Vinyl made for use as car decals has adhesive that will not damage the paint on a car.
Cricut vinyl transfer to car.
With everything set take your transfer tape and place it on top of the vinyl.
Now it s time to apply your vinyl car decal to your vehicle.
Attach a small area of transfer tape to your design.
This can either be the center or one end of your design.
I know that regular vinyl can leave a lot of adhesive on the car over time.
We ve all seen a car driving around with the remains of a tattered vinyl sticker on it and a big brown blotch where the sticker has deteriorated but the adhesive was still there.
If you want a decal wider than that we recommend you go with the oracal or siser vinyl.
The vinyl did great.
Cricut transfer paper was specifically designed to make transferring vinyl designs to project surfaces a cinch.
The clear film with grid makes it simple to position your design right where you want it.
How to make a vinyl car decal with the cricut maker.
What else will you need.
The one on the left was outdoors and the one on the right was left indoors.
Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer.
After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri.
Peel liner from transfer tape.
Now new and improved our tape holds better during transfer and peels away cleanly once your design is in place.
The most important thing you are going to need to make your own car decals is a vinyl cutting machine.
To apply the decal slowly peel off the vinyl paper making sure the design is intact.
Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing.
Once you ve weeded your design apply transfer tape to the top of your vinyl car decal and use the scraper to make sure everything is sticking in place as it should be.
I think most people think of using permanent vinyl when making cricut car decals.
Make sure that you have a clean and dry surface.
It is best to go slow at this stage as it is very easy to mess up if you force it.
Secondly you will need vinyl transfer tape.
The tape will allow you to transfer the vinyl safely to the car without distorting the image.