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USING THE DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE IN LIEU OF SEWING: ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO KEEP THE BANNER FROM WRINKLING...ESPECIALLY ON THE LONG SIDES. TRYING TO GET IT ALL TO COME OUT FLAT SEEMS TO BE BEYOND ME!
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It can be tricky, but I use the tape on nearly all my banners. I start by laying the banner out on a big table and put the tape along one raw edge. I squeegee the tape down and remove all the backing off the tape.
Then I start in the middle, folding over and squeegeeing, working out to the ends of the banner.
Good luck!
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Bob...can you use the banner material that is already hemmed on the top and bottom?? That's what I use and it works great. You just cut between the grommet sections. Then add the tape only to the sides....and if it is reallllllly a temporary banner you don't even need to do that.
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I'VE BEEN BUYING LARGE ROLLS OF UN-HEMMED MATERIAL AND CUTTING, HEMMING WITH TAPE ALL AROUND, THEN ADDING GROMMETS. ALSO, WHEN PRINTING LARGE-FORMAT BANNERS, YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR OWN HEMMING AND GROMMETING.YOU COME OUT MUCH BETTER PRICE-WISE IF YOU DO THIS YOURSELF...SO, THE TAPE ALL AROUND IS MY ONLY ALTERNATIVE SINCE I'M NOT INTO SEWING MACHINES! THE "WRINKLE" PROBLEM IS THE ONLY HANG-UP.
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I found that the time saved useing allready hemed and grommeted banner matterals was the real money saver over doing the tape and punching grommets my self (but i do when needed mostly on banner ends and on odd sizes) depending on the job. but i have also not found a way to make the tape hems look better.
to me time=$$$$$$ and i think the sewen hems make for a better looking and stronger banner
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