How To Apply Meyercord Waterslide Decals

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Hepcats Haven

These were in pretty good shape. I only had to repaint the lids on them.

Mel and I bought these West Bend kitchen canisters at a local shop but the emblems were worn completely off. I decided to get them and apply NOS (new old stock) decals.

Here are the vintage Meyercord decals I purchased off of Etsy.

These are soo easy to apply, so give it a try!

You don’t have to cut around the decals before you pit them in the water because they already have a border around them.

I wet the surface before I slide the decal off its backing. This allows it to be positioned easier.

Here I am trying to remove excess water and I am also trying to flatten out the edges. At this point, the decal still moves easily so be mindful of that.

Here they are all applied. I think it turned out great, and I hope the next owner will enjoy them.

Meyercord made many fantastic decals, here are some great ones I would love to own…

I just purchased two of these because I have plans of applying them to our Wurlitzer jukebox. I want to tiki out the jukebox so it looks right at home in our tiki room.

Folks would apply these to everything back in the day. You could go crazy with these if you didn’t watch yourself.

I have a pink laundry basket and a matching garbage can that I plan to refinish with a fish motif becasue all of Mel’s many wall fish in our bathroom.

These fish are out of sight! They are soo atomic.

For some reason I really love the western decals. They are soo well done.

Here are some great pin up’s that would look fantastic on a hot rod or some vintage kitchen appliance.

Here is a decal of the great Hall of Famer Ted Williams. He was said to have the perfect swing. This particular decal sold for $1,300.

This is another Hall of Famer Stan Musial.

Wow! These are the coolest!

There’s old Dean Martin….I wonder if they ever released a “Rat Pack” set? I would so want it if they did.

The great Lucille Ball! This one plus the two above sold for just over $300 online, so keep your eyes peeled because you never know where you might come across these.

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Steve | March 2, 2014 at 11:43 am

Great post. I never knew these decals were so pervasive, but it explains all the self-contained designs on so many fixtures and appliances from the early to mid 20th century.

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- Hepcat Restorations | March 3, 2014 at 10:37 am
  
  Thanks Steve. This just opened up a whole new world of restoration for me. I typically come across a lot of things that have the decals worn off and pass on them because I don’t want to use a reproduction decal. They just don’t have the same look and feel. I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to me until now to look for NOS vintage decals.
  
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Robin @ AtomicLivinHome.com | March 2, 2014 at 3:50 pm

Oh, now you’ve gone and done it!!

I want almost every one of them! I don’t have a clue where I’d put them, but, I’d definitely put them!!

Thanks for the share~! 🙂

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- Hepcat Restorations | March 3, 2014 at 10:29 am
  
  Hi Robin-I know, I need to really stop myself from wanting to put these on everything!!!
  
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Sue | March 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm

Wow! Great idea. Your canisters turned out beautifully. I read in your previous post that you two are moving. I can only imagine how incredible the new (mid century?) house will be. Can’t wait to see the tour!

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- Hepcat Restorations | March 3, 2014 at 3:43 pm
  
  Thanks Sue. Yeah, we’re excited about moving into a home appropriate for the era we collect in.
  
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  - Paul | July 27, 2014 at 12:31 pm
    
    Do you know how to remove old decals? I have an old piece of furniture that has some on the drawers. They’re a little scratched and I want to replace them
    
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Livia Peterson | June 19, 2016 at 1:40 pm

I started refacing my kitchen cabinets this weekend and have found two so far. I can’t believe the Citristrip I’m using to strip the three layers of enamel someone painted over them hasn’t pulled them up too. I very much hope to save them.

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Mary Pollard | April 21, 2020 at 7:02 pm

We have one last chance at applying the rooster decal shown above. Both of ther other two we had shredded before getting anywhere near the waste basket we wanted it on. They were in 1000 pieces before we could slide them off the paper. Does anyone have any tips for keeping then intact? They broke up as soon as they got wet.

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- Hepcats Haven | April 22, 2020 at 10:30 am
  
  This usually happens because the decals have been rolled at one point or stored poorly. This causes tiny little fractures in the decal so when you go to separate it from the back and they start falling apart. I had the same issue with some of the ones I tried to apply.
  
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