Do not pull the masking tape away from your surface, but instead pull along the surface of your surface to reduce stress on your newly applied vinyl. How you remove the Vinyl is very important. Do not remove the tape if the vinyl is not sticking to your surface. Because you have used application fluid you should wait some amount of time (as little as 5 minutes) before checking to see if your lettering is beginning to stick. The goal is to remove as much application fluid or bubbles from the design before it sets on your surface. Using a hard squeegee you will want to smooth out the design by pressing gently from the center out. Because you’ve wet the surface down with Application Fluid, you will have some forgiveness if you need to pull the design back up and readjust its position. Once you’ve aligned your design and applied the first half onto the surface, feel free to pull away the last half of the design paper from the masking tape and gently smooth the remainder onto your surface. Next you will center your design with the wax mark, with the mark you’ve left on your surface. You may choose to optionally tear off the part you’ve removed if the tape is getting in your way. Pull the paper halfway through your design, leaving the other half concealed by the masking tape. Next you will want to remove the vinyl from the masking tape, by pulling on the vinyl paper more than the tape itself. For this reason, we will carry on with the installation. As per our previous tutorials, you should have marked your vinyl and surface area with a wax pen. You cannot put too much application fluid on your work area- however, it will increase the amount of dry time later in the application. The first step to applying your lettering or graphics is to cover your work area with a mist of application fluid. Now you'll align the mark on your surface with the mark on your graphic. Do not press down too hard, as you do not want to damage your graphic. Next mark your lettering, by marking the top of the application tape with your wax pencil. Keep in mind your boat may not sit level in the water, so leveling your graphic to the ground may not be ideal. Using your space as reference, find the orientation you plan on leveling your graphic to. Using your tape measure, measure out from the center of your intended position and mark the center and outer bounds of your graphic using the wax pencil. Next you will measure your surface and find the center of your intended application. The first step is to understand the height and width of your decal/lettering. However, for most users we do encourage the use of a wax pen and tape measure. There are multiple ways of measuring, for advanced users you could judge the graphic against the surface using your eyes and best judgement. Once your surface is prepped it is time to start marking your surface so you can apply your lettering.
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