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Monday, March 5, 2012

What to consider when choosing stickers or painted graphics

By Barry Attewell


If you have been rebuilding a motorbike and would like some sort of design on it, you may be wondering if you should have the motorbike painted or use pre-cut stickers. There are a few things you should be aware of before deciding.

Having the design painted on can be considerably more expensive than using vinyl. Some factors that go into the pricing is the specialised tools that are needed for spray painting, and the skills required to paint a design onto a motorcycle. This is normally out of the reach of most hobbyists who enjoy doing the work themselves.

Using vinyl decals for your motorcycles graphics on the other hand is much simpler for the average hobbyists. Vinyl decals are available from a number of suppliers, including customised designs. Due to the fact that they are printed from a computer the costs are considerably less, sometimes by a factor of ten or more.

Should the unimaginable happen and your motorbike gets damaged some how, stickers are much easier to replace. Even unique customised stickers can easily be printed out again exactly the same as the original set. With a painted design there is the difficulty of matching paint colours and finding someone that will be able to do repair work for you.

Last but not least is the time each option takes to complete. Painted designs require extensive preparation before any work can even begin. Vinyl cut decals on the other hand are relatively easy to apply and can be done in a reasonably short space of time. There is no waiting for pain to dry or extended preparation required.




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