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Decals
Posted by: Forrest Peters (---.wi.res.rr.com)
Date: July 23, 2013 01:22AM

What is the best water slide or peel and stick?

Lone Wolf Rods
"Keep your powder dry and your lines wet"
God Bless

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Re: Decals
Posted by: Drew Pollock (---.100-30-64.ftth.swbr.surewest.net)
Date: July 23, 2013 02:35AM

My dealings with Decal Connection have been great. They really do a first class job.

Their decals are peel and stick, and it is really important to put down an epoxy layer first, apply the decal to the epoxy, and then epoxy over the decal.

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Re: Decals
Posted by: Rick Bennett (---.sub-70-193-12.myvzw.com)
Date: July 23, 2013 07:55AM

Decal Connection is the best, quality and service.

Capt. Rick Bennett
Rod-Man Inc
Rod-Man Custom Rods
910-520-7661

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Posted by: Terry Turner (---.hsd1.or.comcast.net)
Date: July 23, 2013 10:47AM

Yes, Decal Connection. Excellent service, professionally delivered. Their labels are peel n stick and for best application, put down a coat of finish, apply the label, then either CP or workable fixative over the label to ensure none of the adhesive around the edges creates fish eyes on your final finish coats.

Terry

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Posted by: ridge orjalesa (---.mco.bellsouth.net)
Date: July 23, 2013 10:51AM

Threre's a guy in the nerbs facebook page that prints decals on waterslide ,he advertised it as $45 per sheet.
I got a sheet from him and they were real good. I got half of the sheet in silver and half in gold.

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Re: Decals
Posted by: Forrest Peters (---.wi.res.rr.com)
Date: July 24, 2013 01:46AM

I know all that. I was looking for pros & cons.

Lone Wolf Rods
"Keep your powder dry and your lines wet"
God Bless

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Re: Decals
Posted by: ridge orjalesa (---.mco.bellsouth.net)
Date: July 24, 2013 08:36PM

for me, the better one of the two is waterslide. peel n stick are kinda thick compared to waterslide and follows the contour better than peel n stick.
easy to get the bubbles out, easy to install, easy to move around to straighted it parallel to the blank. no other solvent needed, just distilled water.

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Re: Decals
Posted by: Forrest Peters (---.wi.res.rr.com)
Date: July 24, 2013 09:12PM

Thanks I use peel n stick. I just wanted others opinions.

Lone Wolf Rods
"Keep your powder dry and your lines wet"
God Bless

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Re: Decals
Posted by: Gregg Rene (---.hlrn.qwest.net)
Date: July 27, 2013 10:19PM

Drew Pollock Wrote:
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> My dealings with Decal Connection have been great.
> They really do a first class job.
>
> Their decals are peel and stick, and it is really important to put down an epoxy layer first, apply the decal to the epoxy, and then epoxy over the decal.

Drew.... are you letting a thin coat of epoxy cure on the rod before applying the decal, or using a thin coat and letting it get tacky and applying the decal, or ???

Thanks,
Gregg

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