I'm gonna second the polishing (I bet you have some sun fade/ghosting) and vinyl application advice.
If you can, avoid working the vinyl in direct sunlight and take your time. Those are long graphics. you might find the rubrail curves a little differently on your boat than the one they are made for. Tape it in place and step back from the boat. It might look visually better following a hull line or the rub rail, which might require a little bit of trimming on top and or just a slight tilt in the overall piece. Do so very carefully with and exacto knife or razor blade and avoid scoring the gel coat.
There is no break in that vinyl to "suckup" corrections on a curved surface like a boat hull. I like to firmly tape one end in place and work top down and center out to the edges. This requires removing the backer by splitting it in sections. You might even want a helper on that large of a piece. The vinyl may not "flow" completely straight, hence the trimming it at the body line/rub rail after installation advice.
If you can, avoid working the vinyl in direct sunlight and take your time. Those are long graphics. you might find the rubrail curves a little differently on your boat than the one they are made for. Tape it in place and step back from the boat. It might look visually better following a hull line or the rub rail, which might require a little bit of trimming on top and or just a slight tilt in the overall piece. Do so very carefully with and exacto knife or razor blade and avoid scoring the gel coat.
There is no break in that vinyl to "suckup" corrections on a curved surface like a boat hull. I like to firmly tape one end in place and work top down and center out to the edges. This requires removing the backer by splitting it in sections. You might even want a helper on that large of a piece. The vinyl may not "flow" completely straight, hence the trimming it at the body line/rub rail after installation advice.
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