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- STEP 181 > See how well the decal blends with the black foamcore because you used your Sharpie to colour the white edges 🙂
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- STEP 182 > Now continue the finger nail technique all around the other sides of your decal.
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- STEP 183 > Time for a dry run of the next decal. You can also see now how the other side's decal I selected for the project is a mirror version of the wall panel on the left.
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- STEP 184 > Again, these are just my suggestions, as you can see, if you want a different decal of your choice you can do that as well, ALL 30+ BASIC WALL PANEL DECALS are the same size and can be interchanged just like you do Legos.
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- STEP 185 > Smoosh some glue stick on your wall column. NEVER HOT GLUE !!!
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- STEP 186 > Peel the back of your label sheet.
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- STEP 187 > Carefully align and gently with the slightest pressure place your decal onto the wall.
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- STEP 188 > Because glue stick takes a little longer to dry, it also allows you to wiggle your decal into the perfect spot.
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- STEP 189 > When you are happy, start pressing down harder to make sure the entire decal has connected with the surface. I forgot to draw the red explanation arrows for this photo, but as you did before, Centre out, centre out, centre out will give you the best results and avoid air pockets resulting in folds for your decal 🙁
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- STEP 190 > Use the nail technique to go all around each side and curve the decal's edges for a cleaner look.
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- STEP 191 > Don't forget to curve the top 🙂
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- STEP 192 > Now for the top arches. You can see how it fits perfectly and you don't have to glue 2 pieces since I merged them for you already in the decal print 🙂
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- STEP 193 > Now when you place your top of the archway panels, make sure to look at the slat details in the decal. There is a thinner slat that is on top of the fatter one. You can see here that the decal is upside down.
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- STEP 194 > You want to make sure the 2 pieces are lined up just right. all the fatter slats at the bottom.
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- STEP 195 > Apply a good amount of glue stick to the top of your arch wall foamcore surface.
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- STEP 196 > Peel the back of your label sheet.
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- STEP 197 > Carefully align the decal so they match perfect with the side decals.
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- STEP 198 > Use your finger nail technique to move down and inwards to curl the edges slightly for a nicer appearance.
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- STEP 199 > The first side of your wall is completed. Now just repeat the exact same steps for the other side.
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- STEP 200 > For the inner sides of your arch you need these 2 decals, you want the black vent openings to be at the bottom.
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