VINYL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

You will need a spray bottle. A small hand held sprayer will suffice. Add a mix of water and a small amount of washing up liquid to the bottle and use for cleaning the glass and applying the vinyl.

The most critical part of any Window Vinyl application is the cleaning of the glass so please take your time and you will reap the benefits with the finished product.

Use any standard washing up liquid. We have from experience found the cheaper the better. Spray the glass using the soap and water solution and use a standard window scraper or similar to clean the glass. Ensuring any dirt or paint etc. is removed.

Using a soft squeegee; similar to the one used by most window cleaners. Clean the water off the glass from the top to the bottom of the pane using this diagram as a guide. Wipe the glass and surrounding frame always using lint free cloths or paper towels (as shown) to remove all of the dirty water and debris. Lint Free materials ensure that no static or fibres are created.

Offer the vinyl up to the glass and roughly cut to size ensuring you leave an overlap on all four sides.

For trimming the vinyl; use a knife, available as part of our installation kit or you can buy something similar from any good DIY or craft store.

Now begin to peel away the protective, printed backing material from the vinyl. Once this has been achieved spray the window with water and put the vinyl (liner side out) onto the glass. This will free you up to be able to remove the remaining liner whilst spraying the adhesive of the vinyl at the same time.

Offer the vinyl's adhesive side to the glass and position in such a way that there is an equal overlap on all four sides and following the diagram (right) squeegee using a soft squeegee to remove some of the water from between the vinyl and the glass.

Using a sharp and a metal straight edge trim the overlaps of vinyl leaving a 1-2mm gap from the frame to allow curing and the vinyl to sit flat on the glass.

Wet the vinyl again and using your soft squeegee smooth out some more water using the same process as before.

When trimming to size on the glass use a metal edged straight blade against the frame and trim down between the edge of the frame and the straight edge keeping a firm and even pressure on both tools.

Wet the vinyl again with a light spray of water and soap and from the top, middle of the glass, using a hard squeegee similar to these shown apply hard pressure to ensure as much water is forced out as possible.

Clean around the edges of the vinyl using the lint free cloth and then using a firm plastic card wrapped in lint free cloth force any remaining water out from the last 6" of the edges of the vinyl

If you find bubbles in your vinyl after application, carefully burst them with a sharp pin and gently force out the water or air from behind.

If you crease the vinyl during installation apply firm pressure with your thumb for approximately 1 minute and then smooth out. If this doesn't solve the problem gently heat the crease with a hairdryer and then smooth with the firm plastic card covered in lint free cloth.