Popular Post darkinthepark Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) I recently updated some old Royal Machines at our school with some custom graphics designed by one of my former students. He designed the graphics from scratch in Adobe Illustrator. I wanted him to incorporate a bear, which is our school mascot, and to use Coke elements to fit in with our Coke machines which we are keeping with their original graphics. I had the graphics printed by NBS. I'm happy with the way the machines came out. Here are some before and after pics: The hardest part of the project for me was putting on the side vinyl. I used a vinyl squeegee, but it was still hard getting out all the air bubbles. Is there a secret to that? Edited May 25, 2018 by darkinthepark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuikVend Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Those look great. How much did those run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Lots of glass cleaner behind the decal, a clean surface with no leftover adhesive, working slowly a foot or so at a time in a warm environment. If you end up with a few bubbles you can prick them with a pin and squeegee them out. Edited May 25, 2018 by AZVendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplady1 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Very nice and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 11 hours ago, QuikVend said: Those look great. How much did those run? It cost me $667 for the two fronts and the four side decals. My former student did not charge me to design the artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 10 hours ago, AZVendor said: Lots of glass cleaner behind the decal, a clean surface with no leftover adhesive, working slowly a foot or so at a time in a warm environment. If you end up with a few bubbles you can prick them with a pin and squeegee them out. I cleaned off the old graphics pretty good...and there was no left over adhesive on the machines. I did read that some people use Windex, but I wasn't sure how that would work pushing out the liquid. Maybe next time I'll try that method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 4 hours ago, Poplady1 said: Very nice and fun. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 If you used no liquid under it as you applied it then it becomes almost impossible to install without flaws. You can't squeegee it without liquid under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/26/2018 at 1:09 AM, AZVendor said: If you used no liquid under it as you applied it then it becomes almost impossible to install without flaws. You can't squeegee it without liquid under it. When I asked NPS how to install it, they said that some people install it with windex, and some people install it dry. If it should be installed with window cleaner, they should really include installation directions with the vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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