Air Bubbles

[MVIP]

drill a 1/4 inch hole from the back side of the sign.
Welcome from OK

LMAO

1/8 in should be plenty big! Just be sure and set the depth right, so you don't go through the vinyl.
-Matt

 

[wildhock]

How Do You Get Air Bubbles Out After You Have Already Layed The Vinyl?

Pin, needle, spike, drill....your choice.

 

[southpawP8NTR]

tattoo gun if all else fails. without ink of course. Welcome to the Signs board

 

[technowolf]

Welcome...
hum!!!! first choice sign .... better practice if you want to be first choice

use the pin tool or do it right.

 

[Techman]

belt sander

 

[Charlie J]

Manbearpig urine

 

[Ken]

I'm leaning towards a rotary "work tool"..It's like a wire wheel on steroids...spins about 4000 rpm..it will get rid of any bubbles....Ken

 

[Michael]

Use application fluid, use your squeege hard, Don't remove application tape for a hour or so wet down application tape with windex ,pull tape off at a angel and clean look mom no bubbles

Let me tell you about application fluid.....just kidding, HAPPY 2008!

 

[The Big Squeegee]

A little TNT on the back side of the sign should take care of the bubbles very quickly.
Happy New Year!

 

[high impact]

I drove my truck over one the other day on accident but it worked really well at flattening out the bubbles! Why didn't I think of that sooner?

TRY IT!

 

[Service Sign Co]

I'm suprised Dale didn't tell you about the Big Squeege,you wouldn't have bubbles to begin with I guess everyone ran you off since this thread is old

 

[Cadmn]

12guage shotgun with buckshot.

for all us rednecks it works

 

[The Big Squeegee]

If you look at his profile you will find that the last time he signed on was when he started this thread.

Okay, so we made a few jokes of it. The archives are full of this type of information and all one has to do is do a search for "bubbles" and prepare to get overwhelmed with serious posts. Well at lest for the most part.

I get the feeling that a lot of the old timers here get a little tired of reading about how great the big Squeegee is. I just think I'd be made to be a bit pushy if I came in on a thread like this and say stuff like "get a Big Squeegee and you won't have any more bubble problems."

Getting a Big Squeegee is a personal choice. One that has been very gratifying to those that have choose to go for it. I often here that it is a last resort to solving a difficult problem. The end result is "I wish I would have gotten one sooner".

Nice one Cadmn!

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

i've actually found that rolling a tape of the same or larger size behind the one you're taping the vinyl with lessens the amount of wrinkles and bubbles....i guess its a cheap mans big squeegee

 

[Service Sign Co]

I realized it was a joke, but I couldn't think of a good way to get rid of bubbles. Before I got a BS the shotgun idea crossed my mind more than once

 

[Kysparky]

I always tell em if they don't dissapear I will replace it. Havent replace any yet. Still need practice as I seem to almost always have bubbles.

 

[Replicator]

We must have really hurt the feelings of 1stchoicesigns,
this post was from 11/02 and then he never posted again . . . !

Maybe we shouldn't be so hard on the NOOBS !