clearcoating over Vinyl

[jaymonkey]

Clearcoating over vinyl decals? That question may cause some people to lose their breakfast, but is it possible? Specifically a racing stripe.

[marklee]

yes it can be done, not recommended by the purists but there will be no harm done really.
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[zeroman]

The vinyl decals have a life span, if they survive the solvents in the paint, it'll probably extend their life quite a bit. You get it all the time on motorcycles now-a-days. Wanted to remove all the decals from my Star... turned out they were cleared in. Looked good for years, but had to look at them..
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[dubgonewild]

I did my jet boat paintjob,And the first question I asked was, can I spray clear over 1/8 pinstrip tape, they said yes, the paintjob said no,

I think a longer decal would be easier,but colored pinstripe tape, I wouldnt, I think it was the sharpe curves the clear didnt like,?

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[/img]You can see the small orange 1/8 stripe

[zeroman]

I see all kinds of cleared decals all the time. Don't know if its special. Like I said; go down to your local moto dealer.

It would suck bawls if you sprayed a large decal and it bubbled up the second it dried because of failed adhesive and expanding vinyl. Could always get a decal and apply it to scrap and see what you think of it.
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