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  • should i use a water based spray for applying wet?

    Posted by Mike.Smith on 22 April 2004 at 09:03

    more questions
    wet or not?
    although this is not going to be a large application as its my first
    and ive a small van.
    should i use a water based spray?
    ive called several places and they dont sell it.
    also. whats a good product to use for cleaning a car/ van with before applying vinyl?
    thanks again

    Robert Lambie replied 21 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    22 April 2004 at 09:18

    wash the car down with regular soup and water..
    once dry, clean the area for text in mtholated spirits.
    then apply..

    its all very well me telling you apply dry only, but until you get confident there is nothing wrong with doing it wet @if@ onto a flat panel. ‘no reccess areas’

    europoint display do an application fluid, also all print supplies do rapid-tac

  • Dave Bruce

    Member
    22 April 2004 at 09:22

    I have never used application spray always dry unless large areas of vinyl are being applied, then I use water with a wee squirt (not Rob) of washing up liquid.

    Obviously clean van with water to get thick of the muck off, then I use meths/water mix to clean before applying vinyl. I use to use neat meths but found white vans tarnished pink sometimes, plus adding water makes it last longer.

    Cheers

    Dave

  • Dave Bruce

    Member
    22 April 2004 at 09:25

    I didn’t hear you typing while I was Rob, is that neat meths then?

    Dave

  • Steve Broughton

    Member
    22 April 2004 at 11:30
    quote Robert Lambie:

    wash the car down with regular soup and water..

    Would that be Batchelors “Scotch Broth” then mate? 😆 😆 😆
    the condensed variety if you’re adding water? 😉 don’t the bits of lentil show under the vinyl? 😆 😆 😆 😆

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    22 April 2004 at 18:17

    😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

    ive bloody well had enough.. 😆 😆 😆

    the best of it is mate, i think thats the third time on the site i have did that 😉

    could be worse, i could spell it like we say it up here in scotland. Soop!
    😳 😉

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