• German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal

  • $7.50 USD

  • Description

    This is a water transfer decal which replicates the German Ford dash decal for Wasserablassstellen/Kaltstart. Essentially this decal tells you where you can drain your engine coolant and instructs you to to drain and preheat the coolant if the engine is cold.

     

    These decals are not perfect but they do look pretty good and really bring the cab of your truck to life. Printing decals has proven to be a tricky process, and I have come to just accept there will be some small errors. This is a very difficult thing to research so in the end, I did have to do some guess work. There is so little information out there that it is unlikely that anyone would be able to know enough to find any fault with it. Someone that has researched this is more likely to accept this than someone that hasn't.

     

    This particular decal seems to have been used on earlier 41 fords and was eventually replaced by stencils around 1944 on.

     

    Decal placement

    This decal is usually found around the lower edge of the glove box area, although typically by the time this was being used, the glove box had been eliminated from the production process. When this information was applied using stencils, it was often located along the top edge of the dash where it met the windshield.

     

    Application Instructions:

    Step 1.

    Lay out supplies; water based polyurethane clear, a paintbrush, paper towels, a saucer or bowl, masking tape and material, and your decal.

    Step 2.

    Mask off the area where the decal is to be applied. leave a 1/16" to an 1/8" gap around the decal.

    Step 3.

    Fill the saucer with warm, slightly soapy water and set the decal into it. Keep the decal submersed and un roll it as it curls up. Poke the decal with the paintbrush until you can see the decal floating separate of the backing paper. You only want the decal to be separating from the backing paper but you do not want to completely remove the decal from the paper.

    Step 4.

    Apply the polyurethane to the masked off area and retrieve the decal. Position the decal and slip it off of the backing paper. The paint brush can be helpful in this process.

    Step 5.

    Use the brush to position the decal while brushing bubbles out from under the decal by brushing from the center of the decal towards the outside edges.

    Step 6. 

    Very lightly dab the decal area dry with a paper towel. At this point you can either remove your masking material and let the decal dry or you can add another clear coat over top and then remove the masking material. 

    *Important: do not apply the polyurethane until the decal is ready to apply to prevent it from drying out much before the decal is applied. The water on the decal will dilute and thin the polyurethane but this helps adhere the decal.

     

    Each decal will come with a test or practice decal. This is a decal with a printing error.

     

     

  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal
  • German Ford V3000s and Maultier Kaltstart Dash Decal

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