premask

Hello, We are having issues when we ship jobs to installers they are receiving the material with a whole bunch of tunneling. It doesn't seem to matter what material we use (typically Dusted Crystal, Etchmark or Deep Etch) but we we do even simple cutting like bands and premask them they show up...

Had a weird problem come up this last week where it looks like the premask on a wrap caused the laminate underneath to bunch up and separate from the vinyl in areas. This is IJ 180cv3 with 8518 gloss lam and latex ink. I haven’t had any issues with 3M and latex delaminating before, and it’s...

We were applying cut vinyl graphics to semi-trailers and one of our employees left the premask on the vinyl on several trucks on Friday, thinking he was coming back Saturday. These were 18" stripes that ran the length of the trailer. Long story short, he didn't tell anyone this and, after some...

Hello all, I'm not that experienced in the plotter cut graphics world. I recently purchased a brand new Graphtec FC8600-130. I'm doing backlit signs so I'm using 48" 3M 3630. Anyhow, after I weed the graphics I need to apply transfer tape of course. So, my question would be, I have a 48"...

Hello! I'm doing a cut vinyl job on a semi trailer, that will remain stationary. The letters are large, 22" high, 3 lines of text, longest line of text is 30'. I used our Gfp 463TH laminator to apply the premask to the cut vinyl and I'm having a difficult time with wrinkles because the...

Hi there, I am not necessarily new to the business, but this feels like a newbie kind of question... I have been doing vehicle graphics for 4 years, but always (by some stroke of luck) they have been relatively small graphics in size (no more than 4' maybe). But now, I am prepping for a...

Hello, Has anyone successfully contour cut a printed decal after it has had transfer paper applied? We are preparing a quote for a sheriff's station and they specify that the decals must be kiss cut to the shape including the premask. I would like to to a print-lam-cut but just use pre-mask in...

Sheeter 30 inch premask application machine attached to workbench.

Sheeter Premask application machine mounted to workbench.