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Frozzie’s Rim Stickers (Product Review and How To)
In that never ending quest to make my bike a little more individual, I decided to go the MotoGP route and add some rim stickers. There are a number of options when adding a coloured rim to your wheels.
1) Paint. You can either do this yourself and end up with something that will probably look pretty bad, or you can pay a spray painter a hundred odd bucks to get it done.
2) You can go to your local computer cut sticker joint and get them to print and cut some stickers. I’m not sure what this would cost, but I doubt you’d end up with a quality product like option 3.
3) Rim Stickers from Frozzie Connections.
Frozzie Connections is an Australian company (http://frozzie.com/frozzie/home.asp) based out of Sydney and they offer a number of products which are imported from France. One of their products is the Rim Sticker. These stickers come in 8 meter rolls, they are quite stretchy and come in 7 different colours (Yellow, Red, Blue, White, Black, Green, Orange) which are also reflective. Most of them look white (including the black!) when hit by bright white. Imagine the reflective stickers on a Police car or Ambulance, and you get an idea of what I’m talking about.
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The actual colour.
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The stickers under a flash.
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To ensure you get a good “stick” you’ll need a number of tools.
1. A pair of scissors
2. Some Prepsol
3. A rag.I
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If you can get the wheels off, then I’m sure that getting the stickers would be 100% easier than the next stage.
Get the bike up on stands. Clean the wheels with the rag and the Prepsol (Keep cleaning until all the black crap comes off).
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The stickers are stretchy enough that they go around the curve of the wheel quite easily. Trying to ensure they stick straight really isn’t that easy. If you can get one edge under your finger nail, and run your finger nail along the lip of the wheel, you’ll get the stickers to fit quite neatly. By the time you’ve done the last wheel, you will have the knack of fitting the stickers and if, like me, you have another look at the first one you did and realise it’s all wonky, you’ll want to rip it off and start again. Firstly, you’ll have enough sticker left over to do this. Secondly, reconsider. This stuff sticks like shit to a blanket! If you really do want to get it off, use a hair drier, and the Prepsol and be prepared to spend a lot of time on it. Make sure you use the drier to peel the sticker, and then the Prepsol to clean the residue and gum off. DO NOT use the Prepsol and the hair drier at the same time, unless you want to look like a Kangaroo caught in a bushfire.
I’m quite happy with the result, adds a little bling to the bike and looks cool at night. The stickers are currently (at time of typing) $30 from Frozzies (http://frozzie.com/frozzie/home.asp).
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