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Wrong profile causing wrap to fail? Metamark MDX
Hi Guys
Learned an expensive and inconvenient lesson today, used MD5 profile on my MD-X wrap vinyl and apparently it lays down too much ink and now the vinyl won’t stay in the recesses even if folded into them without stretching (same over welded seams etc)
Reason for failure is wrong profile (apparently), never knew that 😕
Might help somebody else in the future if it’s true
4 vehicles ready to apply too, I’m having a painful day 🙁
Cheers
Warren
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9 Replies
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Not sure on the spec for the MDX, but if you are laying allot of dark solid colour areas you do need to allow up to 72 hours for outgassing. prints should also be hung by shortest length, not loose coiled as most do. or worse still, left on the take up roll. that is 100% wrong when it comes to outgassing.
not saying you have done anything wrong Warren, just throwing in some obvious for those reading. thanks for the heads up on the MDX too mate. much appreciated
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Yes left at least 48hrs but was solid ink. Just caught us out as we’ve never had an issue before but on this occasion I think it was one too many variables like wrong profile and heavy ink coverage combined that could have been the reason for the failure on this occasion.
Hope others can learn from our mistake :lol1: Always trying to help 😉
cheers
Warren
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Perfect timing Warren, just ordered a 50m roll for a job on Thursday/Friday.
Is there a specific profile available from Metamark for the MDX?
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Yes David there is but it’s new and not on their site so give them a call and ask for it.
Actually they sent me a dropbox link, here it is below but not sure how long it will be available for.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bib065fmv94r … 1gpSa?dl=0
Cheers
Warren
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Cheers Warren!
Just starting to print our stuff for installation Thursday & Friday…
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A word of caution, Peter Normington had this problem last year when we wrapped a trailer together also Daniel Evans. The wrong profile was used (MD5) . Metamark sent the correct profile and the colour changed so much the whole job had to be reprinted as the match was way out.
Same problems as Warren, vinyl lifting. All fine with new profile.
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oh no…thanks for the heads up…I will bear this in mind for the future… 😮
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Oh the dreaded wrong profile, I don’t miss that job Chris, the roof was a right pain.
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quote Robert Lambie:Not sure on the spec for the MDX, but if you are laying allot of dark solid colour areas you do need to allow up to 72 hours for outgassing. prints should also be hung by shortest length, not loose coiled as most do. or worse still, left on the take up roll. that is 100% wrong when it comes to outgassing.not saying you have done anything wrong Warren, just throwing in some obvious for those reading. thanks for the heads up on the MDX too mate. much appreciated
Rob, why would doing a loose coil on top of a crate be wrong?
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