I must have a lot of energy with all the static I apparently produce. While posting about the tinsel thing I thought about another issue I've had in the past with static. This goes back to my painting days(don't do much of that anymore)but it can help with vinyl too. If your substrate is plastic of any kind you can either wipe down or spray the back of the substrate with rubbing alcohol.
If you paint you'll now what I'm talking about when you wipe something like a bug shield or a plastic race car nose or tail and the paint gets sucked out of your brush into that nice cobweb design. Just a little rubbing alcohol on the back side and your good to go.(Not your back side)
Jeff
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
I use rubbing alcohol as a final prep on all my vehicles and use it on the painted side instead of the back side like you mentioned, because it evaporates so fast anyway. It definately kills static and cleans the surface at the same time. As much of it as we use we should have stock in the company. Rubbing alcohol also added with a few drops of dish soap in a gallon of water makes a great cleaner as well as an application fluid for applying wet vinyl graphics. Rubbing alcohol also cleans up mistakes when using HOK urethane lettering and striping enamel.
So let's hear it for rubbing alcohol -- static killer/cleaner -- kind enough for a baby's butt, but tough enough for the demands of the 21st century sign shop.
Posted by Jim Bagaas (Member # 3808) on :
Careful on warm days though,I've had rags catch on fire wiping down lexan faces. Still are good cleaner just be careful
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While posting about the tinsel thing I thought about another issue I've had in the past with static. This goes back to my painting days(don't do much of that anymore)but it can help with vinyl too. If your substrate is plastic of any kind you can either wipe down or spray the back of the substrate with rubbing alcohol.![[Wink]](wink.gif)