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Quote from: pjiang6211 on December 04, 2010, 04:37:36 PM
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Just out of curiosity, how is the vinyl applied onto the train? Also, if there's air bubbles, how does one get rid of them?

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I'm sure how the Target Ad wrapped R142A was wrapped was the same technique used to wrap the NOVA LFSA's.So I would say no difference.
If there is airbubbles we had to remove part of the patch(or the SBS sticker) and re go over it.And we had too make sure there was none by using this tool it was like to flatten it.
Post Merge: December 04, 2010, 06:00:16 PMQuote from: Ben on December 04, 2010, 05:44:03 PM
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2 Train Master quoted  "It's a big ass sticker." So that means he just puts it there. Done.

Very easy. Just like flattening a plastic bag.

You straighten it out and you put it back in stretching it. Then you let go.

You can prove me wrong if you like because I'm not sure about vinyl but clues made me think it's a sticker.

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It may seem easy but that takes a lot of work towards perfection too make sure there is no airbubbles and extra part of the wrapping.So no not easy,and its not like flattening a bag u gotta cut out part of the sticker b\c it covered like the whole bottom part of the bus and where the tail lights n wheels were had to be cut out.I helped wrap bus #1207,1214,1215,1217,1230 and 1231.It was a lot of work and time flew by.

pjiang6211:

Quote from: Ben on December 04, 2010, 05:44:03 PM
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2 Train Master quoted  "It's a big ass sticker." So that means he just puts it there. Done.

Very easy. Just like flattening a plastic bag.

You straighten it out and you put it back in stretching it. Then you let go.

You can prove me wrong if you like because I'm not sure about vinyl but clues made me think it's a sticker.


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Ben, I can't prove you wrong since I have no knowledge of puttiing/sticking vinyls on surfaces in the first place. That's why I am asking 2 Train Master. It's just a thing that amazes me because I do something that's very similar to adding vinyls back home, and I will almost always get air bubbles when doing so.

2 Train Master, aren't the stickers really adhesive? I would think it would be more of a hassle if air bubbles occur, because if it comes out wrong and you peel it off, wouldn't that enlarge the sticker and complicate things?

BStyles:

Vinyl is like a slap-on adhesive meant for both temporary and long-term purposes, such as the blue seats in the R46. Air bubbles, like normal household wallpaper, is not only unattractive, but if it is punctured it will eventually rip the vinyl, or stretch the section of the image where the bubble was. Its best to get rid of them before they settle, or they may never come out.

Quote from: 2 Train Master on December 04, 2010, 03:10:37 PM
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Internship at my school.We had choices work with buses and something else and I chose buses along with some friends.Lucky they got to park and drive the LFSA's.I was too young but I'll be 16 in April.

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You need to be 16 to get your learner's permit in New York. You need to be 18 to get a driver's license. You need to also be certified to drive a bus, so don't get your hopes up.

BStyles

Ben:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl


Additional help for What is vinyl?

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A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group (Preferred IUPAC name ethenyl).[1] Vinyl groups (formula −CH=CH2) are derivatives of ethene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom replaced with some other group. An industrially important example is vinyl chloride, precursor to PVC, a plastic commonly known as "vinyl".

Benjamin

2 Train Master:

Its like crazy glue.LOL j/k.

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