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Brad Ferguson
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Our shop has been using those blue 'shop' towels for eradicating Cooley-Brite for as long as I have worked here (15 months). We use the same towels, fresh ones, of course, for cleaning awning material with alcohol/water mix prior to graphics application. But CW says only use a generic, totally chemical-free towel. Do you think it really matters?
Most of our graphics are large, with lots of adhesive surface area, but commonly with skinny outlines, too. What occasional adhesion failures we have had have been on the outlines exclusively.
We would rather suspect other causes for the delamination rather than the towel. For example, our large shop is not well heated. Additionally, sometimes an awning has been lettered, rolled up and shipped same day, with little dry time.
We have even suspected grubby little fingers (on pizza nights). Incidentally, we are not in the habit of using application fluid, but detergent & water only.
Any deep thoughts on whether towel choice really really matters?

Brad in Kansas

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Brad Ferguson
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7931 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
signbrad@yahoo.com
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Michael Boone
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Clean with Rapid Prep...its the best.....no contest
Roger likes generic towels....so I use em cause he says so......
But!!!!!!!
I like dry application.

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Michael Boone
Sign Painter
5828 Buerman Rd.Sodus,NY 14551

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roger bailey
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Brad, wheather you do or don't use my application fluids, you NEED to use "cheap,grocery store paper towells"
There is much research that has proven a diff.,
Also, Try my product for FREE, If you measure the amount used on the average sign,its around 50 cents or so,but provides many dollars of benifits.

Roger P.S thanks Micheal!!

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Roger Bailey
Rapid Tac Incorporated
186 Combs Dr.
Merlin Oregon
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Brad Ferguson
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Thanks Michael and Roger.

Michael,
I'm sorry I didn't try to meet you for dinner when I was in New York. The job took longer than planned and used up all my waking time, exhausting me physically in the process. I would have fallen asleep in my plate. Not a pretty sight.

Roger,
It seems common sense to use a chemical-free towel. I was hoping someone might post some evidence that it really makes a difference. My boss would like to know what research is out there for or against.
By the way, I am a diehard Rapid Tac user. The only mix I like better is gin & tonic, but that's another type of wet application altogether.

Anybody else have any thoughts on this issue, weighty as it is?

Brad in Kansas

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Gavin Chachere
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If you ever have any doubt about that,put one or two of those blue (or any other type rags) in a jar or container with some lacquer thinner and let em sit,then watch some of the crap that comes out of supposedly 'clean' towels or shop rags......plus any time you read that its static free or that the rag does anything,remember it doesn't get that way on its own,something is added to it to give it that particular property or make it available for accepting color etc.

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Pierre St.Marie
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With paper towels, channel-locks and Duct tape I can do ANYthing!

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Pierre St.Marie
Stmariegraphics
Kalispell,Mt
www.stmariegraphics.com
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