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The vinyl decals are a bit tricky on the dash. But you put them on uses the wet method so that you can move them around to get them just right I did mine with Cardinal red.
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I do outdoor-grade vinyl labels for the games we make and have placed about 15,000 labels with the wet method (the tiniest drop of baby shampoo in a small spray bottle of distilled water) but I always squeegee them to remove air bubbles and excess water, I don't suppose it's too easy to squeegee these, maybe with your finger with a paper towel?

They look perfectly placed and I love to get the details of how you did them.
 

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I do outdoor-grade vinyl labels for the games we make and have placed about 15,000 labels with the wet method (the tiniest drop of baby shampoo in a small spray bottle of distilled water) but I always squeegee them to remove air bubbles and excess water, I don't suppose it's too easy to squeegee these, maybe with your finger with a paper towel?

They look perfectly placed and I love to get the details of how you did them.
I cleaned the area with IPA. I used soapy water.
I used Q-tips to position them just right and to get the water and bubbles out.
 

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I cleaned the area with IPA. I used soapy water.
I used Q-tips to position them just right and to get the water and bubbles out.
That's really clever with a Q-tip, I wouldn't have thought of that. And your work looks professional! Thanks for the great inspiration, it looks so sharp!
 

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Nice truck bro, neat touches! Congratulations, got my '22 this past week loving it! I had a velocity blue Bronco on order, gave up and bought a nicely equipped Ranger and saved $7k. I'm happy of my choice.

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Ordered in July 21 arrived January 22… I’ve added tailgate and grill letters and painted dash letters
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I love that you painted the blue letterings. The blue theme throughout is super cool… makes me want to do something similar with a color
 
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I love that you painted the blue letterings. The blue theme throughout is super cool… makes me want to do something similar with a color
It was actually pretty easy. I used an acrylic paint pen
 

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The truck looks great, man! Congratulations and welcome to the Forum. Let the mods begin!
Did you paint the Ranger on the tailgate yourself ? I think most of these would really look good with the black lettering like that. Makes it pop!
 
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Did you paint the Ranger on the tailgate yourself ? I think most of these would really look good with the black lettering like that. Makes it pop!
No I used the stick on letters bought on Amazon for 19.00 they are abs plastic I believe
 

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