FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL · TOOLS BELOW · HEAT GUN · DRY APPLICATION
Watch our installation tutorial below. Pros do it dry, with a heat gun, working from the middle outward. The video walks through every step on a real bike. The checklist below tells you what to have ready.
Generic automotive brake cleaner. Removes silicone, oil and fingerprints from the plastics before you apply anything.
Plastic, not metal. Metal scratches both the plastic and the laminate face of the vinyl.
Required. A hair dryer doesn't generate enough heat to activate the adhesive or soften the vinyl on curves.
For trimming overlap and cutting carrier-film tabs as you peel the kit away during application.
Household paper roll works. Standard cloth fibres leave traces under the vinyl and weaken adhesion.
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First-time install? Awkward plastics? Cold workshop and the heat gun isn't softening the vinyl? Stop and ask — easier to talk it through now than to peel and reapply later.
Email info@backyarddesign.co.uk with photos. Or rewatch the — it covers most edge cases.
NO WATER · NO SOAP · 24-HOUR CURE · ASK IF YOU'RE STUCK
Pros apply Backyard kits dry. Heat gun, never a hair dryer. Middle out, one panel at a time, with a 24-hour cure before you ride.
Watch the tutorial once before you start. Keep the checklist nearby. Take your time — a clean install holds up for a full season.
From riders. For riders.
