Not Tattoos, 8 Creative uses for Vinyl DECALS, besides for Cars

NOT TATTOOS! They’re cool vinyl decals!

We’ve been doing this a while. Selling vinyl graphics, that is. Over two decades, actually. And our outside setup makes quite a stir, decal mania, really, and kids walking by almost always say, “Look at all the tattoos!”

eagle decal on a red canister — A multi-color eagle decal on a custom project!

Well, they’re surely not tattoos, and I don’t generally see a tattoo booth set up outside at flea markets, events and shows. But the adults generally know what they are. And I can often times hear one person asking another, “What are they?” while a companion of that person most times answers, “They’re decals, for cars.” To which—if I’m in the up-and-at-’em salesperson mood—I sometimes chime in with, “Actually, you can use them on just about any smooth surface.”

But, yep, first impression—we sell decals for cars. And trucks and vans, and boats, and… Well, there’s tons of other uses.

And this brings us to the topic of today’s blog post, which, had me going through some photos. Some were from recent eras, and some were from, well, quite a while ago. And now I shall highlight things we have created in the past—Eight Creative uses for Vinyl Decals, besides Cars, Trucks, and Boats—while you are free to come up with any project you have in mind, letting us know what you might need a vinyl decal for. Because Lore and I will be more than happy to help and advise!

So, without further typing, here we go…

This one brings a memory, of a BUZZ! Good beer, and some cool decals we used to create (and still can if YOU need some) for a micro-brewery. They took pride in brewing some pretty dang good ale, and we loved creating these, as well as many other styles of logo decals, for the beer bottles. Have something in mind, give us a shout out.

Beware of dog sign and doberman — We used this **Beware of Dog Sign** on the gate of our house when we had two *really cool* doberman pincers named Ruby and Beaker. This sign lasted for at least five years and probably would have pulled ten or more. Decals can be used for your signs and custom projects, or you can buy a sign like this from us. We still have it and others like it online and it’s quite popular. Check out our **Full Intensity Grafx Plus eBay store** and in the topmost search box type “SIGN.” Or, create your own multi-line custom lettering decals and apply to shellacked wood, metal, plastic, etc. The decals will work on just about any smooth surface and last for years and years.

Thanks to Danny and family for this picture. Danny has been with us for years. This particular decal was used for a bodybuilder in the family, and the competition for Mr. Iowa Natural, which I believe, if I can recall, that he did win! The skull decal on the right is also a send-in from Danny, showing off his decals. Danny is always thinking up cool custom projects, and he knows we absolutely love it when we receive pictures from our clients, especially with the client in the picture!

kayak decals canoe stickers — We made a whole assortment of various decals for these kayaks. The client wanted each kayak to have its own theme and well… I think they turned out amazing!

Chess board decals — One of our earliest clients, when the world wide wide was still new and there were a few people still walking around without a cellphone in their pockets. This client created custom chessboards, and I believe he is no longer in business. But I’ll never forget some of the cool custom creations (see more in our customer’s rides page) he made using our vinyl decals!

Coat of arms custom shield decals — I’ll never forget this one! Back when we had our shop, this was one of the coolest projects we took on. The client provided and image of what he wanted to create, on a plate. We created the decal, as shown above—although it was not quite as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4—and the rest is history! A family coat of arms shield was restored. To create this I first had to scan in the design, separate the colors, then die-cut each decal piece. The decals were layered for the multi-color effect, and finally the created sticker was applied to the shield. One for the history books!

cornhole board decals — We have made many a decal for cornhole (corn-hole) boards. The client can provide the art, or choose something from our large decal catalog, and we can work our magic. Same as the shield decals pictured above, the die-cut vinyl here is layered to create a full-color effect that looks way better than any printed sticker ever could. And it lasts longer too!

Custom guitar decals using vinyl lettering. Musicians know how important it is to pay attention to detail. Every note, every tone, every very fine detail! These name logo decals are made using one of our fonts, cut in gold, silver, or choose any color, and applied to the guitar. It looks as authentic as can be! Great for restorations, and it brings to mind a piano restoration we help with… but, ah yes, maybe for another post, another day.

That’s it for now. I hope you liked today’s post. And, if you have used vinyl decals—ours or those of a competitor—by all means, please send us a picture and we’ll share it with the world. Have a great one, everybody! ~Full Intensity Grafx