Superfrog before cutting?

[J Hill Designs]

Hey all - I have an edge print job for exterior application that has some complicated weeding elements to it - my question is have any of you tried to apply superfrog frog juice before cutting? I suppose I could just try it, but I don't want to waste the hour (spray, clean, dry, cut)

Thanks,

Jesse Hill
j!hill designs
http://jhilldesigns.uni.cc
First Impression Sign Company
http://www.fisigns.com

 

[Fred Weiss]

I used to use a similar product and always sprayed after cutting and before weeding. There was a small tendency for it to fuse together which increased the difficulty of weeding it.

About two years ago I switched to Duracoat UV Abrasion Guard foil ad have never regretted it. Great product. No smell - no special steps - just print it like any other color.

 

[J Hill Designs]

cut part is not printed part

The problem is that the printed part is only in the middle of the design, which is only a circle contour cut, but there are small letters going around the whole design (past the printable edge area of 11.5 inches). I am afraid that if I spray after cutting, they will fuse back into the vinyl. I usually weed when the frog juice is still wet, which takes care of that problem, but I think that the weeding is too complex to do wet this time. I guess I will just try spraying and drying the glosscoat before weeding, and see if it works. I will post the results.

Thanks,

Jesse Hill
j!hill designs
http://jhilldesigns.uni.cc
First Impression Sign Company
http://www.fisigns.com

 

[Fred Weiss]

Perhaps you should mask off the unprinted areas and just spray the printed part.

 

[J Hill Designs]

Thought about that, but if I use spraymask, Im afraid of lift off, and if I just use a nonstick frisket (circle cut out of matteboard or something, there is inevitable overspray (actually underspray)

 

[heyfishguy]

Dumb question! What is frog juice? As well as, what is it used for?

 

[J Hill Designs]

Frog juice by superfrog (farfromnormal.com, superfrog.com) is a UV protectant/gloss clear coat for vinyl/fiberglass/etc.