Chrome vinyl bubbled through out the wdith of the roll!!

[Gordon Jones]

jon, sounds to be as the carrier may have ‘gassed out’.

send it back to the supplier

[David Rogers]

By bubbled do you mean it has lifted off the liner in big ‘bubbles’ across it’s width.

If so – it usually comes from being wound too tight (off the roll) and then flattened out….basically it’s trashed for use as anything other than flood coating.

Dave

[Gary Birch]

A long time ago i had it where it lifted across the width of the roll, again I had only bought a couple of metres. I think it was cos it had been wound too tight. Was told by supplier to lift it off backing paper and then re lay it down. It did work but not brilliantly.

Cheers

Gary

[Owen Lees]

Just seen this, the main culprit I have with this is the RTape EFX range which when supplied too tightly wound starts the ridge and lift off as soon as its opened.

Solution? As soon as we get it – rewind onto core and its usually ok, otherwise get a length and using a very soft felt squeegee work the bubbles out. Then cut quickly!

It only seems to appear (for us) on metallic backed films.

Oo

[TimHarding]

[quote="Owen Lees"]

Solution? As soon as we get it – rewind onto core and its usually ok, otherwise get a length and using a very soft felt squeegee work the bubbles out. Then cut quickly!

It only seems to appear (for us) on metallic backed films.

Oo[/quote]

Owen

I have to say I agree, due to the difference in the type of vinyl i am sure they (manufacturers) make no difference in the way they roll it.

[Owen Lees]

Indeed, just to clarify that we purchase the VEFX stuff off the roll and it comes off a core – and hey presto…. ridge and furrow!

Oo

[Ibrar Jabbar]

I have run into the same problem, purchased some chrome vinyl, set up the plotter to cut and discovered speared like shapes running along the length of the 2 meter sheet I purchased.

I have contacted my supplier and they are looking into it for me, should this be replaced under warranty? as it cannot be rectified.

[Owen Lees]

Lift it off the backing on a layout table and place back down with a large felt covered sqeegee, or use same squeegee to tease the spears out.

If you bought 2m of it I am guessing that they rolled it tight off a core.

Oo

[Ibrar Jabbar]

I tried to ease them out with a felt squeegee (6") is the biggest I have, it didn’t work.

The 2M was rolled tight onto the cardboard core.

[Neil Wheatley]

As already said, its an issue due to being wound too tight, I usually have the issue with Vinyl Corporation and their chrome

[Hugh Potter]

quote TimHarding:

quote Owen Lees:

Solution? As soon as we get it – rewind onto core and its usually ok, otherwise get a length and using a very soft felt squeegee work the bubbles out. Then cut quickly!

It only seems to appear (for us) on metallic backed films.

Oo

quote :

Owen

I have to say I agree, due to the difference in the type of vinyl i am sure they (manufacturers) make no difference in the way they roll it.

i use rather a o lot of reflective, it happens with that too, the longer you have a roll the more likely it is to happen, particularly towards the end of the roll.

when i’m paying £7-10 for metallics and £6-£20 for reflectives, i really don’t mind spending a few mins gently pushing the ripples out.

as far as i see it’s simply the material holding the memory of the roll so when laid flat it can’t contract so ripples.

HUgh

[Owen Lees]

quote Hugh Potter:

when i’m paying £7-10 for metallics and £6-£20 for reflectives, i really don’t mind spending a few mins gently pushing the ripples out.

HUgh

Too right!!! Spend 5 mins – save £10 in vinyl , sounds like a reasonable use of my time especially when you are looking at all costs being tighter.

Oo

[Ibrar Jabbar]

Just an update I found with the vinyl I was supplied had a shorter length core than the actual vinyl itself, causing the ends to crimp whilst in transit, hence the spear shapes as it was unraveled.