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Wet or dry??
Afternoon all, we’ve got a load of 3 meter foamboard that needs laying up with some printed vinyl. We’ve done a few wet but find the edges are curling up and taking an age to properly stick to the board. We’ve been using MDP application fluid on them but did one with just water and 2 drops of fairy and that one went on a lot better. Was going to try doing one dry but there quite large so didn’t want to mess it up, anyone got any advice?
cheers
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Have you got a laminator? We just run them through ours & it works a treat.
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No that was next on the shopping list but to be honest we are pushed for space where we are, saying that after the last few months I could be well tempted just to say bugger it and move over to france and start again. Some of the customers over here at the minute are just plain rude 🙁
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We do large foam boards dry. We lay the board on the bench, clean it, lay the print on top and line it up. Put a clamp accross (a rule will work with a bit of weight or squeeze clamps on) and fit the leading edge, about 4 inches or so, and fold the liner back underneath the print. Then we take the clamp off and roll the print up.
One of us holds the roll of print and the other pulls the liner out as we go and we both squeegee from the middle outwards towards ourselves overlapping in the middle.
Works every time, just keep checking that the board is clean as there is no water to float any dirt out.
John
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Thanks John, tried it earlier by taping half way once all lined up then taking the backing off and squeegeeing it out from there and seemed to work ok. Guess it’s just practice, we’ve mainly done backdrops and banners upto now but getting asked more and more for signs.
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Dry always, I know many will be sick of me saying this but it is true.
once you master it you will never look back.
it will cut installation times down by far, it will prevent your manufacturers warranty being void… the list goes on. -
Thanks Robert I must try and get some more practice dry, done a few bits this morning and they’ve gone on alright. Think I was put off years ago using some cheap vinyl that grabbed and ripped like mad. The signs we are doing at the minute are only up for a couple of months so not really bothered about the warranty side but I guess the more we do the more will be permanent.
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We used to apply dry before we did a wrapping course with I ed results. the best thing we brought away was the ability to apply dry better than before.
If anyone struggles to apply dry I would recommend spending some money on training. It will pay for itself in days rather than weeks given the right mix of work
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