Best stuff to reapply lettering

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Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by hap » Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:27 pm

What have people used and found to be strong and secure

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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by bobbly » Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:44 am

Double sided numberplate adhesive pads or Indasa double sided body tape (try ebay). Faff to cut to shape and size (making a stencil will help) but correct thickness and won't pull your paint off if you have to re-do or remove in the future.

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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by hap » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:28 am


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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by bobbly » Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:48 am

hap wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:28 am
What u reckon 3M

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayIS ... spheader=1
Why not? Worth a try. Thickness should be ok, too

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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by big blue » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:26 pm

Adding replacement letters that were new, but removed and held storage for a while. So they came with no template and needed the sticky adhesive to be replaced. Both ALPINA and B3S came from a forum member having already been applied to a vehicle but the removed soon after.

Original letters next to template backs
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Cutting out the template
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Original letters next to template fronts
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Copy of template on paper
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Placing the letters in the template
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Preparing Letters
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Boot area prepared ready with tap for lining up
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Letters being applied
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ALPINA!
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Time for the other side
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Old vs New
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B3S
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Finished took half a day to sort letters and couple hours to replace
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A good job from Hap thanks for sharing the images.
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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by hap » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:58 pm

Thanks rich it was a long process but worth the effort to freshen it up

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Re: Best stuff to reapply lettering

Post by Bob » Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:44 am

Well done Hap, that looks like it was a fiddly job, but you have to get it right otherwise it'll bug you for evermore.
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