Damaged decals

[Mad Doug Biker]

Hello, I was looking at my bikes the other day there, and on one of them, I noticed that a couple of small bits of its decals on the bottom tube are starting to peel.
Now, when I say peel, it actually looks like they have been damaged on something. The decals are still all there, nothing is missing, so I am wondering, how do I go about sticking them back down onto the rest of the bike?

I'd imagine super glue would be a no no (although you never know), but is there anything that can seal it all in?

Thanks

 

[hopless500]

clear nail varnish??

 

[dan_bo]

Clear nail varnish (I'm sure you have some) underneath the lifted decal will stick it back down securely.

 

[dan_bo]

clear nail varnish??

Oi!

 

[Boris Bajic]

Keep the working parts as tight or loose and as oiled or dry and as clean and adjusted as they need to be.

Pay not one squilpette of attention to the decals. Let them peel. Let them fall off.

They are (to quote Arthur Jefferson-Painswick) just a smear of processed but tangible snobbery applied to the veneer of our collective self-conscious fear of inadequacy.

As in all things, Arthur Jefferson-Painswick puts it best.

 

[GetAGrip]

Oi!

Fairs fair now, hopeless500 pipped you at the post there

 

[GetAGrip]

I know how you feel MDB, I picked up a second hand Felt Z5 a couple of weeks ago, cleaned and polished up, and rides like a dream. The only sad thing about it is some of the decals are breaking up on the frame. Wish there was some way to do a little renovation job on them.

 

[hopless500]

Oi!

Oi yourself. I got there first!

 

[dan_bo]

Oi yourself. I got there first!

 

[hopless500]

eat sand???
not good for you you know

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Oh for fcuk sake, its even worse than I thought, I have gotten the bike out to look at it properly, There are practically none of the bits I thought there were. Also, someone has scratched one side (hence the decal damage I saw before) and there are now numerous chips and scratches, I'm NOT a happy bunny!! (It is in the garage, and someone has obviously moved it to get to something and has not been very careful). Actually, I'm TOTALLY P*SSED OFF!! I should have got some frame protectors for it

So, what to use to fill the scratches in? If I give it all a wax will that help??



I'm off to...... I don't even know....... AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!

 

[ThinAir]

I'm off to...... I don't even know....... AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!

Put another coat of clear varnish on that fresh manicure?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Put another coat of clear varnish on that fresh manicure?

Shut up!! That isn't helping!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It wouldn't have been so bad, but its my Red Pug that was virtually pristine when I got it from @stevevw on here.
And now its been damaged (albeit on one side)!!

Oh well, at least I can use it properly now, but I still want to repair the damage!

 

[ThinAir]

I think you need to find the culprit....