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The majority of your applications: Wet or Dry?

Wet or Dry, DIYer or sign shop

  • Full time sign shop: Majority Applied WET

    Votes: 16 9.5%
  • Full time sign shop: Majority Applied DRY

    Votes: 127 75.6%
  • DIYer: Majority Applied WET

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • DIYer: Majority Applied DRY

    Votes: 24 14.3%

  • Total voters
    168

S'N'S

New Member
DRY.

Er, why would you need to do layering wet? it's no different to doing the first layer.

Also whats classed as a DYIer?
 

darkdan

New Member
I guess I should have defined the terms, but it seems most understood.

Either a full sign shop (in business), or someone that just owns a plotter and dabbles with it on the side (may or may not be a business depending on involvement).
 

S'N'S

New Member
I'm getting over it..there is no shame to a wet app...it just takes time...
Ken

Ken there's no shame, but I find it takes longer and always ended up with bubbles, so I've done everything dry for years.
Hmmm, no I don't, I don't do window etch vinyl dry, god I hate that stuff..
 

wrapman jamz

New Member
What's the point? I looks like the majority goes dry. The only wet for me was model decals in 1968. Do you need pointers on technique? (dry) I'm sure someone has a reference to a great video and you'll never get your stuff wet again!
 

BRUSHMARKS

New Member
FT shop here do them dry as much as possible. being in MN only have about 6-8 months of hot enough weather that we dont have to worry about moisture staying behind and freezeing nad cracking the vinyl
 

TorturdChaos

New Member
Full Time Shop. If we print it on vinyl & its not cut, it usually gets applied wet. If its printed & cut or cut out of pre-colored vinyl its usually dry.

There are a few excepts depending on the project.
 

SignsOfMaine

New Member
I voted dry but by no means are we against wet. There's just no reason to waste that sweet, sweet rapidtac on every little site sign and door decal. Certain situations call for wet (like the 20 foot lightbox graphics) and when those situations come up, we work that spray bottle.
 

TonyHoles

New Member
No shame in wet but there will come a point where you get good enough to always do things dry. Just my opinion. I am sure there are times where wet is necessary but I can't think of one at the moment.
 

SignManiac

New Member
In most cases dry would be acceptable but wet definitely feels better. I no longer use rapid tac or Ivory but have found that Astroglide works really good.
 

gnatt66

New Member
im learning dry...do everything that doesnt scare me dry. race car numbers i do wet, ugh @ rivets, dents, blah blah. i usually layer them(a door number) untaped and semi-soaked in rapid tac II, works best for me so far. it's almost as fast as dry and no PIA wet transfer tape to wrestle with.

can't wait to learn applying large printed graphics when my printer shows up :rock-n-roll:
 

SignosaurusRex

Active Member
Always Dry as a rule regardless of size, layers etc........however there are special circumstances that absolutely require a wet install from time to time but those are very rare.

Hell, I'll bet ol' Roger even goes....ah,..err..I mean...installs... dry as long as no one is looking.:rolleyes:
 

sarge

New Member
ok i do just about 95% dry .. 14 years ago or so i bought some rapidtac kinda stuff .. still have 1/2 of a case .. if i recall there was 24 bottles of 24 oz .. my son who does window tinting (treatments) got me using dawn and water .. that stuff is the best imo
 
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