Greetings! I recently received a rather old set of Reynolds 531 labels for frame and fork. (Hey, I KNOW it's a Raleigh Pro, built in 1971, so it deserves to wear them!)
As they are old and brittle...
Although I was under the impression they were water-transfer decals, they appear as though they are rub-on. That is, one peels off the protective cover to expose a layer of adhesive. One applies it to the surface, thoroughly rubs the back, and carefully peels away the backing.
Before I mess them up, do any experienced folks out there have any words of advice for me? Thanks!
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Greetings! I recently received a rather old set of Reynolds 531 labels
for
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frame and fork. (Hey, I KNOW it's a Raleigh Pro, built in 1971, so it deserves to wear them!)
As they are old and brittle...
Although I was under the impression they were water-transfer decals, they appear as though they are rub-on. That is, one peels off the protective cover to expose a layer of adhesive. One applies it to the surface, thoroughly rubs the back, and carefully peels away the backing.
Before I mess them up, do any experienced folks out there have any words
of
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advice for me? Thanks!
The correct Reynolds transfers for a 1971 Raleigh Pro would be 'press-a-ply' or' rub-on' transfers. Clean the surface you'll be mounting it on, hold the transfer firmly in place and burnish the carrier until the transfer is stuck to the piece. These film transfers are fragile and cracked easily when they were new and flexible thirty years ago. . .
-- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971
