Anti-graffiti Laminate - Weird bubbles

[Josh Klassen]

We use an anti-graffiti laminate on some signs. Once and a while after mounting it to a substrate bubbles appear. Long streaky bubbles. When we try and pop them and work them out they re appear in a short time. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar problem? We were mounting them on an Ezy taper but when we had to re do them on we decided to mount them using our laminator with a little bit of heat...it seemed to be fine but I am still curious why it would make a difference.

 

[craftladies]

I have had the same problem. I put the lamination on the vinyl with our cold laminator. Then I applied everything to the substrate. I noticed they scratched very easily, and heat would not take out the squeegee marks. IM not sure what's going on with it

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

What Brand is it?

 

[Josh Klassen]

anti graffiti brand

What Brand is it?

It is Avery Dol 6060

 

[Josh Klassen]

I have had the same problem. I put the lamination on the vinyl with our cold laminator. Then I applied everything to the substrate. I noticed they scratched very easily, and heat would not take out the squeegee marks. IM not sure what's going on with it

So you had similar bubbles appear though?

 

[craftladies]

Yes same bubbles, and squeegee marks that wouldn't come out like regular lam.

 

[bigben]

had same problem with vandal guard product. And even if it's a anti-graffiti laminate, a green color dry erase marker won't erase at all. It always leave a green cloud.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

I have had the issue with vandalguard and oracal.

We eventually used 3M (very expensive) and it did not display this issue at all.

 

[JLD984]

Apparently it's very similar to Dry Erase which I had the same trouble with. Use a manual laminator and loosen the rollers one or two turns from where you'd have them mounting regular vinyl etc.

 

[JLD984]

And make sure you have a stiff substrate beneath it, I use 3mm Dibond.