Spray adhesive with UV Print options?

[DylanBJS]

We make awards with acrylic and every now and then there is a design that we cant hide the tape and even clear tape or super glue will show through the print from lighting. In the past we tried a spray adhesive and it completely ruined the print but I feel like there is a better solution for adhering these together and not show anything.

I will attach some pictures of the current project to help with understanding the situation, I am currently re printing some with extra layers of white behind the blue and yellow print in hopes it will hide the clear tape but open to any ideas!

 

[petepaz]

what about a roll of optically clear mounting adhesive?

 

[DylanBJS]

what about a roll of optically clear mounting adhesive?

We tried using the roll of clear acrylic bonding tape if that is what you mean, a couple different ones actually but they still form a prominent shadow through the blue and yellow print.

 

[petepaz]

We tried using the roll of clear acrylic bonding tape if that is what you mean, a couple different ones actually but they still form a prominent shadow through the blue and yellow print.

you need to get a wide roll so it covers the whole surface this way you don't get the lines/shadows from the tape. it is probably over kill and will raise the cost of the job but that's the correct way to do it

 

[DChorbowski]

Is it possible to print a layer of white over the blue and gold to make it more opaque and then apply the tape?

 

[petepaz]

i have never used this (only because it's never come up. just did a google search) but this is the direction you want to go

 

[DylanBJS]

i have never used this (only because it's never come up. just did a google search) but this is the direction you want to go

Awesome wasnt aware of that stuff thanks!

 

[DylanBJS]

Is it possible to print a layer of white over the blue and gold to make it more opaque and then apply the tape?

Yeah we printed 4 layers of white actually lol