I'll add to Roger's excellent advice, use a bit of masking tape as a hinge on one side of the transfer carrier. This allows you to carefully check the results but get the carrier back in the same position if it needs more rubbing.
Pieter Roos Sent from my iPhone On May 15, 2013, at 12:30 PM, "Roger Nulton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tom, > > Dry transfers have some advantages over decals, such as not leaving a decal > edge that’s difficult to hide. You must have a dull surface to apply them to > or they will not stick well. I have found it best to heat up the transfer > over a light bulb before rubbing it on. I use a dull pencil to do the > rubbing so that I can see where I’ve been. When you think that you are done, > carefully lift part of the sheet and check the results. If they are not all > down, lay the sheet back down and rub some more. When complete, a light over > spray will protect the DT from handling. > > As Bill has mentioned, you can apply dry transfers to dull coated decal > sheets, spray them with an overspray, then use the regular decal process to > apply. I find this to be too many steps unless the area is inaccessible, > like under handrails, etc.. > > Hope this helps, > Roger Nulton >
