how to i put decals on?

[Pol Anorl]

how do i attach these to my bike lol?
https://i.imgur.com/j2E4WKW.jpg

they come on a piece of paper with a clear film over the letters and the letters are all seperate...

do i just peel the film off with the letters on the film then put the film on my bike then pull away the film leaving the letters behind?
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[CaNsA]

https://i.imgur.com/8TVh5gq.jpg

[Pol Anorl]

[CaNsA]

clean surface
remove white sheet
place clear sheet with decal on surface
press
remove clear sheet slowly

you fucking idiot.

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[CaNsA]

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[Ste]

Not what craig said.

Clean where the decal is going. Wet the surface that you're going to apply it to, a water mister thing is good for this. Take the backing paper off and wet that the back of the decal, again using the water mister thing. Put the decal in place, position is correctly, use something like a credit card to get all the water and any air bubbles out from behind the decal and then remove the plastic sheet that's over the front. You want to do this at quite a sharp angle and you need to be careful that the decals doesn't lift away from the surface it's going onto.

[CaNsA]

My multi-piece BCF decals went on using the method i posted above, no bubbles or creasing or tearing.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

You don't float them in a saucer of warm water until they lift away from the backing, and apply them with tweezers? That's what I did with the last lot of decals I applied. Swastikas, I think they were.
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[deadwolf]

Never tried the soapy water method. I use a hairdryer (especially when applying decals on curved or uneven surfaces) to heat and slightly stretch the decals so that they fit the curve properly. Especially helpful for helmets.
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[Vincent]

^^^ Yup....if they're going on anything but a flat surface, warm them up with a hair dryer first

It's positioning them correctly that can be a bit of a game. I've seen resprayed classic bike tanks lose half their value if the decal isn't in the right place, (I'm talking about serious bike restorers here.....mere mortals aren't that finicky). Try placing a dot on the top of the decal sheet in the same place on both sides then use a piece of cord, (one that doesn't stretch), mark a centre line and lay it over a corresponding line the tank to line the decals up.
I had a bike once where the two decals didn't line up and you could see it from above....it used to drive me mad
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