playahz
18-06-2008, 04:23 PM
Tools required:
*Red Vinyl
*razor blade
*Soap mixed with warm water
*Blow dryer
*Decal applier or credit card wrapped in cloth
WHY VINYL?
It beats paint if you’re bad at painting or if you don’t want to paint at all. It’s easily reversible and does not chip of. Once it is on, it’s on until you want it off. Vinyl grips very very well but can be peeled off with some ease and doesn’t leave a messy residue. It lasts long, on average 3-5 years when used outdoors and can endure extreme weather.
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1. Mix warm water and a little bit of soap in a cup. Enough to get some small bubbles going.
2. Clean your tail light so it is nice and clean. You want the surface to be dirt free to apply the vinyl.
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3. Dip your hand in the cup, and rub the soap/water mixture on your tail light corner to get the corner lightly wet.
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4. Peel the vinyl and apply the whole thing on the tail light.
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5. Use the applier or credit card and PUSH OUT starting from the middle of the corner pushing outwards. This will get the water out. Make sure to push out any possible air bubbles out as well.
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6. Grab the blow dryer, put it on HOT mode. The blow dryer will soften up the vinyl so it can bend easier and form to corners. I start off in the LOW mode and point it towards the corners of the tail light and repeatedly PUSH OUT from the middle. This will help straighten out the vinyl and help it wrap around the edges.
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7. If there are any bubbles or creases still stuck, just peel the vinyl from the corner closest to it and rewrap it as you PUSH OUT from the middle of the corner outwards to straighten it up.
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8. As the vinyl is taking shape, put the blow dryer on HIGH mode (if applicable) to blow at the whole corner and edges to finalize and make sure the vinyl sticks on to the tail light.
9. Get razor blade and cut around the corner of the tail light. Use light pressure, enough to cut off the vinyl but too much pressure will leave a scratch in the tail light. The stock tail lights have a small crease outline in which you can cut along. If you want, you can trace this crease. If not you can trace outside of the crease to make sure you don’t cut off a part of the vinyl that is covering the amber.
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10. Peel off the excess, if any of it is still stuck then cut it off
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11. Use the blow dryer to blow at the cut edges if it peeled off a bit. Use your car/applier to flatten those edges off.
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12. You’re done, hit the streets and enjoy your new red corners.
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*Red Vinyl
*razor blade
*Soap mixed with warm water
*Blow dryer
*Decal applier or credit card wrapped in cloth
WHY VINYL?
It beats paint if you’re bad at painting or if you don’t want to paint at all. It’s easily reversible and does not chip of. Once it is on, it’s on until you want it off. Vinyl grips very very well but can be peeled off with some ease and doesn’t leave a messy residue. It lasts long, on average 3-5 years when used outdoors and can endure extreme weather.
9571
1. Mix warm water and a little bit of soap in a cup. Enough to get some small bubbles going.
2. Clean your tail light so it is nice and clean. You want the surface to be dirt free to apply the vinyl.
9572
3. Dip your hand in the cup, and rub the soap/water mixture on your tail light corner to get the corner lightly wet.
9574
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4. Peel the vinyl and apply the whole thing on the tail light.
9575
5. Use the applier or credit card and PUSH OUT starting from the middle of the corner pushing outwards. This will get the water out. Make sure to push out any possible air bubbles out as well.
9575
9576
6. Grab the blow dryer, put it on HOT mode. The blow dryer will soften up the vinyl so it can bend easier and form to corners. I start off in the LOW mode and point it towards the corners of the tail light and repeatedly PUSH OUT from the middle. This will help straighten out the vinyl and help it wrap around the edges.
9577
7. If there are any bubbles or creases still stuck, just peel the vinyl from the corner closest to it and rewrap it as you PUSH OUT from the middle of the corner outwards to straighten it up.
9578
8. As the vinyl is taking shape, put the blow dryer on HIGH mode (if applicable) to blow at the whole corner and edges to finalize and make sure the vinyl sticks on to the tail light.
9. Get razor blade and cut around the corner of the tail light. Use light pressure, enough to cut off the vinyl but too much pressure will leave a scratch in the tail light. The stock tail lights have a small crease outline in which you can cut along. If you want, you can trace this crease. If not you can trace outside of the crease to make sure you don’t cut off a part of the vinyl that is covering the amber.
9579
10. Peel off the excess, if any of it is still stuck then cut it off
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11. Use the blow dryer to blow at the cut edges if it peeled off a bit. Use your car/applier to flatten those edges off.
9581
12. You’re done, hit the streets and enjoy your new red corners.
9582