I know with standard heavy vinyl decals it's fairly easy, but I have older factory Harley tank decals that are thinner and one solid sheet vs. cut out letters. Is the method of spraying the tank down with Windex, applying the decal/positioning/smoothing out the bubbles, and then letting it dry the correct method? Decals weren't cheap, would prefer not to have it come out crappy.

Thanks guys.

 

You got it but I don't use Windex. I learned this mixture from a guy that does window tinting for a living:

2 cups water
1 drop dish washing detergent
1/4 cup rubbing/isopropyl alcohol
Mix in a trigger spray bottle

The alcohol helps the water dry under the decals and I even use this when I apply a screen protector to any electronic device (sparingly though so I don't short anything out). Hopefully you aren't doing anything on a really curved surface because that can be tricky and something require the use of a heat gun to stretch the decals. Good luck.

 

They're going on a 6 gallon tank set on my Heritage, so there are curves, but I don't think they're too bad. I do have a heat gun, but I sure don't want to use it.

 

Ok, I used your buddy's recipe and it worked great. I put the right side decal a bit low, but overall it looks really good. It's in the sun now drying out, but there are no bubbles.

 

Nice! Post up some pictures.

 

 

Looks good.

 

Thanks. Next time I'll do the angle better. I ordered some decals for the Dyna, hopefully they'll be here next week.

 

I see you're multitasking by taking a picture and talking on the phone at the same time.