What is a Cut Vinyl Decal?

Types of Decals

There are basically 2 major kinds of decals: Cut Vinyl Decal and Printed Vinyl Decal. Duchi Designs specializes mainly in Cut Vinyl Decals.

What is a Cut Vinyl Decal?

A decal is a die-cut sticker that comes in 3 layers. The first top layer is the clear transfer tape, the middle layer is the sticker and the last bottom layer is the paper backing. The decal/sticker is transferred with the transfer tape to the surface you wish to apply it to. Once applied, you will need to carefully peel off the transfer tape.
The background of the decal is the color of the location it is applied to.
Your decal will come with application instructions.

Differences between Cut Vinyl and Printed Vinyl Decals

CUT VINYL DECALS

Cut vinyl decals takes some time and patience to apply (all orders come with detailed application instructions).

They have no background. The background you see behind the cut vinyl design is what you install it onto.

Cut vinyls look like they are hand-painted onto the surface they are applied onto as they conform to texture.

Cut vinyls are cut from pre-colored vinyl, therefore you are limited by color selection.

Multiple colors of vinyl must be layered to achieve a multi-colored decal. Cut vinyl decals do not fade in direct sunlight.

PRINTED VINYL DECALS

Printed vinyl decals are much easier to install and they are referred to as "peel and stick" stickers.

Printed vinyls have visible backgrounds- either clear background or white backgrounds .

Printed vinyls are photo realistic. They are made by printing designs with ink onto clear or white vinyl. This therefore is able to produce multiple colors and maintains specific colors, shades and gradients like a photograph. Printed vinyls can fade overtime in direct sunlight.