Installation Instructions: Fenders/Mirrors/Grille

Fenders

1. For the smaller fender pieces, you can use the alcohol/water solution alone to apply the part. It is usually best to start by lining up the upper edge of the piece with the edge of the fender, while also ensuring that the front edge is about an eighth of an inch away from the edge as well.

2. Make a very gentle narrow pass with the squeegee along the upper edge of the piece. Don't press too hard on the squeegee when making the first pass or you will drag the material out of place with the squeegee. Then, as the material begins to adhere to the paint, you may use increasingly firmer strokes until all the alcohol/water solution is removed from beneath the upper edge of the material.

3. Once the material is anchored at the top, you should gently pull the bottom edge down with your fingers while making sure that the adhesive is thoroughly wet with the alcohol/water solution. Then, while pulling downward on the material, make a firm pass with the squeegee from the top edge all the way through the bottom.

4. Finish up by going over any remaining 'fingers' in the material with the squeegee. For vehicles that have heavily contoured fenders (such as the Chevrolet/GMC pick-up), you may need to wrap the squeegee with a paper towel to push out any stubborn areas.

Mirrors

1. Start on one end by tacking the material down with your squeegee.

2. Stretch the material across to the other side pulling firmly enough to pull out most of the excess material from the top and bottom of the mirror.

3. Once stretched into place, squeegee the remainder of the material down from the center out.

4. Go over the edges with a squeegee wrapped in a paper towel to ensure that the material does not lift back up.

Grille

1. You will normally find that the pieces are slightly shorter than the painted surface you are applying them to. This is intentional and is designed to help keep from stretching the narrow pieces too much as well as making it easier to squeegee these pieces. When removing narrow pieces of material from the liner, the plastic tends to stretch to some degree. Since the plastic will stretch differently depending on how it is removed from the liner and it is much easier to stretch the material than to cut off any excess, the pieces are intentionally designed short. On these types of grille kits, start from one end by lining up the kit with the edge of the grille.

2. Stretch the remainder across to the other side and carefully squeegee the area. Use very light pressure on these narrow sections until they are tacked down sufficiently, gradually increasing pressure as they begin to adhere.

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