Know More About Car Stickers

Car stickers are also known as car decals. They are used for decorating the car's exterior, and can be pasted on any part of the car. Car stickers are made from different materials which vary in grades. Higher grade materials can last longer, with some higher grade stickers lasting as many as seven to eight years. Some of the more common car stickers are the names and logos of football, hockey, soccer and other sporting clubs. These car stickers are popular among the club supporters and fans.

Car stickers first appear sometime before World War II, where they are attached to the car bumpers with wires. They are later modified with adhesives, which makes them more convenient and practical. The first extensive usage of car stickers is during a promotion campaign for an attraction on top of Lookout Mountain in Tennessee during the 1940s. All the visitors cars are pasted with car stickers that promote the tourist attraction. This is how the car stickers become popular in the country, and even until now, car stickers are still used as a form of promotion medium.

There are two types of car stickers.

The first type of car stickers is the single color sticker with no background. These stickers are cut out of a solid vinyl roll, and hence, they are available in single color schemes. Although these stickers only have one color, they are neither dull nor boring. The fonts and pictogram are nicely cut out which makes the sticker blend onto the surface of your car, without having the feeling that the stickers are jutting out. These stickers are applicable in three steps, with the paper backing, sticker and the application tape. The application tape holds the entire sticker and can be applied to any surface as a single piece of sticker.

The second type of car stickers is the printed decals. These stickers are printed with specialized printers and the images are printed directly on the sticker. You can find different colored designs and backgrounds on these car stickers. The colored inks are printed with a specific heating technology, which makes them extra durable. These stickers can also be cut into many customized shapes and sizes according to the user needs.These stickers are perfect for customizing the picture and design that user wants.

Here are the step by step instructions in applying the car stickers.

1. Firstly, Clean the application area with wet cloth. Next, wipe the application area dry. Place the car sticker on your preferred location and stick the top of the sticker to the surface with a tape, with the paper backing pressing against the surface.
2. Lift up the sticker 180 degrees with the paper backing now facing you. Peel off the backing without removing the tape.
3. Now, lower down the sticker back to its original position. Rub the sticker top down with a hard paper card so that the sticker will stick onto the surface.
4. After the sticker is adhered to the surface, wait for five minutes before peeling off the clear cover.