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Title: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: SPR on May 21, 2020, 12:38:24 PM

Afternoon

Looking to sort the tank out and wondering where people have found the best place for the tank decals ?

I presume they are the water ones like old Airfix kit ones :)

Cheers

Simon

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: Trigger on May 21, 2020, 01:33:48 PM

Quote from: SPR on May 21, 2020, 12:38:24 PM

Afternoon

Looking to sort the tank out and wondering where people have found the best place for the tank decals ?

I presume they are the water ones like old Airfix kit ones :)

Cheers

Simon

Try Piki  ;)

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: SPR on May 21, 2020, 01:39:08 PM

Quote from: Trigger on May 21, 2020, 01:33:48 PM

Try Piki  ;)

Cheers :)

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: Laverda Dave on May 21, 2020, 01:54:03 PM

I second Piki, top supplier and he's on here under Redice.

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: Nurse Julie on May 21, 2020, 01:59:56 PM

Send Diego (Piki) a PM. He will pop up in a bit I expect.

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: JamesH on May 21, 2020, 02:28:45 PM

Piki is the man

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: SPR on May 21, 2020, 03:40:03 PM

Thanks all

I've sent him a message .... his are vinyl which I presume isn't an issue with 2K clearcoat ?

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: SPR on May 21, 2020, 04:12:59 PM

All sorted - set on the way from Piki .... bloody good price :)

Thanks everyone :)

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: SPR on May 22, 2020, 06:25:21 AM

Quote from: Oddjob on May 21, 2020, 10:40:35 PM

They are sticky as far as I know but you use soapy water to apply them, sorry but I can't get my head around that but it's genuine info. The soapy water allows you to slide them and avoids them accidentally sticking where you don't want them.

I've seen this done ... should be interesting :)

Title: Re: CB550 K3 tank decals - best place ?
Post by: K2-K6 on May 22, 2020, 08:40:29 AM

Quote from: SPR on May 22, 2020, 06:25:21 AM

Quote from: Oddjob on May 21, 2020, 10:40:35 PM

They are sticky as far as I know but you use soapy water to apply them, sorry but I can't get my head around that but it's genuine info. The soapy water allows you to slide them and avoids them accidentally sticking where you don't want them.

I've seen this done ... should be interesting :)

I used to go out with the reps of a company for which I worked.  One of the tasks was restickering retail windows with company advertising banners etc. They all used this method as you'd just never get the huge stickers on without it.
Just light spray onto surface with soap solution,  move sticker around until positioned,  then lightly with a squeegee push the liquid out from centre to edge to get perfect position and none of the dreaded bubbles  ;D