removing decal adhesive

removing decal adhesive

The Facedown Decal What Is It?

The term decal is the abbreviated form of the word decalcomania. The invention of taking artist rendering from canvas and printing these images onto a medium to decorate ceramic pieces attributed to Simon Francois Ravenet. Simon was from France, he was an engraver who immigrated to England, and after arriving in England circa 1750, he perfected this transfer process he called decalcomania.

 

In the 1950's plastic substrates such as vinyl, Mylar's, polyesters, Lexan, were coated with an adhesive and the pressure sensitive decal was invented. The white and yellow tinted vinyl is used to print decals using the screen printing process. To learn more about screen-printing read my post at http://www.decalfactory.com/wp-index.php/2009/12/  What are water slide-off decals?

 

There are two types of decals known in the screen-printing industry jargon as face-up and facedown decals. The facedown decals are printed on a clear substrate, such as clear Mylar or clear polyester. Polyester is the generic name of the brand name Mylar.

 

Clear polyester is manufactured also with a white adhesive, and is metalized to create silver and brushed polyester also known as chrome or brushed silver polyester. Clear polyester can also be metalized using a matte silver finishes and can be metalized to gold shinny surface or a gold-brushed finish. The history of metalized polyester I will discuss in another article.

 

Now back to the facedown decal, which is printed, on clear polyester with the graphics printed in reverse. Example of this if a decal design calls to print red, yellow and white the face-up decal would print the yellow and the red the white provided by the white vinyl. The facedown decal printed on clear polyester the yellow, red and white would be printed to create a white background for the other colors. Sometimes white is not used in the design of a facedown decal as evidenced by the picture above of the Bounty Alarm decal. Some facedown decals use white but only to outline the copy of the design thereby leaving the background of the decal clear.

 

When viewing the face-up decal the image is a positive image, the facedown decal is a reverse image only be rightly be viewed through the outside of a window. Because the facedown decal mounted on the inside of a window, this type of decal design is not very popular. Since most windows of cars, storefronts, or homes are highly tinted, the tinting mutes the facedown decal message, and therefore the intended message is not be seen easily. 

 

The facedown decal is widely used when printing static cling decals. Almost every static cling decal printed on clear static cling to be mounted on the inside of windows because on retail store window the decal mounted on the outside can be removed by anyone. The static cling mounted on the outside of a moving vehicle will blow off because of the wind created. Therefore, the facedown static decal is used to mount on the inside of the window.

 

  

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whats the best method to remove that stubborn glue left behind after a decal comes off?

my motor cycle has some decals that came off but the adhesive was left. iv tried goof off and rubbing it off dulls the plastic ferings. any suggestions?

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How to Remove Stickers from various surfaces

Removing Ice from the St. Mary's Lock $59.99 Removing Ice from the St. Mary's Lock - Wall Decal

Realtree Adhesive Decal $16 Long lasting 3M non-reflective adhesive Will not fade under extreme weather conditions

Soccer Self-adhesive Chalkboard Decal $29.91 Self-adhesive chalkboard decal can go on almost any wallDecal depicts a person playing soccerSoccer chalkboard is perfect for leaving messagesMeasures 24 inches wide x 31.5 inches high

Caution Stop Machine Before Removing Sign $17.79 Caution stop machine before removing signs caution employees to always stop machines before removing jams. Wording - CAUTION STOP MACHINE BEFORE REMOVING JAMSColor - Black / YellowHeader - CautionLanguage - EnglishMaterial - Adhesive Vinyl, Steel, Plastic, Magnetic, Foam Adhesive, Aluminum, Plastic 2-Way, Plastic 3-WaySize - 7" x 10", 10" x 14", 14" x 20"Lifetime Guarantee available with optional Duroshield Topcoat

Removing $19.99 Musea Records France:4663

Larry Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Larry wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Butterfly Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Butterfly wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Penguin Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Penguin wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Blossom Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Blossom wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Fiona Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Fiona wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Fred Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Fred wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Tillie Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Tillie wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Peace Frog Self-Adhesive Decal $4.99 Self-adhesive Can be removed and reapplied Great for any vehicle Comes in varied sizes

Removing a Leg $49.99 Removing a Leg - Giclee Print

Removing Signs $24.99 Removing Signs - Photographic Print

Removing the Seaweed $24.99 Removing the Seaweed - Photographic Print

Removing a Statue $24.99 Removing a Statue - Photographic Print

Removing Masonry $24.99 Removing Masonry - Photographic Print

Happy Bee Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Happy Bee wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Happy Frog Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Happy Frog wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Bonnie Bear Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Bonnie Bear wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Rainbow Horse Self-Adhesive Wall Decal $7.95 Decorate your baby's favorite place at home with BabyFirstTV's Rainbow Horse wall decal. Approximately 6" x 6" peel and stick easy to remove and reposition. Two per package.

Flower & Peace Self Adhesive Vinyl Decal Set $7.99 Self-adhesive vinyl decals Great for any vehicle Includes an assortment of decals Easy to apply to any car surface

Complete Medical SN4023 UniSolve Adhesive Remover Wipes $31.74 Formulated to reduce adhesive trauma to the skin by thoroughly dissolving adhesives. Ideal for removing adhesive gaskets adhesive face plates and bandages.

Dent Fix Equipment The Eliminator Inline Undercoat and Decal Remover Deluxe Kit $468.95 With the course brush, undercoating and seam sealer are stripped away easily and cleanly, right down to the bare metal. The brushes do not clog up. Remove rust and scale with the medium brush and the fine brush is perfect for getting paint out of tight spaces. The geared decal eraser will strip a 2-foot by 2-foot decal in less than 2 minutes with no paint burn. The eraser is ideal for removing the adhesive backing on moldings and badges. This inline version of the tool carries a year warranty and our guarantee of complete satisfaction. The Deluxe Kit includes our new decal eraser for water based paint, the regular decal, 6 fiber discs, single and a double fiber disk holder, 1 course and 1 fine 23mm brush and the new 11mm course and fine brush with holder. Everything organized in a blow molded case.

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Pipeline with Hazardous Materials Patched with Adhesive Bandages $129.99 Panoramic Images Pipeline with Hazardous Materials Patched with Adhesive Bandages - Wall Decal

Packers Die Cut Decal $7.49 Packers Die Cut Decal Vinyl Window Decal Officially licensed rub on die cut decal. Made for outdoor use, permanent adhesive. Green Bay Packers. NFL National Football League.

Hello Kitty Die Cut Self Adhesive Vinyl Decal $4.99 Weather resistant Vinyl sticker adheres to most smooth surfaces including glass, plastic, metal, etc. Size: 5.125" x 4.25"   Instructions: Clean surface thoroughly with a paper towel and rubbing alcohol Peel backing from decal making sure to leave the decal on the transfer paper Holding it away from the surface with two fingers, position the decal Lightly place on surface With a credit card or fingers, starting the center out, rub firmly Remove the transfer tape, leaving only the decal

Complete Medical SN594025 UniSolve Adhesive Remover 8oz Bottle $31.14 Formulated to reduce adhesive trauma to the skin by thoroughly dissolving adhesives. Ideal for removing adhesive gaskets adhesive face plates and bandages.