How To Make Your Own Vinyl Decals

Grab a corner of the vinyl backing with two fingers and peel it back until it s completely off the sticker.

How to make your own vinyl decals. Before i attempted to make my first vinyl decal i watched a few videos but it wasn t always an easy process. If you re using outdoor vinyl for car stickers choose that from the menu. You can easily work with printable vinyl with just a pair of scissors or a craft knife. Later i ll share cutting your decal and preparing it for use.

Without a laminate the printable vinyl can withstand some moisture and is rated to last one year outdoors. My first attempts to make vinyl decals. Part 1 will cover designing and customizing your vinyl decal. There is a specialty of these sheets and it is that they have glue at their back portion.

Covering your designs with a clear vinyl laminate is an extra step that will make your decals last so much longer and stand up to water. Use some rubbing alcohol on a piece of lint free cloth coffee filter newspaper or paper towel to wipe the window where the design will go. When applying the tape make sure the decal is flat tape it down if you must or else it will distort. Place your sticker on a dry flat surface.

Static electricity is your enemy and transfer tape has a lot of it another reason to tape the decal to your work station. In this case i am using permanent adhesive vinyl because i m going to put the sticker on a tablet case. Line the top left corner of your vinyl square up with the grid on your mat and smooth it over the mat. Place your vinyl sheet on the mat with the vinyl side up.

Before applying your vinyl car decal make sure your window is clean. In order to make your own vinyl decal stickers you can bring the following tips in use how to make your own vinyl decal stickers 1. Apply the vinyl decal to your vehicle. The vinyl backing will be on the opposite side of the over laminate on the back of the sticker design.

Bring in the sheets first of all you will need to purchase the vinyl decal sticker making sheets of desired color.