Detailed Construction

Our basic recommendation for motocross stickers, graphics and decals is:
  • Convex High-Bond with
  • Convex laminate or
  • Pro-Shield Laminate

Convex High-Bond 6 mil is our most popular vinyl for motocross graphics.

The Pro-Shield 12 mil laminate is our most popular selection for professional applicators.

Convex Laminate is softer and easier to apply for less experienced applicators.
Convex™ Vinyl for Motocross Graphics, Decals & Stickers
 

Our material for making graphics and stickers is a very conformable vinyl that can be printed on by thermal transfer or solvent inkjet printers

There are three main issues when it comes to material for motocross graphics and stickers:

  • Conforming to the curves of the bike
  • Sticking to the plastics and the metals
  • Thickness & durability

Convex Gearwrap enjoys great success as a material for football helmets because it is thick and conforms well. Convex Gearwrap adhesive works on helmets, not on plastics such as bikes.

That is why we developed High-Bond. Convex High-Bond works very well on dirt bikes and other hard to stick to surfaces. Decals and Stickers for MX bikes need to be laminated after printing to protect the graphics.

CONVEX INTERACTIVE BIKE
Learn How to Use All the Convex Materials for the Ultimate Bike

This interactive bike shows which materials to use on which parts of the bike. This is the mix of materials to get the absolute best results.

Find out more about Convex Motocross Applications

 

You have a choice of laminates that are matched to the Convex High-Bond material with the right adhesive so they don't come apart. The laminates are Convex and Pro-Shield.

Convex Laminate is flexible and pliable. Pro-Shield is harder, less conformable, and more abrasion resistant.

Therefore we recommend Convex as the laminate of choice for very curvy number plates (especially on the pipe side of smaller bikes). It is not as abrasion resistant as Pro-Shield. You can use a complete Convex construction for the whole bike, but for rougher Pro riders that wear knee braces and rub hard against the shrouds, 12 mil Pro-Shield should be the laminate of choice.

Some professional graphic shops choose to use the combination of High-Bond with Pro-Shield for the whole bike. But to conform to curves, Pro-Shield laminated graphics should be heated with a heat gun to make them softer and more pliable.

Unless the consumer knows how to apply Pro-Shield laminated graphics with a heat gun, use Convex laminate and leave the Pro-Shield for the Pro applicators.

With that said, no decal or sticker will last forever. So we have given you choices of thicknesses of base materials and laminates.

The High-Bond Convex base film for Solvent inkjets comes in 6 mil white.

The High-Bond Convex base film for thermal transfer printers comes in 6 mil white and clear and 10 mil white.