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spriggy:


--- Quote from: markrvp on January 06, 2006, 09:56:08 pm ---Are they not printed on adhesive vinyl?  If they are, then you just peel off the protective backing and stick it down.  If not, then get 3M adhesive vinyl from Home Depot.

Here is the tip of the day(if it is adhesive vinyl) - spray a fine mist of water on your CP before putting down the adhesive vinyl.  This will keep it from sticking hard right away and allow you to move it a little bit once it's down.  Once you get it positioned just right, use a roller to roll out the moisture.  Wipe the whole thing off with a paper towel and you get a perfect application.

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I remember reading a tip donkeys ago, about adding drop of washing up liquid to the water... and I mean a drop.

I used this method on a job and it worked just like markrvp stated.  I don't know if the washing up liquid makes any difference as opposed to standard water...but it worked great.

markrvp:

Yes, add the drop of dish liquid.

RayB:

If your CP has no bends, then you just peel n stick.

If your CP has sharp bends that you plan on wrapping the overlay on, well... you might want to consider cutting it into pieces... even with spray adhesive I could not get mine to stay down at the corner (have a 90' angled bend).



coasternuts:

I put mine over lexan where the holes were already cut out.  And of course I slightly missed the artwork over the trackball hole and it shows horribly. :\'(

Next panel I'm thinking of applying the overlay and then cutting out the holes, maybe even cut to length.



namedos:

Yes, it is peel and stick.  Kevin had some recommendations on primer and then using a wallpaper adhesive.  If it has a bend use 3M spray adhesive. 

I don't have a bend in mine and I'm putting it on a new control panel. 

I was wondering about installing it like a laminate and put some dowels down first but it seems like it would still stick to the dowels.  Sounds like a fine mist of water might do the trick but is it going to be prone to bubbling in the future?

Once it is adhered I need to drill and cut out my holes.  This would seem to put a lot of pressure on the CPO and possibly tear it.  Would it be be better to cut the holes in the wood, apply the CPO and then use an X-Acto knife to cut the holes?  Only other thought I've had is to use a piece of lexan over it but that seems like a waste of money.

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