DNA_Vinyl 262 Posted June 6, 2014 Would this be the stuff to use for wet installations? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNA_Vinyl 262 Posted June 6, 2014 Is it the good stuff? I want to try a wert install. Is there stuff I could maybe buy at like Lowes or Home Depot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted June 6, 2014 About average. Search for homemade app or application fluid on here or google. There used to be a write up with different personal recipes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNA_Vinyl 262 Posted June 6, 2014 I wonder if soapy water would work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted June 6, 2014 Used to work with a guy who would put a few drops of baby shampoo in a spray bottle and fill with water. He was always happy with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddieb378 41 Posted June 6, 2014 I use to make my own 1 gallon of water a couple drops of dawn dish soap and a cap full of rubbing alcohol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tooler82 182 Posted June 6, 2014 I use Rapid Tac II and like it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted June 6, 2014 I just finished off a bottle of that brand and had good luck with it. Smells nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tooler82 182 Posted June 6, 2014 Yes! Maybe that's why I'm partial to the Rapid Tac. It's a cleaner, application fluid, and an air freshener lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfought 120 Posted June 6, 2014 I cup of 90% isopropyl alcohol then fill the spray bottle to the top with water. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joker 618 Posted June 6, 2014 I use a soapy water when i do coroplast signs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted June 6, 2014 I cup of 90% isopropyl alcohol then fill the spray bottle to the top with water. I do 50/50 alcohol and water for coroplast. It's rare anymore though. Normally dry these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmas 119 Posted June 6, 2014 I've been using soap and water for several years now, but I only do vehicles, no signs or banners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
busterbay 326 Posted June 7, 2014 Few drops of soap in a full spray bottle of water works well. I really don't care what it smells like as long as the decal goes on straight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted June 7, 2014 If you're not doing compound curves, I'd just use a big squeegee, or some variation. I bought some Splash app fluid. Two weeks later bought a yard sign tool. I liked the YST so much I ended up making my own 6" and 12" felt suqeegees for layering and installs. I don't get the fluid out until I put stencils on glassware or maybe a football helmet. Just my $0.02. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OWJones 1,981 Posted June 8, 2014 Yes! Maybe that's why I'm partial to the Rapid Tac. It's a cleaner, application fluid, and an air freshener lol. I had a 16 oz spray bottle of RapidTac II in my install kit in the backseat of my truck. It tipped over and got hot enough yesterday that it swelled a bit and some leaked out - made my truck smell nice when I got back to it! Kind of expensive for an air freshener, though.. ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
