Shipping Premasked panels and getting tons of tunneling

[Arch_Graphics]

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 on site with tunneling. We use our laminator while premask and we roll the material with the premask facing out.

any suggestions would be appreciated as this is starting to cost us a lot of money in reshipping projects and such.

 

[GAC05]

Is the premask lifting off the material or is the masked material lifting off the backer?
Tape it to a core, wrap it tightly and finish with shipping stretch wrap to keep it that way?

 

[victor bogdanov]

Are you using a transfer tape with what rtape calls RLA "Release Liner Adhesion", other brands have other names for it but it makes a huge difference vs the regular tape without the "RLA"

 

[johnnysigns]

I'd switch premask as noted above.

 

[Gino]

Why not do what you normally do, but don't send it out to anyone and after a few days, simulating travel time, take it apart and see if it happens when you take it apart. I'm not doubting what your installers are saying, but it seems odd that suddenly, this is happening. Have you changed anything on your end such as manufacturers for the vinyls and/or tape ?? Are they being careless removing them from the tubes ?? Are they going through high and low heat areas in transit ?? are these your usual installers or have they been replaced with new people ??

 

[Arch_Graphics]

Are you using a transfer tape with what rtape calls RLA "Release Liner Adhesion", other brands have other names for it but it makes a huge difference vs the regular tape without the "RLA"

I am not, I will give that a shot. thank you.