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Lawdog's Alumacraft 1648 first duck boat project
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<blockquote data-quote="Lawdog" data-source="post: 135533" data-attributes="member: 2729"><p>I detailed everything I did step-by-step in posts on page 2. If you go to their website, you can download or view the PDF of installation instructions. We followed them to the letter, with one exception. In short, clean it well. Then, we wet sanded the whole surface with 2000 grit paper to smooth off any issues. Third, remove any wax and grease with Dupont Prepsol or an equivalent. Lastly, although not called for, we used a product called "Special Cleaner 582" immediately before application. Again, see post above for more info on that. This last product is supposed to improve adhesion and is used in the auto body/detailing industry.</p><p></p><p>As for the room at the edges that we left, this is expressly called for in the instructions. Camoclad.com has an installation video too. It is excellent. In it, the guy says to leave about 1/2 inch at your exterior edges and this will help resist peeling issues. </p><p></p><p>I love how the numbers turned out too. I ordered them from waterfowldecals.com. Spendy, but they're nice. They're a 3M vinyl product too. They included a third sheet, in case I ever develop a problem, I'll have an extra.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lawdog, post: 135533, member: 2729"] I detailed everything I did step-by-step in posts on page 2. If you go to their website, you can download or view the PDF of installation instructions. We followed them to the letter, with one exception. In short, clean it well. Then, we wet sanded the whole surface with 2000 grit paper to smooth off any issues. Third, remove any wax and grease with Dupont Prepsol or an equivalent. Lastly, although not called for, we used a product called "Special Cleaner 582" immediately before application. Again, see post above for more info on that. This last product is supposed to improve adhesion and is used in the auto body/detailing industry. As for the room at the edges that we left, this is expressly called for in the instructions. Camoclad.com has an installation video too. It is excellent. In it, the guy says to leave about 1/2 inch at your exterior edges and this will help resist peeling issues. I love how the numbers turned out too. I ordered them from waterfowldecals.com. Spendy, but they're nice. They're a 3M vinyl product too. They included a third sheet, in case I ever develop a problem, I'll have an extra. [/QUOTE]
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