Back to the grindstone. I prepped the surface of the most difficult piece, the end cover. Why not learn from the smallest and complex piece. Once the decal is removed from the backing, I thought it would be easy to work with... oh contrar.



It is easy to apply to the smooth surfaces, but once you get to the curves and compound angles, that's where the fun begins. I knew there was going to be trimming involved. How I wish this burl wood was a gel sheet to get better coverage of the contours of the end cap.



Doing the best I could with an Exacto knife, I trimmed the corners the best I could.





It wasn't until I got done with applying and trimming the decal that I had this thought. Use my heat gun to make the decal more playable. That helped immensely wiht getting the decal to lay flat on the curves, and also where the decal overlaps.



So, lesson learned with my first try. I will warm the decal once I get it placed. Then massage it and warm again to get it where it needs to be.