Brooke
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If you apply to clear acrylic, glass , check to see if adhesive is waterbased or solvent, if water based the adhesive will appear milky and don’t use too much water. If solvent is fine. Vinyl is better than paper as glass flexes with heat of the day, back up with same standard vinyl in white (obviously clear adhesive)….
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Try Product called A look from Mitsubishi Chemical Company, search for ALPOLIC on net for supplier.
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No carpet, vinyl or painted floor is best. Build room to allow enough room to hang prints for outgassing, if possible a laminating bench also. Ventilation definitely at floor level as solvents are heavier than air. Print operator to ideally be in another room with unobstructed view to printer (preferably a glass window or door). Air conditioner for constant temp and humidity. Daylight tubes in flouros to keep colours as close to natural as possible. Plenty of room on wall for colour charts of each product. A small box near entry with cotton gloves to limit contamination. A take up roll is a great investment also.
Cheers
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No carpet, vinyl or painted floor is best. Build room to allow enough room to hang prints for outgassing, if possible a laminating bench also. Ventilation definitely at floor level as solvents are heavier than air. Print operator to ideally be in another room with unobstructed view to printer (preferably a glass window or door). Air conditioner for constant temp and humidity. Daylight tubes in flouros to keep colours as close to natural as possible. Plenty of room on wall for colour charts of each product. A small box near entry with cotton gloves to limit contamination. A take up roll is a great investment also.
Cheers
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If you buy or make your own, the moisture content of the timber can vary from piece to piece, this can sometimes cause warping of the frame once under tension. I recommend you go to reputable framer. This way you have a better chance of getting a frame with even moisture content in all pieces. You can purchase the ready made frames also. But this takes time and canvas stretching is not that easy to do. Check out canvas stretcher on youtube…. video presentation. not a bad machine.
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Moto x graphics are coming along. There is a few guys reverse printing with true solvents onto soft pvc (coffee shop curtain clear pvc) and then laminating transfer adhesive onto print side. The key is to find a low surface energy adhesive or vinyl that will last more than a few races. Good market though as graphics will always get damaged,,,, repeat work.
Good luck with it all.
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Coating is a definite plus. more vibrant finishes. Depending on what purpose of display, gallery work would require a satin or matt finish to reduce glare from downlighting. But all in all dust is the main enemy here for standard canvas prints. Obviously positioning of the print away from afternoon sun is a definite must for any print, especially one that is not laminated.