I have them on my old Trek, and if they are the "over" type, here's what I learned:
Careful positioning is key,so take your time here. I played with the position before taking the adhesive mask off, and was glad I did. You don't get much of a second chance to reposition, although I was able to lift one off after lightly touching the tubes with the adhesive- backed decal. Take the adhesive masking off first - that will expose the decal with the adhesive side. Once you have them positioned and lined up, lightly rub them all over with your finger, then take a burnisher of some kind (I used a wood dowel) to firmly adhere the decal. It's kind of a feel thing here, but not too hard, not too soft. If the paint is fresh, you'll want to be extra careful not to "dent" the paint. Here's where you can get in trouble. If the entire decal is not rubbed down firmly enough, portions of it may come off with the backing as you lift it off the tube, so when its time to unveil it, SLOWLY remove the backing and look to see that everything is stuck down. After the backing is off, I even put a sheet of wax paper over the decal and rubbed it down one more time. The seat tube wrap-around decal takes extra time to ensure it wraps perfectly square to the tube, otherwise it will not meet up in the back. It's easy to get this one a little off kilter. Here's a few picks of my Trek Ressurectio FYI. Good luck! Marty http://tinyurl.com/ybfytf4 On Nov 22, 3:01 am, Michael Shaljian <[email protected]> wrote: > I got a set of the "over" type Resurrectio decals for an old frame I > recently got powdercoated, but I'm hesitant to slap them on, for fear > of making some (as yet unknown) 1st timer mistakes. I'm guessing > temperature would be a critical thing here, i.e: apply in a room > temperature (70 degree) environment, but no other pitfalls immediately > come to mind. > > This may just be a matter of common sense (i.e: go slow), but if > anyone has bits of wisdom I'd greatly appreciate 'em. It's been a long > haul bringing this one back from the dead, and I'd like to do the > finishing touch right. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=.
