Whenever I use a clear cover over the top of the printable vinyl, I make the clear slightly larger than the base design. Now that we have the offset available, I do just about 1/8" offset to totally seal the edges of the printable to prevent any water seepage. It works great and I have had no problems. Of course, this means you have to cut separately.
This is EXACTLY the video I was searching for!! You did an amazing job and answered all the questions that I had about each sample! Thanks so much for putting this out there.
Red colors are known to be prone to fading. Making the clear topping slightly larger will also mediate the water from wicking into the printable. Even simply transparent vinyl over the top will minimize the water seepage.
My career has been in the Printing Industry, and it has included Label printing among other types. It is my experience that decals are best done applied from the inside of the window, rather than outside. Other than this, Silkscreen with a UV varnish or laminate Will be fade resistant. I am going to try sublimation for a full color decal, printed on a clear printable vinyl mirror image and test that, and apply it on the inside of a car window. Other than that, Silkscreen is the way to go if you want to protect it from the Sun and weather. Cling Vinyl is another suitable material for decals.
Great video and thorough work! I was impressed how permanent vinyl held up. Apart from limited colour choices on main difference is the effect decal will have. First of all - all those ridges will collect dirt. Second, delcal will have transparent lines which can be a huge deal when placing on a car panel or when having tinted windows. This can be solved by first cutting a white vinyl circle as a backing. I was also surprised that laminated variant with UV film on top didn't hold well. In any way rather interesting results. Next step is to attach decals to the real car to see how it will cope with salted roads, snow scraping and car wash brushes.
This was the video I needed to watch. Thank you so much for all the info. Without this video I would have had to do all these experiments myself and lost a ton of 💰!
Thanks for putting this great video together! I am ordering the products you suggested (printable + laminate) and am excited to test them out! I always refer to your videos when looking for different Cricut methods :)
Literally the video I needed! I had questions about protecting the vinyl for car decals and you described everything. Outstanding experimental video! Thank you so much!!!!! Subscribed!😉
Thanks for this great video. I just started stickers and actually called a company about using the Starcraft Printable Permanent Adhesive Vinyl for car decals and didn't recommend it. What you did shows why it wouldn't work.
I found using a ruler to flatten the laminate and using the scraper on the BACK of the vinyl is better. The scraper scratches the laminate if you are rubbing the bubbles out.
Great video thank you. Just what we are looking for. We just bought a cricket and it’s very overwhelming. My daughter was wanting to print and we didn’t know there was print vinyl. Thank you so much perfect!!
Hi Angie, I didn’t know better and I printed my car decals on Neato sticker paper. Glossy, holographic and clear did great but the matte did not. Colors were not bright or correct. Testing is next and I will print on the cricut vinyl too. Thanks for this video, exactly what I needed.
I have so much printable sticker paper I thought it was for car decals. But apparently I was wrong but I am wondering if I laminate it if it will work. Instead of printable vinyl I bought printable sticker paper to be clear
@Ida yep! I laminate by hand, small learning curve to get it good without mistakes but it comes out amazing and I have stickers I made over a year ago this way still looking amazing sitting out in the weather every day!
Thank you very much! You explain everything so clearly. Have you tried sublimating on laminated white Oracal 651 and testing it outdoors? I ask because I don’t live in the US and getting vinyls is so costly for me. If I were in the US I’d be testing way more than I do currently and that’s why your videos are soooo helpful, really appreciate everything you share!
I know late comment! But I was just wondering if you, or anyone else has had issues with the lamination sheets peeling off of the decal over time? This video was a lot of help!! Thank you for doing this experiment :)
As a beginner using the cricut this was one of the best videos ive ever seen explaining the what to use for stickers...Thanks for your help and of course i subscribed....do you have a video about using sublimation printing vs. a photojet printer?
I have several actually. What are you looking to add sublimation to? Here is a comparison on a shirt: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gQCZRndBTI8.html
Great video. This is just what I was looking for. I’m making high quality decals for atv’s so weather and UV resistance is key. I’m using a pigment printer that’s supposed to be more fade resistant so fingers crossed.
I really appreciate this and other videos you've shared--I've been learning a lot from them! I got a Cricut Maker recently and my first project was some lettering I put on my kayak. Being new to this, and afraid of what it might do to my kayak, I used the removable vinyl instead of the permanent. A couple of friends asked me to print name decals for their kayaks. Is it OK to use the removable, or should I be using permanent vinyl for these? THANKS SO MUCH for sharing your expertise and sharing your research, like this!
Terrific information and very helpful. You might consider editing a bit more, using voice over and speed up repetitive actions. The video would be more concise and still information packed. Lastly, any recommendations for removal?
Removal here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7AZlZvf5XqE.html And please note that this video is several years old and we all start somewhere.
@@AngieHolden Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction. I appreciate your content and hope I did not offend you with my critique. I am a firm believer in supporting those that enter the arena. My critique was only in the spirit of feedback for your product. You are correct that everyone starts somewhere, and since I have yet to enter that arena I apologize if I offended you. "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
I got the Orajet and Oraguard. I’m unfortunately disappointed.The Orajet has a very matte finish and hard to get good colors onto it. It’s like printing on plain paper. The Oraguard is ok but has lines in it that you can see looking at the stickers. I tried another glossy print and cut vinyl by Neato which turned out much better, almost as good as photo paper. The adhesive is questionable though as I stuck it to a mirror and lightly sprayed with water leading to one small sticker starting to detach though it restuck when dry.
I applied a cricut made decal to my cars back window. A friend made me. 651 permanent vinyl Still looks the same as when I stuck it on. No sealer. Been a year now. My car is kept in the garage.
Permanent vinyl is great for car decals. I don’t have any issues with it. Going through automated car wash weekly. And it’s we have lots of sun here in Ca. However, unprotected printer sticker fade pretty quickly.
Any chance you can show how well each of those remove for the glass??!! Looking to do some window decals for a business and want to be able to take them off eventually. Thanks, otherwise this video was super helpful for what I want to do
I usually scrape them off then use like goo gone to remove any remaining adhesive. I actually need to take them off of this glass piece so I may film it really quick!
I didn't notice the slight color change in the Cricut permanent vinyl I do believe because one of them is against the clear background opposed to a white one and made it appear like that so I don't think the color actually changed that maybe a factor
I wonder if you cut the orajet/oraguard vinyl/laminate slightly bigger than the design so that the laminate stuck out just a smidge more than the vinyl if you would notice the ring around the design.
How do you have enough room to put laminate paper over without touching the cricut registration marks? When I print anything, the marks are so close, it even cuts off part of my design.
Thank you for this video! I have some cricut printable vinyl already, polyurethane spray, and Avery laminating sheets already. Is it possible to use both the spay sealer and and the laminating sheets? Would that help keep the colors protected?
I want to make decals for the side of my Plastic Canoe. Which would be the best vinyl to use for this i have a cricut explore air 2. I also bought the cricut strong grip transfer tape. And will be using a reflective whote permanent vinyl. Is there a special process for this or just do it like a normal decal. Obviously i will clean the plastic with rubbing alcohol first
Hi Angie, I'm wondering if the color would not fade as much if we used a printer such as canon or epson with pigment inks? Great video and very informative. Thank you
I'm having trouble accessing the links on the materials used to buy same, just cant find it. I would like the link for the orajet and oracal used for the decals. Please and thankful.
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I tried using orajet printable vinyl with my Epson inkjet printer. It wouldn’t dry . What printer are you using to get these great results? Love your videos 😊
I know this was 3 years ago, but I have noticed that blue sticks for a MUCH longer time than any other color. So for those here trying to figure out the best way to do things.. Maybe do not use blue for those tests.
One last thing. Do you need laminate over regular car stickers (not decal) ? I just want to make regular car stickers. I might go with the cricut vinyl but don’t know if I need to laminate it for extra protection. Trying to save money and time. Thanks
