What is the best way to roll up cut vinyl with application tape installed?

[phototec]

When shipping long rolls of cut vinyl, is it better to roll with the application tape on the outside or inside?

I have not shipped any cut vinyl with application tape installed for a very long time, however, I remember the application tape bubbled up pretty bad.

What is the best way to roll it up? Thanks

 

[Gino]

Graphics out. ALWAYS.

 

[MikePro]

graphic-out, or your mask&vinyl will curl/tunnel.

 

[White Haus]

Always graphics out.

Either tight and taped to a core or as loose as possible inside a box.

 

[Stacey K]

I usually tell people to let them lay out flat for a while before installing.

 

[Moze]

When shipping long rolls of cut vinyl, is it better to roll with the application tape on the outside or inside?

I have not shipped any cut vinyl with application tape installed for a very long time, however, I remember the application tape bubbled up pretty bad.

What is the best way to roll it up? Thanks

It's better for the installer if you ship it with the graphics rolled to the inside. Then when he gets to the site and opens it and sees its all tunneled, he can charge a nice trip charge and just roll on to the next install. Then he can come back at another date with the vinyl that has been correctly rolled with the graphics side out, and preferably tightly around a tube, and charge for another trip charge plus the install.

/s

 

[Johnny Best]

Sounds complicated Moze.

 

[Gino]

Nah, he has it right. That's what a dewalt person would do.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Those tools don't pay for themselves

 

[victor bogdanov]

Using the something like Rtape with RLA (Release Liner Adhesion) greatly reduces problems shipping with transfer tape

 

[Gino]

? ? ? ? ?

 

[Moze]

Sounds complicated Moze.

....complicated for the customer that has to resend the vinyl.

 

[Moze]

Those tools don't pay for themselves

Actually, they do. Pretty quickly.

 

[mim]

Outside. If you roll it with the graphics on the inside they will lift off the backing paper (in my experience)

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Fold them up and cram them in a flat rate envelope

 

[Stacey K]

Fold them up and cram them in a flat rate envelope

Yup that way they will reorder for sure! [emoji23]


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[ikarasu]

99% of my sales are online with pre mask.

I used to use grimcos pre mask since that's what I was used to... But it tended to lift a lot.

Now I use 3m scps-55. It's about 40% more per roll... But it grabs onto the backer paper way better and doesnt tunnel as much while being in the mail.

I couldn't get the stuff made for air release liners locally... Otherwise I'd have tried that as well.

The cheap stuff is great for installs,. I'd say everyone who ships produ ts out, even occasionally should get a roll of the good stuff and use it just for their shipments... It's amazing the difference between the two.

 

[Mike Paul]

Out,
I use RLA all the time and it will still tent with contour cut lettering.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

why not ship out the cut vinyl unmasked and send the amount of masking needed and let customer put the mask on.....

 

[White Haus]

99% of my sales are online with pre mask.

I used to use grimcos pre mask since that's what I was used to... But it tended to lift a lot.

Now I use 3m scps-55. It's about 40% more per roll... But it grabs onto the backer paper way better and doesnt tunnel as much while being in the mail.

I couldn't get the stuff made for air release liners locally... Otherwise I'd have tried that as well.

The cheap stuff is great for installs,. I'd say everyone who ships produ ts out, even occasionally should get a roll of the good stuff and use it just for their shipments... It's amazing the difference between the two.

We use this stuff too (3M SCPS-55) and I agree it does work the best. I've tried other "comparable" masks and they never hold as well.

Definitely pricey but it just gets built into the cost.