Cricut Vinyl Transfer To Car

How to make a vinyl car decal with the cricut maker.

Cricut vinyl transfer to car.

Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer. Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type scraper or other burnishing tool. The downside to cricut vinyl is that it only comes with a maximum width of 12 inches. Attach a small area of transfer tape to your design.

Secondly you will need vinyl transfer tape. I know that regular vinyl can leave a lot of adhesive on the car over time. Once you ve weeded your design apply transfer tape to the top of your vinyl car decal and use the scraper to make sure everything is sticking in place as it should be. The most important thing you are going to need to make your own car decals is a vinyl cutting machine.

Now it s time to apply your vinyl car decal to your vehicle. The one on the left was outdoors and the one on the right was left indoors. With everything set take your transfer tape and place it on top of the vinyl. Peel liner from transfer tape.

I added this to my tests as more of a baseline. The vinyl did great. It is best to go slow at this stage as it is very easy to mess up if you force it. We ve all seen a car driving around with the remains of a tattered vinyl sticker on it and a big brown blotch where the sticker has deteriorated but the adhesive was still there.

The tape will allow you to transfer the vinyl safely to the car without distorting the image. What else will you need. After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri. Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing.

If you want a decal wider than that we recommend you go with the oracal or siser vinyl. Make sure that you have a clean and dry surface. This can either be the center or one end of your design. Now new and improved our tape holds better during transfer and peels away cleanly once your design is in place.

Vinyl made for use as car decals has adhesive that will not damage the paint on a car. I think most people think of using permanent vinyl when making cricut car decals.