I have noticed in short order that vinyl is much easier to weed with the backing up towards you, using it to peel off instead of the transfer paper. By rolling it sharply the letters break from it with a lot less problem than they do by rolling the transfer paper. Has anyone else did this? What are your tricks at this? Bronzeo
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Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
That is how I always do it, Jack. Makes it a lot faster and easier. It also takes the stress off of the transfer tape so it doesn't become stretched or distorted.
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That's the way I do it too, Jack. Also helps to keep the knife force just enough to cut through the vinyl, no more, no less.
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Posted by Joe Rees (Member # 211) on :
Ive been doing it that way so long, it never occured to me that everyone didn't automatically do it the same way. Since you mention it, some other automatic things occurs to me now for those who are new or never had any training in such matters - 1) I ALWAYS weed from right to left. In general, most 'open' letters (E, G, C, L) face right, and will weed right out if you are pulling from the right to left. 2) For smaller copy under 6", while weeding, pull away from copy (to the right) while lifting. This is so effective, that on copy under 2" you can even 'snap' the vinyl in quick jerks weeding several letters a second. and 3) after the copy is burnished down, I peel the premask off at a full 180degree angle back over the letters, not lifting up. It's a whole lot easier to demonstrate than say. Come to Letterheads & Lobstahs in Stonington in June and I'll show you what I mean.
Hey, Jack..........Your method has been our MO for 22 years. I'm amazed that no one has ever put out a book or something on the basics of vinyl film work. There must be some money in there somewhere for someone. :^)
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Posted by Rich Stebbing (Member # 368) on :
That is'nt the only thing I do upsidedown,....when not using a Weber Tool for masking I will roll-out my app-tape sticky side-up and then place my graphics "face-down" atop it, then squeegee.
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