Vehicle Lettering & Decals

Email info@signs613.com or send the request form on this site — both land in the same inbox. Tell us the size, the quantity and where it is going, and attach your artwork or a photo. A real person replies with a clear price and turnaround. We do not publish a phone number; if you would rather be called, leave your number in the form and say so.

Yes — standard shipping is free anywhere in Canada. Expedited shipping is available on request; tell us your deadline and we will quote it alongside the free option.

Always. Every job gets a proof by email showing size, colour, spelling and layout, and nothing is cut or printed until you approve it.

Most decal, sticker and lettering jobs are made within about five business days of proof approval, plus shipping. Larger signs and installations are scheduled with you. In a hurry? Say so and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

Cut vinyl needs vector artwork — SVG, PDF, AI or EPS — because the blade follows the outlines in the file. A JPG or PNG has no outlines. Only have a photo of your logo? Send it anyway and we can redraw it as vector for a small fee.

In the Belleville, Kingston and Napanee area, yes — we install what we make. Further away, we ship the graphics weeded and taped with instructions; most lettering applies well with the wet method in our guide.

Die cut means the blade goes through the vinyl AND the backing, so the finished piece is the shape of your artwork. Kiss cut means only the top layer is cut and the backing sheet stays whole, so the sticker sits on a larger square you peel it off. One thing worth knowing: most online sticker shops selling "die cut stickers" mean a printed, laminated sticker cut to shape. What we cut here is solid colour vinyl with no printing and no background, pre-masked with transfer tape — on glass or a truck door there is no visible sticker edge at all.

Permanent vinyl uses a strong adhesive and is what belongs on vehicles, storefront glass, equipment and anything outdoors. Removable vinyl uses a lower-tack adhesive meant to come off cleanly after months rather than years — right for a seasonal promotion, a leased vehicle, a rented space or a wall you do not own. "Permanent" describes adhesive strength, not a life sentence: it still comes off with gentle heat and patience. Tell us how long it needs to last and whether it must come off cleanly, and we will pick the film.

Vinyl wants smooth, clean and non-porous. Glass, painted or enamelled metal, powder-coated panels, sealed or varnished wood, acrylic and smooth rigid plastics all hold well. Gloss and semi-gloss painted drywall is fine; flat paint is less reliable and heavy texture is a gamble. It will not hold on brick, concrete, stucco, raw or weathered wood, or anything chalky or flaking — there is nothing continuous for the adhesive to grip. Send a close-up photo of the surface if you are unsure and we will tell you before you order.

Applied and removed properly, no. Vinyl sits on the clear coat, not in it, and comes off with gentle heat from a hair dryer, lifted at a shallow angle — never a blade, and never a heat gun held in one spot. Factory tint is inside the glass and is not affected. Aftermarket tint film is the exception: it is a film on the inside of the window, so put the decal on the OUTSIDE of a tinted window and it is a non-issue. Paint that is already cracked, flaking or freshly resprayed is the real risk — let new paint cure for at least a month first.

Not outdoors in a Canadian February. Vinyl adhesive needs roughly 10 degrees Celsius or warmer to tack, and both the air and the surface have to be there — a sunny minus-five afternoon is still a cold truck door, and cold vinyl cracks instead of conforming. Bring the vehicle or panel into a heated garage, let it come up to temperature for a few hours, clean it with isopropyl alcohol and apply indoors. Then leave it a full day before rain, a car wash or a freeze-thaw cycle. Once cured, road salt and winter are not a problem for permanent vinyl; it is the first day that matters.

Any shape your vector artwork describes, in any single vinyl colour we stock — standard colours plus metallic, matte, gloss, reflective, holographic and etched-glass finishes. Sizes run from roughly half an inch up to four feet wide on the roll, and larger again as tiled panels. The practical limits are at the small end: strokes thinner than about a sixteenth of an inch and text under half an inch are hard to weed and tend to lift. We check your artwork at the finished size and tell you before anything is cut.

In three layers: backing paper, your design in vinyl, and transfer tape over the top holding every letter in position. Peel the backing away, position the whole thing, squeegee firmly from the middle out, then peel the transfer tape back on itself at a shallow angle and the vinyl stays behind. Spacing and layout are already correct because the weeding was done here. Clean the surface with isopropyl alcohol first, not a household cleaner — wax and detergent residue is the usual reason a decal lifts later. Instructions ship in the package, and there is more detail in our decal guide.

Yes — every province and territory, with free standard shipping. Cut vinyl travels better than almost anything else a sign shop makes: it ships flat or rolled, pre-masked with transfer tape, so it arrives ready to apply and there is no surcharge for distance. The same decal costs a customer in British Columbia what it costs one in Ontario. Expedited shipping is quoted on request — tell us your deadline when you ask. Only installation stays local, across the Belleville, Kingston and Napanee area.

Yes. Send your logo, the words you need and a photo of where it is going, and we will lay it out for you. If you only have a photo of an old sign or a sketch, we can redraw it.

Custom work cannot be returned for a change of mind, because it is made specifically for you — but if it arrives faulty, damaged or not as proofed, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will remake or refund it.