{"id":106,"date":"2024-05-28T03:12:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T03:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-application\/any-problem-with-using-the-transfer-on-a-flexible-surface-such-as-an-inflatable-dinghy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T22:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T22:40:17","slug":"any-problem-with-using-the-transfer-on-a-flexible-surface-such-as-an-inflatable-dinghy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-application\/any-problem-with-using-the-transfer-on-a-flexible-surface-such-as-an-inflatable-dinghy\/","title":{"rendered":"Any problem with using the transfer on a flexible surface such as an inflatable dinghy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, possibly. Surface prep is key and adhesion will need tested first.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Some plastics\/rubbers\/etc.. have &#8216;oil built in&#8217; so that no matter how much you prep, in a short period of time, the decal will &#8216;fall off&#8217; \ud83d\ude41 very bad.<\/p>\n<p>How to test? Prep the surface first (follow online instructions ) and then apply something like duck tape. Give it a few days. If it adheres well, no problem on the vinyl decal.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it would be a good idea to allow the decal to &#8216;cure&#8217; for 30 days before deflating &#8211; otherwise it may peel up on the creases while in storage.<\/p>\n<p>Have another question about <a href=\"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/decals\/decals.php\">decals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/signs\/signs.php\">signs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/lettering\/lettering.php\">lettering<\/a>,<br \/>\nor <a href=\"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/stripes\/kitsstripes.php\">stripes<\/a>? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, possibly. Surface prep is key and adhesion will need tested first. Why? Some plastics\/rubbers\/etc.. have &#8216;oil built in&#8217; so that no matter how much you prep, in a short period of time, the decal will &#8216;fall off&#8217; \ud83d\ude41 very bad. How to test? Prep the surface first (follow online instructions ) and then apply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/192"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}