Ordering car stickers: the do’s and don’ts

You can use car stickers to advertise or to pimp your car. Whatever the purpose, if you are going to order car stickers, there are some things you need to pay attention to. Hence, in this blog, we list the do’s and don’ts of car stickers.

The material of your car sticker: don’t

When you have car stickers made, there are several materials to choose from. Materials that are commonly chosen are white and transparent vinyl. Do you want to put a sticker on your car window? Then in most cases it is best to choose transparent vinyl, because a large surface on your rear window is not very attractive. It also gives you much less visibility. Legally, this is not a problem if you have a rear-view mirror on both sides, but you might not like that anyway. If you want to put a sticker on the car itself, it depends on the design whether white vinyl is nice or not.

The material of your car sticker: do

White vinyl will do on your car window if you choose a free-form sticker or cut text. With a free-form sticker, your sticker is cut into the shape you want. Parts that are irrelevant are cut away. This looks very nice on both a car window and the car itself. For example, this option is nice if you want flames on your car. Cut lettering is similar to free-form stickers, only this involves letters or numbers. The vinyl around the letters/numbers is cut away. This can also look very nice on a car or car window.

The colours of your car sticker: don’t

Are you sticking a car sticker on your car window? Then it is important that it is not too dark. A car window already looks dark by itself. If you put a dark sticker on it, you won’t see much of it. Especially from a distance. And with car stickers in particular, it is important that people can see your sticker from a distance, as it is usually seen from a moving car.

The colours of your car sticker: do

How can you determine the colours of your car sticker? By taking contrast into account, among other things. On a car window, it is best to use light colours, because they stand out more. With a sticker on your car, it depends on the purpose. If you want to pimp your car with stickers, it is especially important that the colours of your sticker match the colour of the paint. You can do this using a colour chart. Should the sticker stand out? Then, as with a car window, contrast is important.

Self-adhesive car stickers: don’t

You have now got your car stickers. But now they still need to be put on your car. If you are going to do this yourself, make sure you stick the stickers straight. A sticker stuck crookedly looks amateurish and you don’t want that image. Especially not if you are advertising your business. Stick the sticker in the right place with a piece of masking tape. Measure this again before actually sticking. It’s better to measure once too much than too little. If you are going to stick stickers, make sure the surface is clean and degreased. If you don’t, your sticker may eventually come off. Many people wash their car at a car wash. There is nothing wrong with that. However, you should make sure you take a wash programme without wax. Wax also has a negative effect on the stickiness of stickers.

Sticking your own car stickers: do

When applying stickers, it should be neither too hot nor too cold. The ideal temperature is between 10 and 30 degrees. This applies not only to the surroundings, but also to the car itself. You can heat the surface you want to stick with a hair dryer. Another option to get your car to the right temperature is to put it in a garage. This has another advantage: you are not affected by wind, which can blow dirt under your sticker. You can find more tips on applying stickers at carnews.co.uk