On the WCS94 I am currently restoring I had a ramp that needed a bit of work, I was going to fix it but I found a NOS one too cheap to pass up.
The delema I had was some of the decals attached to the ramp were no longer available, so I had to work out how to reuse the ones I already had.
After flame polishing the ramp (yes I had to flame a NOS ramp, there were a lot of scratches in it from sitting in storage unfortunately) I was ready to take the decals off the old ramp and adhere them to the new ramp.
Here is a photo of one of the decals I had to reuse:
The process I used was to use orange power, it can be purchased at your local supermarket:
I then flooded the area and used a stiff bristled paintbrush to slowly push the orange power under the decal alowing time for it to work breaking up the adhesive:
It is a very time consuming process, you have to resist the urge to rip the decal off instead of waiting for the orange power to do it's job:
Once the decal is off, it has a lot of adhesive residue left on the face of it, remove this with some isypropyl alcohol:
All cleaned up:
For the next part you need some 3M 467MP tape, it is not the cheapest stuff but does a great job it is like a tape with gum attached so when something is laid on it it transfers to is making it a sticker:
Lay the decal down on the tape carefully, press down, then cut around it, using your finger push the excessive adhesive away from the edges leaving you with a little 'snot' ball:
Your decal is ready to be reused, you can leave it attached to its backing until you need to use it:
When ready to use simply peel off and place down with a little pressure like you would a normal decal, brand new, almost
