best way to fit RS2000 stripes?

[mk1sooty]

Hi all,im going to attempt to fit the side decals to my mk1 but ive heard its a fooker of a job!

Is this so or is there any easy way of diong it? Any advise appreciated.Cheers.

[Posse]

I found the easy way to do it is to let someone that does it all the time do it

[antz]

i did the bonnet ones on my dads car and it took me 4 hours.

 

its a right fairy. id get a pro to do it. itll cost you but its so much better than King around yourself to stand backadn think DAMN ITS WONKY or ITS GOT BUBBLES!

[mk3tina]

little bit of fairy liquid and water in a spray bottle and spray the area your going to stick them to. same thing applies for window tinting film etc. gives you the opportunity to move them around to get them just right. then just dry them off with a towel.

[omj624p]

Mk1 or Mk2?

 

Either way, good luck Dont rush, take plenty of time.

[fezza]

little bit of fairy liquid and water in a spray bottle and spray the area your going to stick them to. same thing applies for window tinting film etc. gives you the opportunity to move them around to get them just right. then just dry them off with a towel.

Yep thats what i would do or get a pro to do it

[PIG]

mogsmex(glynn)on rallyesportescorts is the bollox at fitting these stripe kits if you need a hand pm him on there m8y

[mk1sooty]

yeah i think ya right, best leave it to the guys who do it for a living.

Thanks for the advise

[glenbo]

as been said before,fairy liquid and water in spray bottle,stickers will slide easily on the car.try with normal pin stripes to see how easy it is first if not confident enough get a proffesional to do it,i know how much the decals cost as i did mess up my first atempt but cracked it second time around

[oliver]

What i do is get some tape(masking) and fit the whole side of the car in 3 pieces. Make sure everything is how you want it. Mark at intervals around the backing paper on it and on the body. Black marker helps.

When happy remove decal/tape and remove backing paper. spray body with water/fairy mix and lay decal on the car and align with marks. Grab a card (bank or similar) and squeeze the excess water from the MIDDLE UP Then the MIDDLE DOWN. if you get any edges which wont lay flat use a hair dryer to warm it. this also helps on edges/corners.

leave to dry a bit and pull backing off at a 170 degree angle to panel.

as you are pulling some may lift. just use your card again to flatten.

 

Its not as hard as people say just time consuming.

 

did my whole mex in 4 hrs.

[mk3tina]

another easy way to do it (if it hasnt just been mentioned differently) is take the stripe (leave the backing paper on) and stick it onto the car with some tape, mark out where it needs to go, cut it into several pieces for the door, rear quarter and the wing, then do the spray bottle on the panel and fit them, then when happy use your card to squeeze the water/fairy mix out.

[stickerboy]

Hi all,im going to attempt to fit the side decals to my mk1 but ive heard its a fooker of a job!

Is this so or is there any easy way of diong it? Any advise appreciated.Cheers.

 

Where are you located??? I can fit them for £40

 

Cheers

[styut]

there's a 'how to fit decals page' on this site :

 

http://www.escortrs.co.uk/

[rob-85]

I found the easy way to do it is to let someone that does it all the time do it

 

Agreed..

[mk1sooty]

Hi all,im going to attempt to fit the side decals to my mk1 but ive heard its a fooker of a job!

Is this so or is there any easy way of diong it? Any advise appreciated.Cheers.

 

Where are you located??? I can fit them for £40

 

Cheers

I`m in Hull! cost ya more than that in fuel..