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Corny

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Art moisture?
« on: October 07, 2012, 09:56:45 pm »
Not sure how to describe the problem I am seeing with my newly printed graphic.  When the buttons are tight this happens, how can I prevent it or did I print it on the wrong kind of material?


EDIT: The graphic is laminated and applied to a piece of MDF with a 1/4" piece of acrylic on top of it.
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Re: Art moisture?
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2012, 12:21:30 am »
Don't think that is moisture.  It looks like the air squeezed out from between the graphic and the acrylic.

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Re: Art moisture?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2012, 12:23:36 am »
Ok, so how do I prevent this from happening? I was only hand tightening my buttons, should they be super loose? My concern if they are loose is that people will rotate them and mess with the wire connections.

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Re: Art moisture?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2012, 12:28:52 am »
Go to a craft store and buy a clear matte spray. That's what I do and it works wonders.
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Re: Art moisture?
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2012, 01:20:13 am »
I don't understand, what will that do to help this situation?  As you can see the sticker is already applied and I don't want to ruin it.

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Re: Art moisture?
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2012, 11:06:05 am »
Depending on finish or lamination on the artwork, pressing it against glass or plexiglass can give it the "wet" look.  This is common. 

The earlier post is suggesting you apply the matte coating to eliminate this issue...and it will work.  I suggest you practice applying the spray on test piece first to get a feel for the flow of the spray.