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Does anyone make their own liquid laminate?
Hi all,
I recently seen a sign maker using clear lacquer from a car shop on Gerber Edge signs and wondered if I could use the same type of spray for laminating prints from the VersaCamm. Any ideas?
Does anyone make their own liquid laminate?
Glenn -
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Hi Glenn,
The automotive clear lacquers in aerosols do a good job as long as you leave the print for a day to dry before you clear coat. I have made my own using clear acrylic lacquer with a product called FlexiAdd (about 10-15%) it adds flexibility strangely enough. 😀
Without it the prints tend to develop cracks when dried. Of course you need a compressor and spray gun to apply. -
personal experience says you can not use a liquid laminate and transfer tape on solvent type prints. i think that i tried the lot cheep and dear before i gave up and bought a laminator on thermal prints i never had a problem.
if the print is on the substrate then lacquer it like a bike faring no problem.chris
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