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  1. Yorkshire Tyke

    Yorkshire Tyke Elite Member

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    Just lacquered over my stickers on the new colour scheme and the stickers are lifting!! Looks shit!!
     
  2. scooby

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    well it would.tip number 1,make sure stickers are stuck before laquering over ;)
     
  3. Yorkshire Tyke

    Yorkshire Tyke Elite Member

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    Cheers mate
     
  4. scooby

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    anytime :)

    i'm guessing the only thing you can is rub the laquer back very carefully,reapply stickers and relaquer,but think your going to struggle
     
  5. Yorkshire Tyke

    Yorkshire Tyke Elite Member

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    Its weird because its only the blue vinyl that has lifted, all the black and white vinyl is fine
     
  6. Yorkshire Tyke

    Yorkshire Tyke Elite Member

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    Well thanks for all your pearls of wisdom bladers.
     
  7. Womblewizard

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    Only a idea but you could try applying a little heat with a hair dryer to reactivate the glue on the vinyl and see it sticks back.
     
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  8. Yorkshire Tyke

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    Cheers dude will give it a go
     
  9. martinowen

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    Maybe a silly question but I'm sure you get stickers that are laquer friendly and some that are not, have you checked that they are the right ones?
     
  10. sps170373

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    It could be the solvents in the lacquer that is making the glue not stick
     
  11. sinewave

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    Why lacquer at all??


    It's not worth lacquering between Monthly Paint jobs! :D
     
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  12. northseawarrior

    northseawarrior New Member

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    The pro's give the stickers a real light first coat what they call a dust coat and let it dry before applying anymore coats.
    this seals the stickers and the lacquer evaporates away quick so it doesn't have time to eat into the sticker.
     
  13. Muffking

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    IMO it is worth lacquering as the bike would otherwise be covered in fingerprints and general dirt in no time, which would be a pain to clean off as the paint itself becomes dirty and you end up flatting it down to stay clean until there's no paint left. It's also more important when you do the tank as any fuel spillages will make the paint run. Its not an easy job though to get an even finish with lacquer.

    I reckon SPS hit the nail on the head, the lacquer is dissolving the adhesive. Try to stick it down again then start lacquering in that area very finely and build up the layers when dry.
     

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