Installation Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 GMC Safari and 2003 Chevrolet Astro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Clean the area where the transfer will be mounted.
Use a suitable solvent such as a mixture of 50 percent isopropyl alcohol and 50 percent water.
- Dry the area thoroughly.
Important: If paint in the area is chipped or gouged, repaint the area. Otherwise, the surface imperfection will be visible through the blackout transfer.
- Position the transfer to the body.
- Use a wax pencil in order to mark the upper and the lower locations of the transfer on the body.
- Starting at the top of the transfer, peel the backing paper from a workable section of the transfer and begin applying the transfer to the body.
Continue the application in small, workable sections until finished.
Important: Use care in order not to stretch the transfer during application.
- Use a small roller or other suitable tool in order to gently press the transfer to the body in order to ensure proper adhesion.
- Verify that there are no air bubbles visible on the transfer.
If there are air bubbles, use a small pin in order to help eliminate the air bubbles.
- Install the body side swing-out window weather-strip, if equipped. Refer to WEATHERSTRIP REPLACEMENT - SWING OUT WINDOW in Stationary Windows.
- Install the swing-out and/or stationary window(s). Refer to WINDOW REPLACEMENT - SWING OUT in Stationary Windows.
- Install the interior trim, as needed.