-
Help with md7 and matching Lam
Hi all
I have some print work for a part wrap and normally laminate by hand wet !
In over 14 months never had any problems and just wanted to ask, if I do the same for the above material could I be in trouble ???
i.e is MD7 Lam much thinner and will i still be able to do this without a machine
thanks Rich -
9 Replies
-
Hi Rich
I did my daughters car last year with md7 and matching laminate (wet and by hand same as you). The wrap was left on for about 10 months and there was no sign of any problems with it de-laminating
-
wrap laminate was the last straw for us go buy a laminator and don’t look back.
-
That good enough for me, thanks mate
😀 😀 😀 -
Chris if the baby printer gets replaced I will do as you say but for now and due to space its a no no
thanks Rich -
Richard,
The last company i worked for had a 1370 wide printer but could only laminate at 1150. Any wrap panels i was doing over that i did wet by hand. wasn’t ideal but it worked. as long as all the air and water comes out then it is fine. give it a little longer to settle/dry before you start applying though.
Hope this helps -
James thanks mate
is the MD7 Laminate harder to work with i.e is it thin? -
About the same as most over lams for this kind of application. Depending on size i was laminating i would favor the hinge method with an over sized piece of lam that i knew could be trimmed on the edges should i get a little stretch when holding it taught (normally did single handed)
The other thing to consider is see if you can find a company near by that do have laminator. At said company i use to work for, if we had a large amount to do then used to take to local exhibition company.
take our prints and laminate and they do it for a trade price. We would help them out from time to time too.
Hope this helps. None of the above are a sub for having laminator that suits your prints but i understand the space problem.
Best of luck with it! -
Normally get away with it fine, 3 meter is about max but have got it down to a fine art, was just worried the lam would be really really thin, thanks for your help.
Rich 😀 😀 -
I have used thinner lams. MD7 lam is, as i said about average given the application. I have every confidence you’ll be fine.
Log in to reply.