Abstract: A premasked decal comprised of a decal transfer and a strippable tinted transparent premask adhered to the front surface of said decal transfer with the decal transfer being visible therethrough is provided. The premask has either a reflective metallic appearance, a neutral optical density, or preferably both, to impart to the premask a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color. This serves to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer. The use of a metal layer to provide a reflective metallic appearance advantageously dissipates static electricity during assembly of the decal so that dust and grit are not attracted thereto.