"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Yeah, I swing both ways. Shh, don't tell my wife.
Seriously, it depends on the situation and my mood. I generally like wet if it's vinyl to vinyl or a big a$$ solid piece of vinyl (Boy this post is getting unintentionally kinky pretty quick).
Dry for banners, always.
Wet for paint. That is to say that one should always apply paint when it is wet.
[ May 26, 2006, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: Jonathan Androsky ]
-------------------- Jon Androsky Posts: 438 | From: Williamsport, PA | Registered: Mar 2002
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Just an aside here. I helped lay vinyl text on coro for a golf course job. I am a real newbie and used rapid tac to keep my anxiety level down. The point of this tale is that the "real" sign lady did all of hers dry and much faster than myself. By chance, the vinyl was some of the avery stuff that went bad. After the tournament, the signs were pulled and just layed against the back of a barn in the course maintenance area. After about three months in the sun, almost all of the dry applied letters showed shrinkage and some lifting. The ten that didn't, I would assume were the ones applied wet with rapid tac. This is only imperical evidence that rapid tac somehow overcame the deficit/defect in the avery vinyl. Drat, I can hear him already...
-------------------- William "Irish" Holohan Resting...Read "Between Jobs." Marlboro, MA 01752 email: firemap1@aol.com Posts: 1110 | From: Marlboro, MA | Registered: Dec 2001
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""Good judgment comes from experience; and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" - Will Rogers Posts: 3484 | From: Beautiful Newaygo, Michigan | Registered: Mar 2003
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I've been only doing this stuff for a few months and heres my take on this topic. To me it all depends on the area of vinyl being applied. If its a large stripe going down the side of a large truck then I'm soaking both surfaces with RT plus anything that needs repositioning especially when layering.
Now if it's simple text on Magnetics no sense in wet application. I also believe that RT excelerates the adhesive on the vinyl and in the long run the vinyl sticks much better.
I do know that it takes some skill to lay down large areas dry. All I'm saying is if your new at it don't try dry applications on large areas until you gain these skills.
-------------------- Roger DiNofa Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 147 | From: Hattiesburg, MS | Registered: Feb 2002
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decals and small stuff up to about 3 ft....
1- dry 2- dry 3-dry
But, if the sheets are larger than 3 ft. it will be on an as needed basis..
Especially reverse cut translucents. Then it will be dripping WET.
-------------------- Leaper of Tall buildings.. If you find my posts divisive or otherwise snarky please ignore them. If you do not know how then PM me about it and I will demonstrate. Posts: 5273 | From: Im a nowhere man | Registered: Jul 2001
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