what vinyl will stick to polyprop?

[Dave Standen]

Hi NikPolyProp is supposed to repell all that wishes to stick to it. Silicons rise to the surface giving it a ‘greasy’ skin. You’ll need a ‘Super’ adhesive on the vinyl (Maybe 3M?) and clean the surface silicons off with isopropanol scrub prior to application of vinyl. Alternatively you could ‘Flame’ the surface (play a flame from a blow lamp over the surface) and burn the silicons off and clean up with isopropanol. Maybe the adhesive could get hold before the silicons come back? That’s an old screen printing trick.
Maybe someone knows of a Super adhesive on vinyl?
Regards Dave

[John Cornfield]

We use a lot of polyprop and apply a 3m or tessa 4965 tape to it no problem.

I agree that you probably need to use something with a hi tac/ permanent adhesive.

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote popdog:

3m or tessa 4965 tape permanent .

thanks dave info appreciated, i had an order to be shipped to bermuda, bulk screenprinted using corriplas ink (which i find is brilliant for polyprop) the rest were just sample prints, using vinyl so i thought 751 (the only one i stock) wiped as you rightly insrtucted before applying vinyl, but it still would not stick too…..good!! 😮

anyway what suppliers stock the above mentioned popdog? 😀

thanks Nik

[John Cornfield]

We have stopped using the Tessa tape but i am sure you can get both from doro tape and or north british tapes.

[Nicola McIntosh]

thanks Nik 😛