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should i apply vinyl wet or dry?
Hello… I’m new in this…
I’m reading topics on the forum and someone says "dry is the best" the others say "wet is" 🙄
Today I tried both methods. I was doing 3 color reflective sign. One layer on top of another…already in my workshop.
I don’t know …
On both ways I get bubbles.
When I was doing reflective today I use wet method. And what happend?
The water bubble apeared under vinyl. Now I can’t punch it, because is reflective vinyl.
Why the small water bubble makes under vinyl. I’m trying to squeze it out all but no use.Is it maybe not enough liquid soap in my water??
I don’t know what to do…
One day I saw on the parked van with the same sign as I was doing.
The vinyl was applyed so perfect – I could’t believe it.Sorry for my bad english 🙂
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3 Replies
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hi mate.. sorry for this quick reply, i will try reply better in a bit more detail soon.
when applying i advise dry. i think if you can get to grips with the teqnique use, it will start to become pretty easy to apply dry.look at the way i apply the green vinyl to the 24inch x 24inch panel of metal in the first video demo i did. watch close and try and do the exact same, use a smaller bit of vinyl though 😉 and im sure it will be the start of better things once you get to grips with it.
i feel applying this way is much more natural, less down pressure needed and non-regimental strokes of the squeegee.if wet is the better method to use ide advise rapid tac 2.
my opinion of wet is not that it is bad, i just feel after you get the vinyl down in place, thats were “all” the favours of applying wet stop! 😕
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Some thicker vinyls, like reflective, can be more difficult to remove air from, even when wet. The glue tends to be very thick and doesn’t allow the air to slide like other materials. The simple answer to avoiding bubbles is…..practice. 😉 When I trained people in vinyl application, years ago, I used to tell them: The vinyl shouldn’t touch the panel unless the squeegee puts it there. That is to say, bubbles appear when the vinyl touches without the air being worked out with the squeegee.
My English isn’t very good either, and I am English. 😀
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Hi Eric,
Either method has its value. I tend to do about fifty fifty dry to wet. Just depends on the job. Just practice mate…It’ll work out.Don’t worry about your english…Rob can’t speak it properly like us Cockney lads can LOL ( english joke)
Lee
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