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Smoothing Vinyl with Squeegee

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My 96 Newell Coach Has Paint Checking...Quick Fix For 25 Years of Sun! (A Little Vinyl Never Hurt

What happens here

Using the newly created squeegee, the presenter meticulously smooths the vinyl on the RV's front cap. He applies pressure and works the squeegee over the surface to push out any trapped air bubbles and ensure the vinyl adheres firmly. He acknowledges that some underlying bumps from the 'checking' will still be visible due to the surface's rough nature. He also notes that clearance lights will be cut out later with a razor blade.

Goal: Remove air bubbles and ensure firm adhesion of the vinyl.

Tools and materials

  • Makeshift Squeegee Homemade — Smoothing the vinyl and removing air bubbles
  • Razor Blade — Trimming around clearance lights and edges (mentioned for later use)

What they say

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to that's probably not going to come out so hot because it's pretty bumpy under here but yeah yeah see what i mean we're just going to work it out anyway doing what we can with what we got that's the name of the game see in the non-check part it comes out pretty smooth but this does not look that great oh well i really should have lifted that and pulled it but i didn't because i don't know being lazy right now [Music] i'll cut the clearance lights out after it's all tight i'll take a razor blade and cut them working this corner might be a little fun one hand in here let's see if i can get it done yeah i'm on to the i'm about to fiddle with those but it's looking okay down there having this bump here is nice because it kind of forces it to stretch and glass a little bit better i'll just get it down as far as it'll go and then i'll detach this and run it down to the edge you learning something so what are you doing here getting her done it's looking really good yeah everything i mean the surface under here was rough so it's going to look like rough it's going to come through but honestly i'm really glad i found a use for this vinyl because it's been floating around for years

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