Anyone done Homemade Decals?

[Gadro]

Some good points raised here.

The whole point in me posting this was to see how ingenious people were out there. I know that there are companies and people (Gil) that are able to provide more professional results BUT what I was looking for is good old fashioned British Ingenuity.

That Orange is exactly what I'm talking about, looks good to me

 

[Skeelsie]

Here's my DIY vinyl job, lacquered before cutting out and application to keep the injet ink from rubbing.

Black inkjet ink is especially bad as it barely dries on vinyl, lacquer is a must or come play time it'll run like emo tears over eye shadow.

 

[kaiser]

someone also done a set of forks....but I can't remember who, prof farnsworth maybe?

 

[Jones]

I believe that Gil uses a tougher material that doesn't need to be lacquered over and has a 5-7 year life. He reckons that's better because decals are bound to get damaged and if they're lacquered over they can't be removed without making a mess.

I think OrangeRetro and Jones both seem to be able to make their own decals, but I don't know how.

How do you make a flat image of something that is wrapped around a tube? And how do you avoid end-middle distortion in a close-up pic of something a foot long?

Mine were done by Gil and their so good, so easy to apply and so cheap for the quality I really don't think its worth the bother of making your own

I hadn't put decals on for a very long time and my only memory of doing so was a bad one the last ones I put on were the ones you soak in water then slide off the backing :? then cry when you tear them in half as their so delicate, then scream in horror when they slide off your top tube and land stuck fast in a crumpled heap on your downtube

Gils on the otherhand were a joy to apply, took all of 5 minutes and made me feel like a decal applying GOD

 

[FluffyChicken]

someone also done a set of forks....but I can't remember who, prof farnsworth maybe?

'twas him
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