening to The White Stripes

 

I wondered why darsy was so upset. The holographic dragon down the side is
obviously going to be fitted once I've hung the doors.

FWIW the one I've got is off a bloke off of CGTI, and TBH it's not
heroically good. It's black, it's matte, but it doesn't quite match the
texture of the original VW stuff, which is a fucking arse ache considering
a) what it cost, b) that I assumed it was a pretty much exact match due to
the fanboy arselicking action and c) that you can now get very similar one
piece ones on Ebay for £35 or so.

Now having done a fair amount of work on the golf, I'm fucking amazed by the
amount of complete bollocks spouted on various forums. OTOH I suppose it
should be expected when people do things like fitting polybushes to a
wishbone, think that's worth posting pictures of, and then get 15 people
telling them how amazing it is.

 

OTOH, there's a lot of fora with really good, well-explained tech
sections, use of which can enable the less mechanically-minded tackle
jobs they otherwise couldn't afford to do.

Modify your fucked sig sep, eh?

 

I'll modify it by deleting it. It was a one-off special anyway. Strange
thing was I thought I double-checked it to avoid humiliation.

I paid 300 quid for my Golf, plus over twice that on bodywork, and pound for
pound it's easily the best car I've had[1]. Sadly I'll be selling it soon as
I'll be looking for a sporty LHD.

[1] Not hard, others include Mk3 Fiesta, Fiat Bravo, Vectra SRi to name the
worst.

 

"Baby on Board"

 

That's a transfer.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

In

Ah, but they were always called "Decals" in the destruction book.


--
Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9

Currently listening to The White Stripes

 

Was it Alan Coren who espoused the use of the dangly card with "Ignorant
Oaf on Board" on it?
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Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

American terminilogy...