vintage waterslide decals

Thought you might like to see some pictures of the cool decals I found for my my Super Stock '65 Belvedere wagon. I didn't want to go overboard, but thought a few well-chosen and well-placed decals would really add to the character of the car. I think they look great! I hope they hold up. Thanks to Muttley for the Carter carburetors waterslide decals. I picked up the the large Racer Brown decals from Past Lane. These were VERY hard to find. I looked for over a year. I bought 2 of his last 3. He didn't want to sell the last one. The vintage Champion stickers actual contingency decals and are not modern repro's. I found them on eBay.

Still waiting on a Drag News decal for the rear window.

 

Stick with it, looks like a cool ride.

 

They look great. I've sold tons of these decals on the HAMB but you are the first to ever post pics of them applied to anything. I think everyone else is hoarding them.

 

lol.

 

This is the only water decal I keep just because I like the model T.
It was printed by the Chicago decal company who is still around.

 

I wondered about that myself. The Racer Brown and Carter decals are waterslides, but the Champion one is a sticker. The waterslide decal I have on the window has held up fine through washing the car. I hope the decals on the body do the same. I plan on being very careful when washing that part of the car.

 

I bought a bunch of old travel decals from the '60's for the side windows of my Edsel wagon. I haven't installed them yet.
Any tips on safely using a 40 year old decal?

 

It definitely helps to spray a coat of Krylon clear on vintage decals once they are thoroughly dry. My Engle Cams decal (old) on my Moon tank has been on for years. Also, as stated, be very gentle when washing. Oh yeah, as far as applying goes- all the obvious old time ways- warm water in a bowl with a tiny drop of dish soap, and go SLOW. I have not tried this, but it might not hurt to spray the decal w/ Krylon FIRST, and then apply. Maybe someone has a grade C decal they can do a test on. And one last thing, I can't help but be transported back to a wonderful childhood, model building time when applying water slide decals-just too cool. D.

 

Look's sharp! Mabe a steady hand or pinstriper can lay some clear coat on the waterslide's.

 

I've had waterslides on a few cars now. If you let them dry completely after applying, they stay on when washing the car. I suppose, if you got agggressive, they'd chip or flake. But, some of mine have been on for years. Ya gotta let em "set" though before washing