Dashboard Film Help, Trying to install dashboard film myself, 's a bitch! Options

[se99jmk]

Hi guys,

I picked up some dashboard styling film from a company named Folia Tec, it's a metallic flip-flop green/purple.
I went with film because I wanted a non-permanent solution, otherwise spray is probably the way ahead.

I've done one small section so far (will post a pic soon), but it's not easy, ended up with a couple of bumps and jagged edges.

Can anyone help me out with some tips/suggestions? step-by-step process with pictures pretty please?

Went on a web hunt for instructions and got Folia Tec's own stuff, but it wasn;t too helpfull.

thanks guys,

jamie

[djultimate]

Although I'm a DJ full time, I have a 2nd job at a vinyl grpahics shop so I work with this stuff all day. Here's what I would do:
use a wet application fluid. you can use a mixture of 2 parts rubbing alcohol and 1 part water. Spray a mist this fluid onto the surface and then another light mist onto the film. This will allow you to move the film after it is applied. Once you get it into the position you want it, use a squeegee to remove excess fluid from between the surface and the film. Once it dries completely it will become sticky. Also to get the film to conform a little more around the tricky spots (and to help the fluid dry a little faster), use a heat gun and SLIGHTLY heat the film as you apply it. DO NOT USE TOO MUCH HEAT or it will make the film shrink and it will look like crap. GOOD LUCK. Let me know if you need more help.