{"id":176,"date":"2024-05-28T03:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T03:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-lettering\/does-your-lettering-stick-to-vinyl-wheel-covers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T03:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:25:03","slug":"does-your-lettering-stick-to-vinyl-wheel-covers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-lettering\/does-your-lettering-stick-to-vinyl-wheel-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your lettering stick to vinyl wheel covers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes &#8211; but it is a hard install and its durability is in question.<\/p>\n<p>Install: Wash with ammonia and then follow with denatured alcohol. After it has dried, allow to warm in the sun for about 10 minutes. Apply the graphic as usual. Remove premask and go back over the graphic again and again continuing to press the graphic down. Again allow to warm in the sun. After about 10 minutes &#8211; while still warm &#8211; press the graphic down again. Install cover on wheel. Do not wash or handle for a few days<\/p>\n<p>Durability: Wheel covers expand and contract. If the cover is tight (not loose on the wheel) it will not expand\/contract a great deal and will last many years. If it flops around a great deal it may not last a long time.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other questions let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Have another question about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/decals\/decals.html\">decals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/signs\/signs.html\">signs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/lettering\/lettering.html\">lettering<\/a>,<br \/>\nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/stripes\/fastnfurious\/fastnfurious.htm\">stripes<\/a>? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lettering can adhere to vinyl wheel covers, but the installation is difficult and durability is uncertain because the covers expand and contract. To improve adhesion, clean the cover with ammonia and denatured alcohol, warm it in the sun, apply the lettering, and repeatedly press it down while warm. Tight-fitting covers will last significantly longer than loose ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176","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=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions\/1139"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}