Cricut Vinyl Transfer To Car

To apply the decal slowly peel off the vinyl paper making sure the design is intact.

Cricut vinyl transfer to car.

This can either be the center or one end of your design. It is best to go slow at this stage as it is very easy to mess up if you force it. The vinyl did great. Peel liner from transfer tape.

Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer. Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing. Cricut transfer paper was specifically designed to make transferring vinyl designs to project surfaces a cinch. With everything set take your transfer tape and place it on top of the vinyl.

The clear film with grid makes it simple to position your design right where you want it. The tape will allow you to transfer the vinyl safely to the car without distorting the image. I added this to my tests as more of a baseline. The downside to cricut vinyl is that it only comes with a maximum width of 12 inches.

After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri. If you want a decal wider than that we recommend you go with the oracal or siser vinyl. Now it s time to apply your vinyl car decal to your vehicle. Vinyl made for use as car decals has adhesive that will not damage the paint on a car.

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. 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. Make sure that you have a clean and dry surface.

Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type scraper or other burnishing tool. What else will you need. I think most people think of using permanent vinyl when making cricut car decals. 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.

I know that regular vinyl can leave a lot of adhesive on the car over time. The one on the left was outdoors and the one on the right was left indoors.