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I have had success using isophoric alcohol. Get some on a Q-tip and rub it softly around the edges. I guess it kind of melts the decal onto the enclosure. If you are going to do this I would do some practice runs to see if it works for you. This is how I put mine on (ink jet decals):
1. Get a container large enough to hold your decal and put 1 drop of dishwashing liquid and put enough warm water in it to cover the decal. Put the decal in. If it starts to roll up turn it over on the other side and it should flatten out.
2. Wash enclosure with dishwashing liquid, rinse it but don't dry it.
3. With the enclosure wet I take a cotton ball and get some alcohol on it and put it on the top of the enclosure.
4. Get the decal and start from one end and slide it on the box and try to get it where you want it.
5. Get 2 pieces of paper towel, one to hold the decal in place and the other to smooth out the decal, start in the middle and work your way out.
6. Be careful and rub lightly. The decal will wrinkle/crease very easy with the alcohol. Just keep on working it until you get it smooth.
7. If the edges roll Up take a qtip with alcohol, rub it on and carefully use your finger or cotton ball to get them down.
I have had good success using this technique. Before I started using alcohol my decals didn't adhere well. This is mostly info I have gotten off the web from guys who build models.  Someone else might get on here and say I am crazy but this technique has worked for me. Just be careful if you do it.
Brian

Well after the responses I think I am going to Opt out on doing this. Whether I would get hit with an import tax is unknown but if per chance I did that would cut out more of any realized savings. I appreciate the advice from all of you. Ive only been building pedals since last Nov and as I have watched my collection grow from 1 to 20 pedals and another 10 or so boards in my shop or on the way the thought process was to buy the usually most costly part in bulk. There should be some anti addiction medicine produced for pedal builders LOL.  This hobby has turned into a freaking obsession.

Well Steve that is the kind of info I was looking for. I am also having some difficulty communicating with them. I know there is a time difference so this part is also really slow too.  I asked for a quote in plain metal and one for white and they sent one quote. So early this morning I sent an email back asking what the quote was for and asked for the other one. Haven't heard back.

Tried that and he said that his established prices were the best he could do which is good with me. My main purpose was to see if anyone else bought bulk overseas and it appears that most people buy from Lawrence. I like to save money when I can but I am a little hesitant of buying overseas with just one persons recommendation.

I have purchased boxes from Lawrence before and you are correct in he's a good guy. He's the first site I looked at and he's out of 125b's right now. For everything I want it's around a $60 more.

I am looking to make a personal bulk purchase of 50 boxes (35 125bs,10 1590bbs, 5 1590dds) and have gotten a quote from daier out of China. One of the members over at DIYSB has bought from them and says they're good. Total is around $220 with FEDEX shipping.  Can anyone chime in here and let me know if this is a good/not good idea, had dealings with them or knows of another supplier with a better price? The price (a little over $4 a box) looks great. I build for myself and friends so the best quality is not a big concern.  This will keep me supplied for a couple of years. Would really like some experienced opinions from you all? Thanks,
Brian

I didn't put any in d1-2. I have 134's in d6-7. I think bat 41s in d8-9. I will put 4001s in and see if there is any difference. I will try and let you know results. Thanks.

If someone who has built one of these could help me out I would appreciate it. Pedal sounds fantastic but not getting much out of the clip, thick or fat mods. It's like they don't do much at all. Is this normal or have I screwed something up (this would cetainly not surprise me as it is the norm with me building these things). I did a search and found the same posted questions but no one replied to it. Thanks,
Brian