how can i stop getting bubbles on magnetic sheets?

[Nicola McIntosh]

i found when doing sheets of magnetic, i made sure it was taped down to work bench, so when applying the vinyl i had more control to apply it properly 😀

nik

[Peter Normington]

Strange that, lynn has a similar problem, I don’t (well not as often)
but lynn is susceptible to static, and quite often gets a static shock

Could that have something to do with it? Long shot I know, but maybe?

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

before i do any flooding, i wipe down with water and washing-up liquid, it stops static, the person who told me to do so, makes and owns a correx making factory, we all know how bad that can be, it works on almost every other substrate i’ve used 😀

nik

[Brian Little]

quote Peter Normington:

Strange that, lynn has a similar problem, I don’t (well not as often)
but lynn is susceptible to static, and quite often gets a static shock

Could that have something to do with it? Long shot I know, but maybe?

Peter

hmmm intresting theory peter i have to say ive blown a main board on my plotter years ago with the static from me

[Brian Little]

quote Nicola Rowlands:

before i do any flooding, i wipe down with water and washing-up liquid, it stops static, the person who told me to do so, makes and owns a correx making factory, we all know how bad that can be, it works on almost every other substrate i’ve used 😀

nik

cheers nik ill do that …static what a pain years ago when i used to traditionally do these lorry headboards if you rubed them with a cloth to clean thm you had to wait until it settled down if you didnt when you picked up the brush ladled with paint on it it would jump from the brush befroe youd even touch the board ….eh a totally usles piece of imformation i know but just thought id add it as a kinda late night dito 😀 😀 😀

[Lynn Normington]

Brian I carry so much static if I touch a dog it whelps as much as to say what did I do wrong 🙄 when we take the film of fomex I hide

Lynn

[Brian Little]

admit it lynn …yoiur just hhhhhooootttt!!!….lynn "sparky" Normington 😀

[Harry Cleary]

quote Brian Little:

cheers nik ill do that …static what a pain years ago when i used to traditionally do these lorry headboards if you rubed them with a cloth to clean thm you had to wait until it settled down if you didnt when you picked up the brush ladled with paint on it it would jump from the brush befroe youd even touch the board ….eh a totally usles piece of imformation i know but just thought id add it as a kinda late night dito 😀 😀 😀

I’d forgotten about that little phenomena Brian, used to drive my dad mad, you’d be working on the side of the truck and you would hear the curse…..’you black enamel b*st**d!’ from the front and just smile and say ‘static!’ 😀 😀

[Brian Little]

quote Harry Cleary:

quote Brian Little:

cheers nik ill do that …static what a pain years ago when i used to traditionally do these lorry headboards if you rubed them with a cloth to clean thm you had to wait until it settled down if you didnt when you picked up the brush ladled with paint on it it would jump from the brush befroe youd even touch the board ….eh a totally usles piece of imformation i know but just thought id add it as a kinda late night dito 😀 😀 😀

I’d forgotten about that little phenomena Brian, used to drive my dad mad, you’d be working on the side of the truck and you would hear the curse…..’you black enamel b*st**d!’ from the front and just smile and say ‘static!’ 😀 😀

yep harry i was thinking of writing a book about it entitled " how to spray your vehicle using a sable writer "….what do you think maty ? 😀 😀

[Harry Cleary]

😀 😀 Used to hate those acrylic headboards, if they weren’t fisheyeing the paint was exploding (usually when you went to shade, so you had the main lettering to clean up too! 🙁 🙁 )

[Brian Little]

quote Harry Cleary:

😀 😀 Used to hate those acrylic headboards, if they weren’t fisheyeing the paint was exploding (usually when you went to shade, so you had the main lettering to clean up too! 🙁 🙁 )

i think the material was opaque harry the same stuff as used for lightboxes am i right ?…ahhh those were the days in the late seventys when i started in this game we used to do a lot of work at a coachbuilders and it was the first thing my boss got me to do was to clean the headboard off give it time to settle …..its weird how at times you thought youd get away with it …all lettered …finnished tool box in the van ready to go and look up at it only to fined your lettering had went hairy AAAAHHHHH !!!

hmm the vinyl guys are now wondering what the hell we are on about here 😀 😀

[Harry Cleary]

😀 😀 😀 jesus Brian….you’re bringing back memories here, like you we did all the writing for Scania and Volvo dealers…….almost full time work. These were in the days were mentioning design or layouts would get you laughed at….poncy git! 😀 😀 Most of the owners wanted the lorries lettered in the same colour they where sprayed in on a white panel, which meant lettering with two pack with a tiny bit of hardener in it!!!!!! Nightmare for the signwriter and his brushes! Myself and dad could do a full Scania unit in about three hours….him lettering and me shading……….good days.

[Fred McLean]

Brian,
We use an old steel notice board for laying out magnetic sheet on works a treat 😀

[Cheryl Smith]

quote Lynn:

Brian I carry so much static if I touch a dog it whelps as much as to say what did I do wrong 🙄 when we take the film of fomex I hide

Lynn

wow Lynn!!! you are quite a live wire arnt you!!! :yikes:

[Brian Little]

quote Fred Mc:

Brian,
We use an old steel notice board for laying out magnetic sheet on works a treat 😀

hmmmmm cheers fred thanks for that

[Andrew Bennett]

PC repair people have the same problem, visit a PC repair web site and search for an "anti-static wristband". I believe you need to earth yourself to stop the problem.
HTH

[Brian Little]

quote Andrew Bennett:

PC repair people have the same problem, visit a PC repair web site and search for an “anti-static wristband”. I believe you need to earth yourself to stop the problem.
HTH

thats intresting Andrew i looked at this very thing before after i blew the main board on my plotter…but it looked a bit restrictive to me …perhaps it was just a fluk andd ittll never happen again ….famous last words eh 😀 🙁

[Mike Robson]

Try searching for a heel grounder – bit’s that fit to your shoe to earth you.

[Diana Avila]

I know I am coming in on this discussion after everyone has gone home but I just thought I would mention….
Years ago I worked for a company in the silicon valley of California. They manufactured high end electronic products. They not only used the arm and foot straps to control static they also wore shoe coverings (sort of like hair nets for your shoes) and the floors were treated with a wax that controlled static.

I too was one of those people that could shock the dog. I frustrated the computer tech at work. I fried my computer with my static, made my watches malfunction, zapped my kids on the lips occasionally when I would kiss them. I would get shocked on the arms shoulders just walking between cubicles at work. Static isn’t fun.

GOOD NEWS – I realized two things: that when I stopped wearing mules (slip on shoes) and sold my vehicles that had velor interior that the problem was alleviated to a great degree.
Hope this helps anyone that has static problems. They aren’t fun!

Diana
Big Island Gear
Hawaii

[Karen Gianfrancesco]

quote Diana Avila:

I know I am coming in on this discussion after everyone has gone home but I just thought I would mention….
Years ago I worked for a company in the silicon valley of California. They manufactured high end electronic products. They not only used the arm and foot straps to control static they also wore shoe coverings (sort of like hair nets for your shoes) and the floors were treated with a wax that controlled static.

I too was one of those people that could shock the dog. I frustrated the computer tech at work. I fried my computer with my static, made my watches malfunction, zapped my kids on the lips occasionally when I would kiss them. I would get shocked on the arms shoulders just walking between cubicles at work. Static isn’t fun.

GOOD NEWS – I realized two things: that when I stopped wearing mules (slip on shoes) and sold my vehicles that had velor interior that the problem was alleviated to a great degree.
Hope this helps anyone that has static problems. They aren’t fun!

Diana
Big Island Gear
Hawaii

funny you say that i too get static from my plotter when wearing certain shoes i will check next time and give them a wide berth when working :dance4: