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Rapid tack users
OK I have bought some of this stuff to do a yacht, and thought I would have a go at flood coating some dibond with it, just to get the feel. What a disaster the first one took me ages to sort with all the bubbles and fluid under the vinyl, so next one, I reduced the amount of fluid used, and ended up with wrinkles. I am not used to applying wet so this is all new to me, so any pointers for the next trial?
Cheers
Dave
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Dave run through what you did then maybe people can give pointers
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If I’m flood coating anything big – I work fairly wet. After it’s ‘dropped’ in position – spray surface & used a window cleaning rubber squeegee to work out all the fluid. Just used your normal pattern – start middle & work out (or from one end – whichever you prefer, but from one end can result in strecthed vinyl). A fair amount of pressure must be applied, and left to settle before trying to apply over it as there is still a tiny bit of fluid present.
Works great on flood coating glass too as it doesn’t mark the vinyls & gives an even finish.
Doing this you can coat windows in minutes & makes appying digital print a doddle.
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Dust down the substrate then spray with Rapidtack. Roll the vinyl out face down on the substrate. This will create a vacuum enabling easy removal of the release liner. Spray the back of the vinyl with more Rapidtack then flip the vinyl over. As previously explained work the fluid from the centre out. For large area’s, i use a screen printing squeegee – good results every time.
Kev
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Thanks guys, that is how I have applied wet before (using water/shampoo) and had no problem except the time involved.
With the rapidtack some areas seemed to stick while others flowed, so maybe it is down to the spray bottle not producing an even amount.
I will try even more fluid on the next one maybe I am being too stingey with it.
Cheers
Dave
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I flood the surface with RT…
flood the vinyl back with RT….
Lay the vinyl down, flood that on top…
then squeegee the bejeezus out of it.
Start in the middle and work your way out.
If I can do it, you can.
But if you are used to a dry application, and have no troubles,
I’d do it dry.
Love….Jill -
Ya canny Scotsman Dave….lmao………
But I have to admit the Rapidtac price tags make you want to go easy….
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I do it exactly as Jill has said, no problems. I work with both the substrate and the back of the vinyl pretty wet :lol1:
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Just done it again but wet the vinyl aswell and it was better, but no better than using soapy water, so in what situation is this stuff going to show me that it’s worth the price tag?
Dave
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It dries very quickly and probably thats about it! I dunno really, I use it for wiping down surfaces prior to application and for wet application and Ive been very happy with it. I also use Rapid prep for cleaning areas thoroughly. I dont find it too pricey but I dont go mad with it either so it depends on how liberally you use it.
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Oor a wee chat with Jayne 🙂
You not too busy at the mo then, probably training for a marathon?
Dave
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Im having a quiet day today and I wish I could run a marathon but Im still trying to make it up to 10k, Only struggling to 7k at the mo……….Im getting old you know :lol1:
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Dave,
I find using a wet application, like everyone else, its best to work from the middle, kind of ‘Union Jack’ fashion and you need qite a bit of pressure. I’ve also found that it seems to be more effective if you push the squeegee rather than drag it, if that makes sense. If you’re using a soft dark material scratch marks will show so its worth laying the backing paper over the whole panel and working on that, although you need to lift it off frequently to check progress.
Best of luck
Steve Morgan -
That’s exactly what I do Steve, cheers
Dave
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