go10go4

I'm interested in car decals - window and body. But I wanted to do something other than straight vinyl application. I would like to use a transparent polyester (or other material) base, overlaid with the typical vinyl (cast or calendered). And I'd like the base to be water-slide so that the completed decal could be applied like the decals of old days. Is this something that is being done, or can be done? As I was driving today I saw a decal today that appeared to be made with the transparent base and overlaid with some type of material.

 

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MotoskinGraphix

Sounds like a printed static cling decal. Could also be someone who didnt know how to apply a vinyl graphic decal and left the transfer paper attached.

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go10go4

I would think there might be a potential use for a transparent base w/ overlay type decal. The standard vinyl required application tape, removal from base material, and re-application. I would think the water-slide decal would allow the end-user to apply a pre-made decal w/o the need for tape and squeegees, etc. If the transparent base is cut exactly around the image, no obvious base would be visible. In the one I saw today, the box around the image was visible and obvious. But that's because the transparent base wasn't cut to image size.

 

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hammered

Some of the vehicle graphics like the Fast and the Furious type are printed on a clear vinyl and then contour cut. After the clear coat is applied, you still the ridge the edge of the vinyl creates.

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