Cricut Vinyl Transfer To Car

Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer.

Cricut vinyl transfer to car.

If you want a decal wider than that we recommend you go with the oracal or siser vinyl. Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing. How to make a vinyl car decal with the cricut maker. After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri.

The vinyl did great. Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type scraper or other burnishing tool. The clear film with grid makes it simple to position your design right where you want it. Peel liner from transfer tape.

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. Now it s time to apply your vinyl car decal to your vehicle. The tape will allow you to transfer the vinyl safely to the car without distorting the image. Vinyl made for use as car decals has adhesive that will not damage the paint on a car.

To apply the decal slowly peel off the vinyl paper making sure the design is intact. I know that regular vinyl can leave a lot of adhesive on the car over time. Attach a small area of transfer tape to your design. Cricut transfer paper was specifically designed to make transferring vinyl designs to project surfaces a cinch.

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. The most important thing you are going to need to make your own car decals is a vinyl cutting machine. I think most people think of using permanent vinyl when making cricut car decals. Now new and improved our tape holds better during transfer and peels away cleanly once your design is in place.

Secondly you will need vinyl transfer tape. The downside to cricut vinyl is that it only comes with a maximum width of 12 inches. I added this to my tests as more of a baseline. It is best to go slow at this stage as it is very easy to mess up if you force it.

This can either be the center or one end of your design. Make sure that you have a clean and dry surface.