Stoke

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    I've done several 2 color things in the past with little or no problems.  Right now I'm attempting some 3 and 4 color designs and am having a lot of trouble with the layering.  By the time  I get to the 3rd layer, the tape (along with everything else) is basically one big wrinkle and is pretty much garbage.

    Any hints, tips tricks to make things work a little better?  Or am I just doing something totally wrong?

  8. Posted

    Oh sorry....brain cramp there.  I meant to say "I didnt spray as much as the first time"......  just forgot to finish the sentence for some reason.....  ;D

    I lightly sprayed the area on the banner and very very lightly sprayed the vinyl....

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    Sometime back I had read a thread about the various recipes for application fluid.  What I mixed up apparently was way short on the alcohol and was basically water with a squirt of soap.  When I wet everything down and placed the letters, there was too much water and it would never dry.  2 hours later it was still wet and and the letters just peeled right back up - nothing would stick.

    I peeled everything back off, dried the banner material completely and then cleaned it off with denatured alcohol.  This time I mixed up a new batch of fluid using 3 cups water, 1/2 cup alcohol and the small squirt of soap. 

    For the second attempt, I didnt spray.  We placed the letters, got them positioned, squeegy-ed eveything out, and within minutes peeled the tape off.  This time everything stuck just like it was supposed to.

  12. Posted

    I must have started "too wet"....  after cleaning the banner and getting everything read, i put the first part down.  I got it placed where I wanted it and started squeegy-ing....  I thought I had it pretty dry and even left it sitting a couple hours.  I came back and everything jsut peeled right up....nothing stuck.

    Oh well, I'll re-clean and try again with less liquid this time...

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    ok...possibly stupid question here.

    I'm getting ready to attempt my first banner and in the process, the largest thing I have attempted size-wise.  I'm a little unsure of something that may be obvious but I don't want to waste a whole lot of vinyl if I can help it....  anyway....

    The banner is 36" X 60" and will have 2 colors.  Its basically an outline of North and South Carolina (in black) with an image of a car inside (also in black) and three lines of red text.  Two of these lines of text interact with the states outline - above and below the car.  The third line is below the outline and shouldn't present a problem.

    Anyway, my main question is, can the layering be done on the banner itself or am I gonna have to do it on the application tape like I would a much smaller image?  If i put the 1st layer down wet, once its completely dry, can i do the second layer without the tape pulling on the 1st layer?  I done plenty of small multicolored window stickers but nothing anywhere near this large. 

    Again, it may be obvious once I do it but I'd like to have a bit of an idea of what may happen before I start.  Thanks in advance for the expert help you guys always willing to share.

  17. Posted

    I'm one of those people.  I come here several times a day and read all new posts.  I am too new to the whole cutting process to really be of any help so I defer to the exerts and let them answer the questions.  Plus like FM says, anything you need to know has pretty much already been answered so spending 5 minutes searching will generally get you what you want to know.

  21. Posted

    **originally posted in the wrong section**    :thumbsup:;D ;D

    I had the end cover off the PCUT yesterday and I noticed the motor seemed to be just "hanging" there.  There were 3 black rubber cushins of some sort and the motor was only attached to 1 of them.  It looked like it was intended for the motor to be attached to all 3 but it was obvious that they had never been attached.  Basically one screw in one of the rubber cushions and the drive belt going from the motor to the roller was the only thing holding the motor in place.

    I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that something ain't right here.  Anyone know what I'm talking about?  And no, unfortunately, I didnt take a photo of it while I had the cover off.... 

    Thanks!

  23. Posted

    I had the end cover off the PCUT yesterday and I noticed the motor seemed to be just "hanging" there.  There were 3 black rubber cushins of some sort and the motor was only attached to 1 of them.  It looked like it was intended for the motor to be attached to all 3 but it was obvious that they had never been attached.  Basically one screw in one of the rubber cushions and the drive belt going from the motor to the roller was the only thing holding the motor in place.

    I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that something ain't right here.  Anyone know what I'm talking about?  And no, unfortunately, I didnt take a photo of it while I had the cover off....  :thumbsup:

    Thanks!