Applying Vinyl To Acrylic

How to apply vinyl to canvas.

Applying vinyl to acrylic.

How to avoid bubbles when applying vinyl when working with vinyl and other similar materials much of the finished product depends on your techniques. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky. Htv on wood is a. Be sure to take it off before applying the vinyl.

We are customizing beanie cp91c which contains 100 acrylic. In addition to my post on adhesive vinyl you ll also want to know these things for applying vinyl on an acrylic blank. Both of these transfers apply at a low. Choose vinyl with built in air release channels for a smooth installation.

The key is to paint the canvas first i started with a 9 12 white stretched canvas and used blue and white acrylic paint to create a watercolor look. Using htv with heat is the way to go. Use adhesive vinyl like oracle or avery. When you receive the acrylic blanks there will be an adhesive sheet covering both sides.

When customizing blank acrylic apparel with custom screen printed transfers there are two transfer options that work great on this material. In addition to being an unsightly nuisance the trapped solvents can interact chemically with the vinyl s adhesive causing it to fail. Purchase cast vinyl for more flexibility in your wrap. Calendared vinyl is thicker but stickier while cast vinyl is more flexible and easier to manipulate around curves and edges.

Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl. Applying the vinyl to the canvas. Use vinyl wrap on smooth substrates like glass corrugated plastic and painted. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper.

Elasti prints screen printed transfers and stretch litho transfers. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. This is just to protect it. The two main types of vinyl are calendared and cast.

I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl. If you apply a vinyl graphic to a substrate that s still curing those solvents will be trapped causing bubbles under the vinyl. I have made several thousand items with adhesive vinyl so i have become quite fluent with application of the material. Apply the 651 vinyl as usual and then with a teflon sheet between your project and iron iron the decal for 10 15 seconds.