Saving a brittle peeling decal

[Jimmy66 39]

Any suggestions on how to plaster this back to make it look as best it can?

[AMC RULES 37,130]

The 3M adhesive of your choosing and a heat gun.

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

a heat gun

 

But be careful with the heat, too much and the label will wither and shrink.  Just warm it up is all!

 

Jimmy,  you know we have a vendor here that produces EXCELLENT repro decals, yes?

I understand if you want to keep the rust though... a brand new decal would look pretty silly.

 

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by Jeff-C175

[wallfish 16,996]

It's already to brittle to save IMO. Warming it up might help but once you mess with it, it will probably look worse than it does now. 

Maybe patina new decals ?

[oliver2-44 9,745]

1 hour ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

But be careful with the heat, too much and the label will wither and shrink.  Just warm it up is all!

 

Jimmy,  you know we have a vendor here that produces EXCELLENT repro decals, yes?

I understand if you want to keep the rust though... a brand new decal would look pretty silly.

 

 

Vinyl guy also produces new decals with a “aged cracked look”. They may not be shown on the web site, butI think he can do it to any designs he currently has. 

[Pullstart 62,851]

Yup, what they said!  Terry @Vinylguy at www.redoyourhorse.com  is ahhhh——mazing!

[ri702bill 8,319]

14 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

with a “aged cracked look”

That describes a lot of us too, not just decals!!!

[rmaynard 15,457]

Don't know how it's going to stick to the rust.

[953 nut 55,221]

On 10/4/2022 at 8:52 PM, oliver2-44 said:

Vinyl guy also produces new decals with a “aged cracked look”.

                    If you want to give a new decal a weathered look prior to application you could work it over lightly with a wire brush along the edges.

[lynnmor 7,305]

Some tractors are just begging for a can of paint and new decals, I think that this is one.

[cschannuth 3,816]

I think new decals on original patina can look good at times. A hairdryer or heat gun will peel those old decals off clean as a whistle.