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Useful Tools:
- Heat Gun
- Spray Bottle
- Squeegees
- Hard cards
- Lint Free cloth or paper towel
- Exacta Knife.
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Measure lens carefully and cut vinyl to rough size using scissors. Remember measure twice cut once. Be
sure that the vinyl is larger than the lens so it will overlap. |
Clean lens surface thoroughly with glass cleaner or warn soapy water. |
Using any flat hard plastic card, wrap with a clean lint free paper towel to use as a squeegee. |
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Remove protective backing from vinyl. Remember that the side with the backing has the adhesive layer and must
be applied to contact the lens. |
Apply warm soapy water or window cleaner generously to the lens and adhesive side of the vinyl. |
Apply the vinyl to the lens. |
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Using the hard card, work from the center of the lens and work all of the air bubbles out to the edge.
Smooth the vinyl over the entire lens surface. |
Apply light heat using a heat gun to help form to curved surfaces. Do not overheat! |
Trim edges with an exacta knife and remove excess viny. |
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Step 10 |
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Use hard
card and clean dry paper towel to remove excess water.
If any small bubbles cannot be removed, sunlight will often remove them within 24 hours. Edges will also adhere
firmly after 24 hours. |
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To remove, loosen edge with exacta knife and pull. Note: vinyl cannot be reused after it is applied and removed. |
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